Sele-rest

Old English Dictionary Entry

Sele-rest

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e ; Related words:

Definitions

1 sele-rest

f. A bed in a hall :--Hine ymb monig sǽrinc selereste gebeáh (of Beowulf and his men when sleeping in Hrothgar's hall), Beo. Th. 1384 ; B. 690. sele-rest

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛖᛚᛖ-ᚱᛖᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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