Old English Dictionary Entry

Stealcung

Part of speech: e; Related words: 472. Though I wolde stalke and crepe, Gow. ii. 351, 18. With dredful fot than stalketh Palamon ... in that grove he wolde him hyde, Chauc. Kn. T. 621.] stealcung

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1 stealcung

f. Stalking (cf. deer-stalking), cautious walking :-- On sumere nihte hlosnode sum óðer munuc his færeldes and mid sleaccre stealcunge his fótswaðum filigde, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 6. [Cf. stalkyn or gon softe serpo, Prompt. Par

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᛠᛚᚳᚢᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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