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Old English Dictionary Entry

Betwyx-aworpennyss

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1 betwyx-aworpennyss

f. An interjection; interjectio :-- Interjectio is betwyxaworpennyss. Se dǽl líþ betwux óðrum wordum, and geswutelaþ ðæs módes styrunge. Heu geswutelaþ módes sárnesse an interjection is a throwing between. This part of speech lieth between other words, and denotes a stirring of the mind. Heu denotes a soreness of mind, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 55.
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛖᛏᚹᚣᚳᛋ-ᚪᚹᚩᚱᛈᛖᚾᚾᚣᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Gr.
Ælfric's Grammar
Som.
Somner's Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum
Ælfc.
Ælfric
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