Old English Dictionary Entry

Hrúm

Part of speech: es; Related words: cetel-hrúm , hrýme. hrum

Definitions

1 definitions

1 hrúm

m. Soot; -- Hrúm cacobatus, Wrt. Voc. 291, 24. Micelne sigelhearwan ðæm wæs seó onsýn sweartre ðonne hrúm a great Ethiopian with a face blacker than soot, Shrn. 120, 24.

Similar Words

-hád
-háda
-hafen-ness
-hafness
-hafol

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚱᚢᛗ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Shrn.: Shrine (collection of OE texts)
Voc.: Vocabulary
Wrt.: Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies

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