Fricca

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fricca

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: fryccea, an; Related words:

Definitions

1 fricca

m. A crier, herald; præco :-- Hleówon hornboran, hreópon friccan trumpeters sounded, heralds shouted, Elen. Kmbl. 108; El. 54: 1097; El. 550. Hreópon friccan heralds shouted, Andr. Kmbl. 2314; An. 1158. Cristes fricca Christ's crier, Blickl. Homl. 163, 21. Sylle se friccea his stefne let the crier give out his voice, 163, 31. fricca

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛁᚳᚳᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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