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íren

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
íren, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§126;
Iron, an iron weapon [cf. use of steel in modern English], a sword, blade
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  • Ðæt swurd, drihtlic íren,

    • Beo. Th. 1788
      • ;
    • B. 892
      • .

  • Gif ðæt gegangeþ ðæt ádl oððe íren nimeþ ealdor ðínne

    if it come to pass, that disease or sword take off thy prince,

    • 3700
      • ;
    • B.1848
      • .

  • Mé sceal wǽpen niman, ord and íren,

    • Byrht. Th. 139, 12
      • .

  • Áres and írenes

    æris et ferri,

    • Bd. 1, I
      • ;
    • S. 473, 23, note
      • .

  • Heardes írenes grindlas

    gratings of hard iron,

    • Cd. 19
      • ;
    • Th. 24, 25
      • ;
    • Gen. 383
      • .

  • Ðeáh hé wǽre mid írne ymbfangen,

    • 224
      • ;
    • Th. 297, 15
      • ;
    • Sat. 513
      • .

  • Héht his sweord niman, leóflíc íren,

    • Beo. Th. 3622
      • ;
    • B. 1809
      • .

  • His sweord, írena cyst,

    • 1350
      • ;
    • B. 673
      • :
    • 1609
      • ;
    • B. 802
      • .

  • Bite írena,

    • 4511
      • ;
    • B. 2259
      • .

  • Íren ecgheard,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2363
      • ;
    • An. 1183
      • .
Etymology
[
Icel. járn
:
Dan. jern
:
Swed. järn.
]
Similar entries
v. hring-íren; ísen, ísern.
Linked entries
v.  ÍSEN ísen ísern ísern.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “íren.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/20749.

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  • íren, n.

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