Old English Dictionary Entry

Eall-ísig

Definitions

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1 eall-ísig

adj. All-icy; omnīno glaciālis :-- Saturnus is se cealda eall-ísig tungel Saturn is the cold all-icy star, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 45; Met. 24, 23. Se is eall-ísig it is all icy, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 13. eall-isig

Similar Words

-éþrian, éþring
é ðm
é-gylt
é-swíc
é-swíca

Runic Inscription

ᛠᛚᛚ-ᛁᛋᛁᚷ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Met.: Metres of Boethius (OE poem)

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