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Old English Dictionary Entry

Greót-hord

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1 greót-hord

n. [greót grit, dust, earth; hord hoard, treasure] An earthen treasure, i.e. the body :-- Greóthord gnornaþ gǽst hine fýseþ on écne geard the body mourns, the spirit hastens to an eternal dwelling, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 6; Gú. 1240. greot-hord
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚱᛖᚩᛏ-ᚻᚩᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Exon.
Exeter Book
Gú.
Guthlac (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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