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Old English Dictionary Entry

Geap-scipe

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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
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛠᛈ-ᛋᚳᛁᛈᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
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