Old English Dictionary Entry

Eard-wrecca

Part of speech: -wreca, an;

Definitions

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1 eard-wrecca

n. [eard I. native country; wrecca=wræcca an exile] One banished from his native country, an exile; exsul:--Þurh eardwrecena feormunge by harbouring of exiles, L. Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 62, 16, note 24. eard-wrecca

Similar Words

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

Runic Inscription

ᛠᚱᛞ-ᚹᚱᛖᚳᚳᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Common Abbreviations

L.: Latin

Works & Authors

Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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