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Ge-sweorc

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1 ge-sweorc

n. [sweorcan to darken] A cloud, mist, smoke; nūbes, nĕbŭla, cālīgo :-- Gif hér wind cymþ gesweorc upfæreþ if wind comes here a cloud ascends, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 12; Gen. 807. Cining geseah deorc gesweorc the king saw a dark cloud, 5; Th. 7, 19; Gen. 108. [O. Sax. gi-swerk: O. H. Ger. gi-swerc.] ge-sweorc
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛋᚹᛇᚱᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.
German
O. H. Ger.
Old High German

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Gen.
Genesis (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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