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Fyrdian

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1 fyrdian

p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fyrd an army] To go with an army, march, be at war; profĭcisci, bellum gĕrĕre :-- Fyrdode him togeánes he marched against him, Chr. 835; Th. 117, 18, col. 1, 2: 894; Th. 166, 17, col. 2; 167, 16, col. 1. Hí fyrdedon wið Ætlan Húna cyninge they were at war with Attila, king of the Huns, 443; Th. 18, 30, col. 1. fyrdian
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚣᚱᛞᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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