Biren

Old English Dictionary Entry

Biren

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; birene, an (v. byrene Related words:

Definitions

1 biren

in Dict.); f. A she-bear :-- Ursa, ꝥ is on úre geðeóde byren ... Bebeád seó fǽmne þǽre byrene ... and seó byren hine lét gangan, Shrn. 47, 1-7. In loco que vocitatur birene-feld, C. D. ii. 76, 7. Byrene urse, Kent. Gl. 606. [O. H. Ger. berin ursa.] biren

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ᛒᛁᚱᛖᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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