Geap-scipe

Old English Dictionary Entry

Geap-scipe

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 geap-scipe

m. Craft, cunning, deceit, fraud; astūtia, fraus :-- Eall heora geapscipe wearþ ameldod Israhéla bearnum all their deceit was made known to the children of Israel, Jos. 9, 16. Þurh his geapscipe he begeat ðone castel through his cunning he obtained the castle, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 25. geap-scipe

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛠᛈ-ᛋᚳᛁᛈᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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