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Stirne

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adj. Stern, hard, austere, rigorous, severe :--Ic wát ðæt ðú eart swíðe styrne mann scio quia homo durus es (Mt. 25, 24), Homl. Th. ii. 552, 31. Cyning sceal beón milde ðám gódum and styrne ðám yfelum, L. I. P. 2 ; Th. ii. 306, 1 : Wulfst. 267, 3. [God] hæfde styrne mód, gegremed grymme, Cd. Th. 4, 28 ; Gen. 60. [Se cyng heafde gifen ꝥ abbotríce án Frencisce abbot . . . hé wæs swíðe styrne man, Chr. 1070 ; Erl. 207, 32. Laym. A. R. sturne : Orm. stirne.] stirne
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛁᚱᚾᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

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L.
Latin

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
Gen.
Genesis (OE poem)
Mt.
Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
Orm.
Ormulum (ME text by Orm)
R.
Riddles (Exeter Book)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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