Old English Dictionary Entry

Un-holda

Part of speech: an;

Definitions

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1 un-holda

m. A fiend :-- Hé his áras hider onsendeþ, ðí læs unholdan wunde gewyrcen, Exon. Th. 47, 29; Cri. 762. [Goth. un-hulþa; m.; un-hulþó; f. an evil spirit: O. L. Ger. un-holdo a devil: O. H. Ger. un-holda diabolus: Ger. un-hold a fiend, devil.] un-holda

Similar Words

U
uf-weard
ufan
ufan(-en(n)e)
ufan-cumende

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚾ-ᚻᚩᛚᛞᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
L.: Latin
O. H. Ger.: Old High German

Works & Authors

Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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