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Old English Dictionary Entry

Hú-líc

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1 hú-líc

pron. Of what sort; qualis :-- Hé áhsode hwæt alexander se cyning dyde and húlíc mon hé wǽre and in hwylcere yldo he asked what king Alexander was doing, and what sort of man he was, and of what age, Nar. 18, 12. Nú ic wille secgan húlucu heó wæs I will tell you what it [Carthage] was like, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 99, 57. Húlíc is ðes qualis est hic? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 27. Húlíc is se organ tó begonganne, Salm. Kmbl. 107; Sal. 53. Húlig, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 29. Gisih húlíce [húlco, Lind.] stánas and húlíc [huulig, Lind.] timber aspice quales lapides et quales structuræ, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 1.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚢ-ᛚᛁᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Lk.
Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Mk.
Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Mt.
Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
Ors.
Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Sal.
Psalms of Solomon (OE)
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