Big-wist

Old English Dictionary Entry

Big-wist

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: bí-wist, e; Related words:

Definitions

1 big-wist

f. [wist subsistence, victuals, food; wesan to be, exist] Food, nourishment, provision; pabulum, alimentum, commeatus :-- Bigwist alimentum, pabulum, Abus. 4. We lǽraþ, ðæt hí habban þreóra daga bíwiste we enjoin, that they have provision for three days, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 12. He habban sceal ðám þrím geférscipum bíwiste he must have provisions for the three classes, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 3, 4. big-wist

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚷ-ᚹᛁᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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