Sige-bearn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Sige-bearn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es ; Related words:

Definitions

1 sige-bearn

n. A victorious child, applied to Christ :--His gást onsende sigebearn Godes, Elen. Kmbl. 959 ; El. 481 : Exon. Th. 460, 3 ; Hö. 11. Ðæt sygebearn, 461, 29 ; Hö. 43. Ealra sigebearna ðæt séleste, 33, 3 ; Cri. 520. sige-bearn

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᚷᛖ-ᛒᛠᚱᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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