Gief-stól

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gief-stól

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: gif-stól. gief-stol

Definitions

1 gief-stól

m. A gift-seat, throne of grace; donorum thronus, gratiæ thronus :-- Wile nú gesécan sáwla Nergend gǽsta giefstól now will the Saviour of souls seek the spirits' throne of grace, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 6; Cri. 572: 77 a; Th. 289, 7; Wand. 44.

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛁᛖᚠ-ᛋᛏᚩᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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