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Old English Dictionary Entry

Wealh-cyn[n]

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1 Wealh-cyn[n]

n. The Celtic race:--Ða land ðe ic on Wealcynne (the Celts of the south-west) hæbbe bútan Triconscíre, Chart. Th. 488, 26. Hig gegaderadan mycle fyrde mid Walkynne (the Celts of Wales), Chr. 1055; Erl. 188, 33. Griffin wæs kyning ofer eall Wealcyn, 1063; Erl. 195, 12.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛠᛚᚻ-ᚳᚣᚾ[ᚾ]

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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