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Old English Dictionary Entry

Stán-boga

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1 stán-boga

m. A natural stone arch :-- Hé geseah stondan stánbogan, streám út ðonan brecan of beorge, Beo. Th. 5083; B. 2545. Seah on enta geweorc hú ða stánbogan (of the cave within the rock) stapulum fæste éce eorðreced innan healde, 5429; B. 2718. [Icel. stein-bogi, steina-brú a stone arch or bridge (a natural one).] stan-boga
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚪᚾ-ᛒᚩᚷᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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