Franca

Old English Dictionary Entry

Franca

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words: Grm. Gesch. D. S. p. 359. franca

Definitions

1 franca

m. A javelin, lance; lancea, frămea, hasta :-- He lét his francan wadan þurh dæs hysses hals he let his javelin go through the youth's neck, Byrht. Th. 135, 59; By. 140. He ðone forman man mid his francan ofsceát he shot the foremost man with his javelin, 134, 1; By. 77. Francan wǽron hlúde the javelins were loud, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 20; Gen. 1982 [Icel. frakka].

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᚪᚾᚳᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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