Clawan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Clawan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: ic clawe; Related words:

Definitions

1 clawan

p. ede; pp. ed [clá a nail, claw] To CLAW; scalpere :-- Ic clawe scalpo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 20. [Dut. klaauwen: Ger. klauen: O. H. Ger. klawjan: Dan. klöe: Swed. klá: UNCERTAIN Icel. klá to scratch, klóask to fight with claws.] clawan

Runic Inscription

ᚳᛚᚪᚹᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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