Sceáp-hirde

Old English Dictionary Entry

Sceáp-hirde

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es ; Related words:

Definitions

1 sceáp-hirde

m. A shepherd :--Abel wæs sceáphyrde fuit Abel pastor ovium, Gen. 4, 2. Hwílum wearð geworden sceáphyrde tó cynge, L. Eth. vii. 22 ; Th. i. 334, 10. Scéphyrde oppilius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 10. Scýphyred (-hyrde ? cf. gáta hierde titurus, 288, 21) titirus. Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 57. Swá swá sceáphyrde tósceát sceáp fram gátum, Wulfst. 288, 2. Scéphyrdas opiliones, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 3. Godes engel ætíwde sceáphirdon, Shrn. 29, 31. Be sceáphyrdan. Sceáphyrdes niht is ..., L. R. S. 14 ; Th. i. 438, 21. sceap-hirde

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚳᛖᚪᛈ-ᚻᛁᚱᛞᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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