Sund-gird

Old English Dictionary Entry

Sund-gird

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 sund-gird

f. A rod to measure the depth of water, a sounding-pole:?-Sundgyrd bolis (GREEK sounding-lead], Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 67: bolidis, 57, 7. Sundgerd in scipe vel metráp bolides, ii. 102, 14. Sundgyrd on scipe vel metráp bolidis, 126, 46: 11, 17. Cf. sund-líne, -ráp. sund-gird

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᚾᛞ-ᚷᛁᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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