Hamelian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Hamelian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: 945.] hamelian

Definitions

1 hamelian

p. ode; pp. od To mutilate :-- Sume man hamelode some were mutilated, Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 38. [Chauc. a foot is hameled of thi sorwe, Tr. and Cr. 2, 138: hamling the operation of cutting the balls out of the feet of dogs, Hall. Dict. where see also hamel: Icel. hamla to mutilate :-- Sumir vóru hamlaðir at höndum eða fótum some had their hands or feet cut off: O. H. Ger. bi-hamalon mutilare, pe-hamaloter mutilatus, Grff. i

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚪᛗᛖᛚᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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