Wyrd-gesceap

Old English Dictionary Entry

Old English Dictionary Entry

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n. A decree of fate or of fortune :-- Wyrdgesceapum fortuiter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 5. [O. Sax. wurði-giskapu; pl.] wyrd-gesceap

ᚹᚣᚱᛞ-ᚷᛖᛋᚳᛠᛈ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"