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Old English Dictionary Entry

Eard-wíc

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1 eard-wíc

n. A dwelling-place; habitātiōnis lŏcus:--Ðonne ic sceal eardwíc uncúiþ gesécan when I shall seek the uncouth dwelling-place, Apstls. Kmbl. 185; Ap. 93. He getimbreþ eardwíc niwe it builds a new dwelling-place, Exon. 62 a; Th. 228, 1; Ph. 431. eard-wic
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛠᚱᛞ-ᚹᛁᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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