Old English Dictionary Entry

God-bearn

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

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1 god-bearn

n. I. a divine child, the Son of God; divinus filius, Dei Filius :-- Ahangen wæs Godbearn on galgan God's Son was hanged on the cross, Elen. Kmbl. 1434; El. 719. Geségon hí on heáhþu hláford stígan Godbearn of grundum they saw the Lord, the Son of God, ascend on high from earth, Exon. 15 a; Th. 31, 21; Cri. 499: Andr. Kmbl. 1279; An. 640. II. a god-child, a god-son; filius lustricus, ex sacro fonte baptismi jam primum susceptus :-- Godbearn to fela man forspilde god-children, too many of them have been destroyed, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 94. god-bearn

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Runic Inscription

ᚷᚩᛞ-ᛒᛠᚱᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

An.: Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.: Andreas (OE poem)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
El.: Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
S.: Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
Swt.: Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Reader
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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