Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-truma

Part of speech: an; Related words: ge-trum. ge-truma

Definitions

1 definitions

1 ge-truma

m. A company, troop of soldiers; cohors, exercĭtus :-- Wið ðara cyninga getruman with the kings' troop, Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 19, 21. Ðeáh hí wyrcen getruman wið me si consistant adversum me castra, Ps. Th. 26, 4.

Similar Words

-gal
-gale (-a)
-galness
-gangendlic
-gealla

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖ-ᛏᚱᚢᛗᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Chr.: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.: Earle, J. (editor)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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