Bóc-gestreón

Old English Dictionary Entry

Bóc-gestreón

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 bóc-gestreón

n. A book-treasury, library; bibliotheca :-- He ðider micel bócgestreón and æðele begeat he acquired there a great and noble library, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 2. boc-gestreon

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚩᚳ-ᚷᛖᛋᛏᚱᛖᚩᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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