Sweor-ród

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - sweor-ród

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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sweor-ród
f. A cross suspended from the neck:?-Hé becwæð Wulfstáne ærcebiscope áne sweorróde (the Latin version has philacterium; cf. the use of this word for chains and medals worn by gladiators roundtheir necks as tokens of victory), Chart. Th. 551, 5. Óðrum litlum silfrenum swurródum, 429, 15. sweor-rod
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