Ofer-brú

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ofer-brú

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: ofer-brǽw. ofer-bru

Definitions

1 ofer-brú

gen. -brúwe; f. An eye-brow :-- Mǽden (hæfþ) tácn on ofer-brúwe swíðran, Lchdm. iii. 186, 25: 192, 28. Oferbrúa supercilia, Wrt. Voc, i. 42, 69. Oferbrúwa supercilium, 64, 33: 70, 40: 282, 47. Betwux oferbrúan and brǽwum intercilium, 43, 4. Oferbrúum supercili[i]s, Txts. 172, 33.

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚠᛖᚱ-ᛒᚱᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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