Hand-gewrit

Old English Dictionary Entry

Hand-gewrit

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 hand-gewrit

n. What is written by the hand, a deed, contract; chirographum :-- Handgewrit cirographum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 113; Wrt. Voc. 20, 51. Hondgiwrit chyrographum, Rtl. 32, 39. Sum man wrát his handgewrit ðam áwyrgedan deófle a certain man put his hand to a contract with the accursed devil. hand-gewrit

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚪᚾᛞ-ᚷᛖᚹᚱᛁᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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