Weall-stán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Weall-stán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 weall-stán

m. A stone for building:--Ðú eart se weallstán ðe ða wyrhtan wiðwurpon tó weorce (lapidem, quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, Mt. 21, 42), Exon. Th. 1, 2; Cri. 2. Wrætlíc is ðes wealstán marvellous is this masonry, 476, 1; Ruin. 1. Ceastra, wrætlíc weallstána geweorc cities, wondrous works of stones, Menol. Fox 465; Gn. C. 3. weall-stan

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛠᛚᛚ-ᛋᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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