Freoðo-beácen

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - freoðo-beácen

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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freoðo-beácen
n. A sign of peace, sign granting safety; pācis signum, signum incolumĭtātem præbens :-- Hine Waldend on tácen sette, freoðobeácen, ðý-læs hine feónda hwilc mid gúþ-þræce grétan dorste the Lord set a token, a sign of peace, upon him [Cain], lest some enemy durst greet him with hostile force, Cd. 50; Th. 64, 4; Gen. 1045. freoðo-beacen
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