Niht-weard

Old English Dictionary Entry

Niht-weard

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 niht-weard

m. A guard who keeps watch at night :-- Heofoncandel (the fiery pillar) barn, níwe nihtweard, Cd. Th. 185, 1 ; Exod. 116. niht-weard

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛁᚻᛏ-ᚹᛠᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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