Here-téma

Old English Dictionary Entry

Here-téma

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -týma, an; Related words:

Definitions

1 here-téma

m. A leader of an army, of a people, a ruler, general:-- Se heretéma cyning selfa the leader, the king himself [Theodoric], Bt. Met. Fox 1. 63; Met. 1, 31. Se heretýma, caldéa cyning. Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603. Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se bisceop mínes heretéman then said he 'whose son is it f Then said the bishop 'my prince's' [?], Shrn. 130, 9. Hé wearþ tó heretéman he became general, Elen. Kmbl. 20; El. 10. here-tema

Runic Inscription

ᚻᛖᚱᛖ-ᛏᛖᛗᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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