Bearhtm-hwíl

Old English Dictionary Entry

Bearhtm-hwíl

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: byrhtm-hwíl, e; Related words:

Definitions

1 bearhtm-hwíl

f. A twinkling while, a moment; oculi nictus tempus, momentum :-- On ánre byrhtmhwíle in momenta temporis, Lk. Bos. 4, 5. bearhtm-hwil

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛠᚱᚻᛏᛗ-ᚻᚹᛁᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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