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Old English Dictionary Entry

Guma

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1 guma

m. A man; vir, homo :-- Grétte ðá guma óðerne then one man took leave of another, Beo. Th. 1309; B. 652. God ealle cann guman geþancas Dominus novit cogitationes hominum, Ps. Th. 93, 11. Wiste ferhþ guman knew the man's mind, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 2; Gen. 2793. Guman God wurþedon the men worshipped God, 187; Th. 232, 14; Dan. 260. Gumena aldor ruler of men, 89; Th. 111, 30; Gen. 1863. God gumena weard God, the guardian of men, 184; Th. 230, 22; Dan. 237. Gumena gehwylc each man, Exon. 19b; Th. 51, 25; Cri. 821: 32a: Th. 101, 5: Cri. 1654. Gumena bearn the children of men, Beo. Th. 1760; B. 878. Geared gumum gold brittade Jared distributed gold to the people, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 3; Gen. 1181. [Laym. gume, gome: Piers P. gome: O. Sax. gumo; m. vir, homo: O. Frs. goma: O. H. Ger. goma: Goth. guma: O. Nrs. gumi; m. homo, vir, primipilus: Lat. homo.] DER. brýd-, dryht-, þeód-guma. guma
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Common Abbreviations

Ger.
German
Goth.
Gothic
Lat.
Latin
O. Frs.
Old Frisian
O. H. Ger.
Old High German
O. Nrs.
Old Norse
O. Sax.
Old Saxon

Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Gen.
Genesis (OE poem)
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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