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Old English Dictionary Entry

Wealcere

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1 wealcere

m. A walker (a fuller :-- Wealceres fullones (- is?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 3. [Fullere or walkere of cloth, Wick. Mk. 9, 3. A walker hic fullo, Wrt. Voc. i. 212, col. 2 (cf. walkyng lanugo, 238, col. 1. To walke clothe fullare, Cath. Angl. 406, where see note. Cloth ytouked ( ywalked), Piers P. 15, 447). O. H. Ger. walchare coagitator, compressor: Ger. walker a fuller; walken to full.] wealcere
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛠᛚᚳᛖᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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German
O. H. Ger.
Old High German

Works & Authors

Mk.
Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Voc.
Vocabulary
Wrt.
Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies
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