Old English Dictionary Entry

Sár-benn

Part of speech: e;

Definitions

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1 sár-benn

f. A painful wound:--Wæs ðæs hálgan líc sárbennum soden, swáte bestémed, bánhús ábrocen, blód ýþum weóll, Andr. Kmbl. 2479; An. 1241. Sárbennum gesóht, Exon. Th. 163, 11; Gú. 992. sar-benn

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚪᚱ-ᛒᛖᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

An.: Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.: Andreas (OE poem)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Gú.: Guthlac (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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