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eoh

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
eoh, nom. acc; gen. eohes = eoes = eðs; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§86; §328; §337;
A war-horse, charger; ĕquus bellātor
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  • He gehleóp ðone eoh

    he mounted the charger.

    • Byrht. Th. 137,
    • 20;
    • By. 189
    • .
  • Eorl sceal on eós bóge a

    chief shall [ride] on horse-back.

    • Exon. 90a
    • ;
    • Th. 337, ii
    • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 63
    • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. ehu-scalc servus ĕquārius, compos; a scalc servus et ehu ĕquus, quod et nomen cūjusdam lītĕra rūnĭca Saxŏnĭcæ est;' Heli. Schmel:
O. Nrs. jó-r vel ió-r, — 'sŏnus hūjus lītĭræ īdem fuit, atque hŏdie, in lingua vĕtĕre, sed ad fĭgūram et nōmen quod attĭnet, non distinguēbātur ab i:' Egils. — gen. jó-s, ió-s; dat,,; acc. ,, ó; pl. gen. acc. jóa, ióa
.]
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v. eh.
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v.  eh.
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