Mod-wlanc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Mod-wlanc

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 mod-wlanc

adj. Proud, haughty, of high courage :-- Nis ðæs mód-wlonc mon ofer eorþan ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe no man upon earth is of courage so high, as on his sea-journey ne'er to feel fear, Exon. 82a; Th. 308, 13; Seef. 39. Módwlonc meówle haughty maiden, 107a; Th. 407, 18; Rä. 26, 7. mod-wlanc

Runic Inscription

ᛗᚩᛞ-ᚹᛚᚪᚾᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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