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Sweger

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f. A mother-in-law :-- Sueger socrus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 68. Sweger, i. 52, 8. Sweger, swegr, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 79, 18. Swegr (suegir, Lind.) on hyre snore, and snoru on hyre swegere (swegre, MS. A., Rush.: suoegir. Lind.), Lk. Skt. 12, 53. UNCERTAIN Maria is Godfæder snoru and Godes suna módur and háligra sáuwla sweger, Shrn. 118, 7. Sweger socrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 51. Ða geseah hé Petres swegre (swægre, Rush. suér l his wífes módor, Lind.) licgende, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 14. Snore ongén hyre swégre (swegran, MS. A.: swer, Lind.), 10, 35. Swegere, Deut. 27, 23. [O.H. Ger. swigar: Ger. schwieger-mutter. Cf. Goth. swaihró.] sweger
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚹᛖᚷᛖᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

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Ger.
German
Goth.
Gothic

Works & Authors

Gr.
Ælfric's Grammar
Lk.
Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Mt.
Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
Shrn.
Shrine (collection of OE texts)
Voc.
Vocabulary
Wrt.
Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies
Ælfc.
Ælfric
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