Old English Dictionary Entry

Wír-boga

Part of speech: an;

Definitions

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1 wír-boga

m. Bent wire used in ornamenting an object:--Mec (a horn) þeceþ geong hagostealdmon golde and sylfore, wóum wírbogum, Exon. Th. 395, 5; Rä. 15, 3. wir-boga

Similar Words

-wacnian
-wamb
-wand
-wandigendlíce
-wandodlíc

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛁᚱ-ᛒᚩᚷᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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