Rót-hwíl

Old English Dictionary Entry

Rót-hwíl

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 rót-hwíl

f. A time of refreshing :-- Ǽlc rihtwís man, ðonne hé ðysne sealm singþ, wilnaþ him sumere róthwíle on ðissere worulde, and éc reste æfter ðisum, Ps. Th. 14, arg. Forlǽt mé nú tó sumre róthwíle on ðisse weorulde ǽr ic hire of gewíte remitte mihi ut refrigerer prius quam eam, 38, 16. rot-hwil

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚩᛏ-ᚻᚹᛁᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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