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Old English Dictionary Entry

Ganet

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1 ganet

m. A gannet, sea-fowl, water-fowl, swan; fŭlĭca, cygnus :-- Ganet cygnus, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 144, 32. Ofer ganetes bæþ [MS. baþ] over the sea-fowl's bath, Chr. 975; Erl. 125, 21. Ganetes hleóðor the gannet's cry, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 8; Seef. 20. Cómon of gársecge ganetas fleógan sea fowls came flying from the ocean, Ps. Th. 104, 35.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚪᚾᛖᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Glos.
Glossary
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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