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Médren, médern, méddern

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1 médren, médern, méddern

adj. Maternal, (of lineage) on the mother's side :-- Eádweard his bróðor on médren (cf. Icel. móðerni the mother's side), Chr. 1041; Erl. 166, 28. Þurh médderne per maternam, Hpt. Gl. 404, 70. Of médernum hrife de vulva; médernum maternis, 441, 41, 25. Of méddernum geeácnungum partubus, 480, 9. following words and ge-médred. meddern,medren,medern
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛗᛖᛞᚱᛖᚾ, ᛗᛖᛞᛖᚱᚾ, ᛗᛖᛞᛞᛖᚱᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Icel.
Icelandic

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Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
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