Grund-weall

Old English Dictionary Entry

Grund-weall

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: grund-wæg. grund-weall

Definitions

1 grund-weall

m. A foundation :-- Ðes grundweall hoc fundamentum, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 60. Ic lecge grundweall fundo, 37; Som. 39, 20. Se cræft is eallra bóclícra cræfta ordfruma and grundweall that art is the beginning and foundation of all literary arts, 50; Som. 51, 2: Wrt. Voc. 81, 6. Se grundweall ðara munta fundamenta montium, Ps. Th. 17, 7: Lk. Skt. 6, 48, 49: Homl. Th. ii. 588, 20: Chr. 654; Erl. 29, 11: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 67; Met. 7, 34. [Orm. grunndwall: cf. Ger. grundmauer.]

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚱᚢᚾᛞ-ᚹᛠᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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