Hord-gestreón

Old English Dictionary Entry

Hord-gestreón

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 hord-gestreón

n. Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord' :-- Sum wæs ǽhtwelig in commedia heóld hordgestreón there was one of large possessions, he kept in Nicomedia his stored-up wealth, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 3; Jul. 22. Ne mót hé hionane lǽdan of ðisse worulde wuhte ðon máre hordgestreóna ðonne hé hider brohte, Bt. Met. Fox 14, 21; Met. 14, 11: Beo. Th. 6175; B. 3092. Mæst hlifade ofer Hroþgáres hordgestreónum the mast towered above the riches that had come from Hrothgar's hoard, 3803; B. 1899. Næs him hyht tó hordgestreónum no hope had they in hoarded wealth, Andr. Kmbl. 2229; An. 1116. hord-gestreon

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚩᚱᛞ-ᚷᛖᛋᛏᚱᛖᚩᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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