Mylen-gear

Old English Dictionary Entry

Mylen-gear

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: , es; Related words:

Definitions

1 mylen-gear

m. A mill-yair (yair an enclosure for catching fish. D. D. yair) :-- Þæs hagan gemǽre æt Wintanceastre líð úp of þǽm forda on þone westmestan mylengear westeweardne; þæt eást on þone ealden welig, and þonan úp andlanges þæs eástran mylengeares . . . on þone ealdan mylengear; þæt þǽr andlanges þæs ealdan myle[n]geares oð hit fácað on þǽm ífihtan æsce; þæt súð ofer þá twifealdan fordas . . . forð þæt hit sticaþ eft on þǽm westemestan mylengeare, C. D. B. ii. 305, 22-30. Andlang eá on ðone mulenger; ðonan andlang ðære mylendíc, C. D.

Runic Inscription

ᛗᚣᛚᛖᚾ-ᚷᛠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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