Weargness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Weargness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: (werg-, werig-, wirig-, wyrig-), e; Related words: wearg, wirgness

Definitions

1 weargness

f. Evil :-- Wel mæg ðæm dæg werignise his sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 34. Feala wyrgnessa wráðe feóndas ðínum ðám hálgum hefige brohtan quanta malignatus est inimicus in sanctis, Ps. Th. 73, 4. a curse. weargness

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛠᚱᚷᚾᛖᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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