Big-swíc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Big-swíc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: be-swíc. big-swic

Definitions

1 big-swíc

m. Deceit, guile; fraus :-- Bútan brede and bigswíce without fraud and guile, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 160, 7.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚷ-ᛋᚹᛁᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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