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Old English Dictionary Entry

Suhter-fæderan

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1 suhter-fæderan

pl. m. Uncle and nephew:--Hróþwulf and Hróðgár suhtorfædran, Exon. Th. 321, 15; Víd. 46. Ða gódan twegen (Hróþgar and Hróþulf) sǽton suhtergefæderan, Beo. Th. 2332; B. 1164. [Cf. the double meaning in M. H. Ger. veter, father's brother, brother's son.]
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᚻᛏᛖᚱ-ᚠᚫᛞᛖᚱᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Beo.
Beowulf
Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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