Old English Dictionary Entry

Hróst-beág

Part of speech: ?

Definitions

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1 hróst-beág

the woodwork of a circular roof :-- Tigelum sceádeþ hróstbeáges hróf [MS. hrost beages rof] the woodwork of the roof parts from the tiles, the tiles fall off leaving the woodwork of the roof bare, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 29; Ruin. 32. hrost-beag

Similar Words

-hád
-háda
-hafen-ness
-hafness
-hafol

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚱᚩᛋᛏ-ᛒᛖᚪᚷ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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