Wealh-land

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wealh-land

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: l.

Definitions

1 wealh-land

n. I. a foreign land:--Ǽghwǽr eorðan dǽr wit earda leás mid wealandum wunian (winnan, MS.) sceoldon (cf. mé ellþeódigne, l. 20), Cd. Th. 163, 30; Gen. 2706. II. Normandy (cf. Icel. í Vallandi er síðan var kallat Norðmandi):--Com Eádweard hider tó lande of Weallande (fram begeondan sǽ, ), Chr. 1040; Erl. 167, 27. [O. H. Ger. Walho-lant Gallia.] wealh-land

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛠᛚᚻ-ᛚᚪᚾᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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