Wan-hoga

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wan-hoga

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an ; Related words: un-hoga,

Definitions

1 wan-hoga

m. One who is wanting in understanding, a foolish, imprudent person :-- Hí lifiaþ him in máne, heáhgestreón healdaþ georne, . . . and wénaþ wanhogan ðæt hý wile God gehýran, Salm. Kmbl. 639; Sal. 319. Ic ðíne weogas wanhogan lǽrde, ðæt hié árleáse eft gecerdan tó hiora sáula hiorde, Ps. C. 105. and following words. wan-hoga

Runic Inscription

ᚹᚪᚾ-ᚻᚩᚷᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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