Scrallettan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Scrallettan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 scrallettan

to make a loud sound:--Ðonne wín hweteþ beornes breóstsefan stígeþ cirm on corþre cwide scralletaþ missenlíce when wine excites a man's mind, clamour arises in the company, they cry out with speech diverse, Exon. Th. 314, 27; Mód. 20. Sum sceal mid hearpan æt his hláfordes fótum sittan snere wrǽstan lǽtan scralletan one shall sit with a harp at his lord's feet, bend the strings, mate them send forth loud sound, 332, 10; Vy. 83. [Cf. Dan. skralde to sound loud; and see shrill in Skeat's Etym. Dict.] scrallettan

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚳᚱᚪᛚᛚᛖᛏᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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