Scúr-heard

Old English Dictionary Entry

Scúr-heard

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: scúr,

Definitions

1 scúr-heard

adj. Made hard by blows (I b; and cf. heoru hamere geþuren, Beo. Th. 2575; B. 1285):--Sweordes ecg, scerp and scúrheard, Andr. Kmbl. 2267; An. 1135. Ðæt him féla láf (the sword) ne meahte scúrheard sceþþan, Beo. Th. 2070; B. 1033. scur-heard

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚳᚢᚱ-ᚻᛠᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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