Steor-sceáwere

Old English Dictionary Entry

Steor-sceáwere

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: steor-wigle. steor-sceawere

Definitions

1 steor-sceáwere

m. I. an observer of the stars, an astronomer, astrologer:--Up on ðæm rodore ðara steorsceáwera Epicurii, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 4. [Cf. O. H. Ger. himil-scouwari mathematicus; sterro-wartal magus.] II. a constellation (?):--Steorrscéwere (sceorr-, Wrt.) constellationem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 66.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛇᚱ-ᛋᚳᛖᚪᚹᛖᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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