Láwerce

Old English Dictionary Entry

Láwerce

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 307. Cf.

Definitions

1 láwerce

f. A lark, laverock :-- Láuerce alauda, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 62, 127; Wrt. Voc. 29, 22. Láwerce tilaris, Wrt. Voc. 62, 42: laude, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 49. Lǽwerce caradrion, 13, 46. Láuricaeallauda, 100, 9. Láurice laudæ, 112, 26. Láfercan beorh occurs several times in charters. O. H. Ger. Lériehanvelt. [Icel. lævirki: O. H. Ger. lérahha caradrius, caradrion, aloda, laudula: M. H. Ger. lérche: Ger. lerche.] lawerce

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚪᚹᛖᚱᚳᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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