Holding-stōw

Old English Dictionary Entry

Holding-stōw

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words: 184, 23. v. holdian. holding-stow

Definitions

1 holding-stōw

f. A place where slaughtered animals are dressed, a slaughter-house :-- Sūd dorian od hit cymd tō dǣre holdingstōwe, C. D.

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚩᛚᛞᛝ-ᛋᛏᚩᚹ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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