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þegen-gilde

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1 þegen-gilde

n. The wergild for a thane :-- Gyf þrǽl þegen fullíce áfylle, licge ǽgylde; and gyf se þegen þæne þrǽl, ðe hé ǽr áhte, fullíce áfylle, gylde þegengylde, Wulfst. 162, 10. [Icel. þegn-gildi the wergild for a þegn.] þegen-gilde
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Runic Inscription

ᚦᛖᚷᛖᚾ-ᚷᛁᛚᛞᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc