Old English Dictionary Entry

Screáwa

Part of speech: an;

Definitions

1 definitions

1 screáwa

m. A shrew-mouse:--Screáwa mus araneus, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 29: musiranus, ii. 55, 80: massiranus, 71, 24. Scréuua, screáuua, scraeua musiranus, Txts. 78, 649. [Cf. Chauc. Piers P. Prompt. Parv. schrewe, shrewe pravus.] screawa

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚳᚱᛖᚪᚹᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Voc.: Vocabulary
Wrt.: Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies

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