HOPA

Old English Dictionary Entry

HOPA

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words:

Definitions

1 HOPA

m. HOPE :-- Geleáffullum mannum mæg beón micel hopa tó ðam menniscum Gode Criste believing men may have great hope on the human God, Christ, Homl. Th. i. 350, 24. Ne bepǽce Ezechias eów mid leásum hopan let not Hezekiah deceive you with false hope, 568, 8. [Laym. Orm. A. R. hope: Du. hoop: Dan. haab: M. H. Ger. hoffe.] DER. tó-hopa. hopa

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚩᛈᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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