Hirwend-lic

Old English Dictionary Entry

Hirwend-lic

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 hirwend-lic

adj. Contemptible :-- Hyrwendlic contemtibilis, An. Ox. 5503. Ðá hirwendlican contemtibiliora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 62. ¶ Heruuendlicae, haeruendlicae, heuuendlice contemtum (-im?), Txts. 46, 186. The word might be the acc. fem. of an adjective, or it might be an adverb, in which case contemtim must be read. hirwend-lic

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ᚻᛁᚱᚹᛖᚾᛞ-ᛚᛁᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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