Old English Dictionary Entry

Hund-wintre

Definitions

1 definitions

1 hund-wintre

adj. A hundred years old :-- Hé sylf wæs ðá hundwintre cum centum esset annorum, Gen. 21, 5. Wénst ðú lá ðæt sunu beó ácenned of hundwintrum men putasne centenario nascetur filius? 17, 17. hund-wintre

Similar Words

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

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚢᚾᛞ-ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)

View All Sources