Heófing

Old English Dictionary Entry

Heófing

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: v. heófung: Related words: heáfod. heofing

Definitions

1 heófing

heofinga orbes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 57. [Cf. Hringa hóhwerfinge (hóhhwyrfinge, 64, 21), Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 6: hófringas hófum, An. Ox. 18-19, glosses to orbes orbibus, Aid. 2, 36. Perhaps heofinga orbes is a corruption of one or other of these glosses] : heófad.

Runic Inscription

ᚻᛖᚩᚠᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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