Mearuw-ness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Mearuw-ness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 mearuw-ness

f. Tenderness, delicacy :-- Hira módes mearuwnesse (Cott. MSS. meruwenesse) eorum teneritudinem, Past. 32, 2; Swt. 211, 18. Marenysse teneritudine, Hpt. Gl. 441, 35. mearuw-ness

Runic Inscription

ᛗᛠᚱᚢᚹ-ᚾᛖᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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