Smearcian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Smearcian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: smercian; Related words:

Definitions

1 smearcian

p. ode To smirk, smile :-- Ic smercige subrideo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 268, 8. Ðonne ðú smercodest and hlóge, ðonne weóp ic biterlíce, Wulfst. 140, 28. Ðá smearcode he. Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 148, 17. Smercode (smearcode, Cote. MS. ), 34, 12 ; Fox 154, 8: 35, 4; Fox 160, 31: 40, 2; Fox 236, 22. Smercode, Blickl. Homl. 189, 4: Homl. Skt; i. 14, 126: Ap. Th. 19, 23. Ða ongan hé smearcian, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 14. Smercigende subridendo, Scint. 172, 17. Gúþlác smerciende féng Guthlac received it smiling, Guthl. ii; Gdwin. 56, 6. Mid smercigendum múþe, Homl. Th. i. 430, 34. smearcian

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛗᛠᚱᚳᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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