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Old English Dictionary Entry

Gár-faru

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1 gár-faru

f. A martial expedition, the standards fluttered over the martial band, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 23; Exod. 342. Ne þearf him ondrǽdan deófla strǽlas, gromra gárfare he need not dread the shafts of devils, the armed band of the hostile, Exon. 98 a; Th. 49, 5; Cri. 781. [Or gárfaru flight of spears, cf. hægelfaru.] gar-faru
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚪᚱ-ᚠᚪᚱᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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