For-healdness

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-healdness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 for-healdness

f. Incontinence, unchasteness:--Manna forhealdnessa, ꝥ is unrihthǽmed . . . Gástas ðe manna hyrtan beswícað, ꝥ is. . . forhealdnyssa gást . . . Ne gewemmað eówre líchaman ðurh forhealdnesse, Nap. 24. for-healdness

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᚻᛠᛚᛞᚾᛖᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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