Old English Dictionary Entry

ælf-sciéne

Part of speech: -sciéno;

Definitions

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1 ælf-sciéne

adj. Beautiful, like an elf or nymph, of elfin beauty; formosus ut genius vel nympha :-- Mæg ælfsciéno = ides ælfsciéno O woman of elfin beauty! Cd. 86; Th. 109, 23; Gen. 1827: Cd. 130; Th. 165, ii; Gen. 2730. ælf-sciene

Similar Words

-ælfen
-ærn
Æ
æ-bilgan
æ-bilignes

Runic Inscription

ᚫᛚᚠ-ᛋᚳᛁᛖᚾᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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