Wyrt-forbor

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wyrt-forbor

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 wyrt-forbor

n. Restraint from an action by the operation of herbs :-- Wiþ wyrtforbore (cf. Gif mon sié wyrtum forboren, 114, 8) and yflum gealdorcræftum, Lchdm. ii. 306, 12. Cf. next word. wyrt-forbor

Runic Inscription

ᚹᚣᚱᛏ-ᚠᚩᚱᛒᚩᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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