Sweltend-líc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Sweltend-líc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: ), Lk. Skt. 7, 2. Wambe sweltendlíces flǽsces

Definitions

1 sweltend-líc

adj. Ready to die, about to die:--Se wæs sweltendlíc erat moriturus (ready to die, A. uentrem moriture carnis, Scint. 53, 2. sweltend-lic

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚹᛖᛚᛏᛖᚾᛞ-ᛚᛁᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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