Malscrung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Malscrung

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 malscrung

f. Bewitching, fascination :-- Malscrung fascinatus, i. laudatis stultæ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 7 : fescinatio, 108, 23. Wið malscrunge, Lchdm. iii. 36, 13. Wið feóndes costunga and nihtgengan and maran and malscra (malscrunga?), L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 13. [O. H. Ger. mascrunc fascinatio, laus stulta : cf. Goth. untila.malsks πρoπετήs : O. Sax. malsk proud : Allit. pms. Þe mon malskred (fascinated, spell-bound) in drede; þat malscrande mere : Will. hou he hade . . malskrid (wandered as under the influence of a charm, mazed) aboute.] malscrung

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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