Gár-gewinn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gár-gewinn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 gár-gewinn

n. Spear-war; hastātōrum pugna :-- Wǽron þearle gelyste gárgewinnes they were very desirous of the spear-war, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 3; Jud. 308. Ne lǽt ðé ahweorfan grim gárgewinn let not the fierce javelin-strife turn thee away, Andr. Kmbl. 1915; An. 960. gar-gewinn

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚪᚱ-ᚷᛖᚹᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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