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Old English Dictionary Entry

Hafenian

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1 hafenian

p. ode; pp. od To grasp, hold :-- Wǽpen hafenade heard be hiltum he grasped the weapon hard by the hilt, Beo. Th. 3151; B. 1573. Bord hafenode he grasped his shield, Byrht. Th. 132, 67; By. 42 : 140, 57; By. 309. [O. H. Ger. hebinon, hefinon, Grff. i
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚪᚠᛖᚾᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Beo.
Beowulf
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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