Gár-mitting

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gár-mitting

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -mittung, e; Related words:

Definitions

1 gár-mitting

f. A meeting of spears or javelins, a battle :-- Ðæt hí beadoweorca beteran wurdon, on campstede, cumbolgehnástes, gármittinge [gármittunge, Th. 207, 3, col. 2] that they were the better [the victors] in works of war, on the battle-field, at the conflict of banners, at the meeting of javelins, Chr. 937; Th. 207, 3, col. 1; Æðelst. 50. gar-mitting

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚪᚱ-ᛗᛁᛏᛏᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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