Fretwednes

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fretwednes

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: fretwodnes, -ness, e; Related words: frætwednes. fretwednes

Definitions

1 fretwednes

f. An adorning, decoration; ornātio, decŏrāmentum :-- On eorþlícre fretwednesse in earthly adorning, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 20, note. Beóþ ðonne úre hrægla fretwodnes on ðam écan fýre wítnode then our decoration of garments will be punished in the eternal fire, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 394, 11.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛖᛏᚹᛖᛞᚾᛖᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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