Borh-leás

Old English Dictionary Entry

Borh-leás

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: púnd], L. Eth. iii. 5; Th. i. 296, 1. borh-leas

Definitions

1 borh-leás

adj. Void of security; fidejussore carens :-- Gif hwá borh-leás orf habbe ... agife ðæt orf, and gilde xx oran if any one have cattle borhless [i.e. for which no borh has been given] ... let him give up the cattle, and pay twenty oran [which at 1s. 4d. each, would make £1. 6s. 8d. in our money,

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚩᚱᚻ-ᛚᛖᚪᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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