Geonge-wifre

Old English Dictionary Entry

Geonge-wifre

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words: gange-wifre. geonge-wifre

Definitions

1 geonge-wifre

f. A ganging-weaver, spider; viātĭca arānea :-- Wǽron ánlícast úre winter geongewifran, ðonne hió geornast biþ, ðæt heó afǽre fleógan on nette our years [lit. winters] were most like to a spider when it is most eager to terrify flies into its net; anni nostri sīcut arānea medĭtābuntur, Ps. Th. 89, 10.

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛇᛝᛖ-ᚹᛁᚠᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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