Truma

Old English Dictionary Entry

Truma

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: trymman, I. 6, II. :-- -Truma

Definitions

1 truma

an; m. I. a troop of soldiers, acies, exercitus, Hpt. Gl. 477, 13. Hé férde mid fyrdlícum truman and ða burh geeode. Jos. 11. 10: Homl. Ass. 113, 356. Truman aciem, Hpt. Gl. 426, 69. Hé gesette ða menn on ǽnne truman, ðe mon hiora mǽgas ǽr on ðæm londe slóg, Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 80, 19. Hé hæfde eahta and eahtatig coortana, ðast wé nú truman hátaþ, 5, 12 ; Swt. 240, 33. Ða ísnodan truman ferratas acies. Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 52. II. order of troops, array :-- Hé ð æt folc búton truman lǽdde he led the army withtout keeping any order, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 14. III a support, (Jacob) and ðin trume ben. . . to me welcume, Gen. and Ex. 1829. Hauclok was a ful god gome, He was ful god in eueri trome, Havel. 8.]

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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