Gál-smerc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gál-smerc

Old English Dictionary Entry

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Definitions

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

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚪᛚ-ᛋᛗᛖᚱᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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