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Old English Dictionary Entry

Gál-smerc

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1 gál-smerc

adj. [smercian to smirk, smile] Light, laughing, giggling; pĕtŭlans :-- Gyf se munuc ne biþ gálsmerc and eáðe and hræde on hleahtre si mŏnăchus non sit pĕtŭlans, et făcĭlis et proclīvis ad ridendum, R. Ben. 7. gal-smerc
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚪᛚ-ᛋᛗᛖᚱᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Riddles (Exeter Book)
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