Cehhettung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Cehhettung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words: ceahhetung. cehhettung

Definitions

1 cehhettung

f. A laughing in a cackling manner, a laugh of scorn, scorn; cachinnus, contemptus :-- Hwelce cehhettunge ge woldon ðæs habban, and mid hwelcum hleahtre ge woldon beón astyred what scorn ye would have at this, and with what laughter ye would be moved, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 4.

Runic Inscription

ᚳᛖᚻᚻᛖᛏᛏᚢᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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