Geofon

Old English Dictionary Entry

Geofon

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: geofen, gifen, gyfen, es; Related words: Grm. D. M. 219. geofon

Definitions

1 geofon

n. The sea, ocean; mare, oceanus :-- On geofones streám on the ocean's wave, Andr. Kmbl. 1704; An. 854: Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 25; Ph. 118. Geofon geótende a gushing ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 3014; An. 1510. [O. Sax. gebano.]

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ᚷᛇᚠᚩᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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