Land-here

Old English Dictionary Entry

Land-here

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 land-here

m. A military force which acts on land [opposed to sciphere], or which belongs to the land [opposed to a foreign force] :-- Æfter ðam gegadorode micel here hine of EástEnglum ǽgðer ge ðæs landheres ge ðara wícinga ðe hié him tó fultume áspanen hæfdon after that a great force collected from East Anglia, both of the native force and of the vikings that they had allured to their assistance, Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 15. Hér fór Æþelstán in on Scotland ǽgðer ge mid landhere ge mid scyphere, 933; Erl. 110, 27. [Icel. land-herr people of the land.] land-here

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚪᚾᛞ-ᚻᛖᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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