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Old English Dictionary Entry

Mann-lufu

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1 mann-lufu

f. Love of men :-- Woldun ðæt him tó móde fore monlufan sorg gesóhte, ðæt hé síþ tuge eft tó éþle they desired that for love of men care would visit his mind, that he might take his journey back to his country (and not remain as a hermit), Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 18; Gú. 324. mann-lufu
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛗᚪᚾᚾ-ᛚᚢᚠᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Exon.
Exeter Book
Gú.
Guthlac (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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