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Hwurful

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adj. Changeable, fickle :-- Hwæt getácniaþ ða truman ceastra bútan hwurfulu mód what do the strong cities betoken but fickle minds; quid per civitates munitas nisi suspectæ mentes, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 7. hwurful
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚹᚢᚱᚠᚢᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Past.
Alfred's Pastoral Care (Gregory's Cura Pastoralis)
Swt.
Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Reader
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