Homela

Old English Dictionary Entry

Homela

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: homola, an; Related words: hamelian. and cf. [?]

Definitions

1 homela

m. A word of uncertain meaning occurring in the following passage :-- Gif hé hine on bismor tó homolan bescire mid x scill. gebéte. Gif hé hine tó preóste bescire mid xxx scill. gebéte, L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 5. See the note there; see also on cutting the hair as a mark of disgrace, Grimm's Deutsche Rechtsalterthümer, pp. 702-3. Scot. hummel, homyll having no horns. homela

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ᚻᚩᛗᛖᛚᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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