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Old English Dictionary Entry

Mód-sorh

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1 mód-sorh

gen. -sorge; f. Care or sorrow of mind, sorrow of soul :-- Eác is hearm Gode, módsorg gemacod, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 3; Gen. 755. Hé módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan sorrow of soul bore he heavy at heart, Exon. 48a; Th. 165, 6; Gú. 1024: Elen. Kmbl. 122; El. 61. [Mid muchele modsorȝe (sorewe, 2nd MS.), Laym. 8692.] mod-sorh
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛗᚩᛞ-ᛋᚩᚱᚻ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
El.
Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Gen.
Genesis (OE poem)
Gú.
Guthlac (OE poem)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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