Scyrting

Old English Dictionary Entry

Scyrting

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

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

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚳᚣᚱᛏᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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