Old English Dictionary Entry

ǽ-lǽte

Related words: next word. æ-læte

Definitions

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1 ǽ-lǽte

adj. Desert, desolate:--Oð ðæt heora burga weorðan ǽlǽte and weorðan heora eardas swýðe áwéste donec desolentur civitates absque habitatore, et domus sine homine, et terra relinquetur deserta, Wlfst. 47, 21.

Similar Words

-ælfen
-ærn
Æ
æ-bilgan
æ-bilignes

Runic Inscription

ǽ-ᛚǽᛏᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Wlfst.: Wulfstan

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