Old English Dictionary Entry

Syn-byrðen[n]

Part of speech: e;

Definitions

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1 syn-byrðen[n]

f. The burden of sin:--Hí synbyrþenne, firenweorc beraþ, Exon. Th. 79, 34; Cri. 1300. Ne þearf ðæs nán man wénan ðæt his líchama móte ða synbyrþenna on eorþscrafe gebétan, Blickl. Homl. 109, 31. syn-byrðenn

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚣᚾ-ᛒᚣᚱᚦᛖᚾ[ᚾ]

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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