Old English Dictionary Entry

Steór-bord

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

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1 steór-bord

n. Star-board, the right side of a ship looking forward:?-Hé lét him ealne weg ðæt wéste land on ðæt steórbord and ða wídsǽ on ðæt bæcbord, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 17, 10, 25. [Cf. Icel. stjórn-borði: Da. Swed. styr-bord; Du. stuur-boord.] steor-bord

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛖᚩᚱ-ᛒᚩᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel.: Icelandic

Works & Authors

Ors.: Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Swt.: Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Reader

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