Old English Dictionary Entry

Rún-wita

Part of speech: an;

Definitions

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1 rún-wita

m. I. a privy councillor, one acquainted with a person's secrets :-- Deád is Æschere mín rúnwita and mín rǽdbora, Beo. Th. 2654; B. 1325. II. one acquainted with mysteries, a sage :-- Róf rúnwita (Guthlac), Exon. Th. 167, 30; Gú. 1068. run-wita

Similar Words

(-)réd(-)
-raca
-racodteágian
-rád
-rádian

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚢᚾ-ᚹᛁᛏᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Beo.: Beowulf
Exon.: Exeter Book
Gú.: Guthlac (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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