Horweht

Old English Dictionary Entry

Horweht

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: horheht. horweht

Definitions

1 horweht

adj. Foul, filthy, dirty :-- Hine ðá lǽddon on ðone sweartan fenn and hine ðá on ða horwehtan wæter bewurpon they led him then to the black fen and flung him into the foul water, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 9.

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚩᚱᚹᛖᚻᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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