Old English Dictionary Entry

Drence

Part of speech: an;

Definitions

1 definitions

1 drence

f. (?) A drink, potion:--Gesing .xii. mæssan ofer ealle þá drencan þe tó þǽre ádle belimpaþ, Lch. ii. 138, 21. [Icel. drekka; wk. f. Cf. O. H. Ger. trencha; f.] drence

Similar Words

-dállic
-deáded
-deáw
-défedlic, -défness
-démedness

Runic Inscription

ᛞᚱᛖᚾᚳᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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O. H. Ger.: Old High German