Wamb-hord

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wamb-hord

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 wamb-hord

m. A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place :-- Mé (the fortified place) of hrife fleógaþ hylde pílas; hwílum ic sweartum swelgan onginne brúnum beadowǽpnum ; is mín innað til, wombhord wlitig, Exon. Th. 399, 12; Rä. 18, 10. wamb-hord

Runic Inscription

ᚹᚪᛗᛒ-ᚻᚩᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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