Old English Dictionary Entry

Scyrting

Part of speech: e;

Definitions

1 definitions

1 scyrting

f. A shortening, an abridgement:--Gif hwilc gelǽred man ðás race (the homily on Job) oferrǽde, ðonne bidde ic ðæt hé ðás scyrtinge ne tǽle, Homl. Th. ii. 460, 6. scyrting

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚳᚣᚱᛏᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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