Spere-hand

Old English Dictionary Entry

Spere-hand

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: spere-healf. spere-hand

Definitions

1 spere-hand

the male side or line in speaking of inheritance :-- Ic cýþe mínan leófan hláforde þæt ic on mínan suna þæs landes þe ic tó þé geearnode æfter mínan dæge tó habbanne his dæg, and æfter his dæge tó syllanne þǽm þe him leófast seó, and þæt sió on þá sperehand, C. D. ii. 399, 5.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛈᛖᚱᛖ-ᚻᚪᚾᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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