ís-earn

Old English Dictionary Entry

ís-earn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 ís-earn

m. A kingfisher :-- Ísern (-ern, -aern) alcion, alchior, Txts. 39, 115. Ísen alcion, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 44: alchior, 7, ll. [Cf. Ger. eis-vogel a kingfisher.] is-earn

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛋ-ᛠᚱᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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