Old English Dictionary Entry

Ord-bana

Part of speech: an;

Definitions

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1 ord-bana

m. One who slays with (the point of) a weapon (ord, cf. ecg-bana), a murderer :-- Ic fylde mid folmum ordbanan Abeles (Cain), Cd. Th. 67, 7; Gen. 1097. ord-bana

Similar Words

oancettan
oandell
oanon-dóm
oawel-leáf
oc

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚱᛞ-ᛒᚪᚾᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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