Welwillendness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Welwillendness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words:

Definitions

1 welwillendness

f. Benevolence, benignity, kindness:--God wolde for his welwillendnysse ús earmingas álýsan, Hexam. 18; Norm. 26, 27. Se cyngc blissode on his dohtor welwillendnesse, Ap. Th. 16, 11. On ðínre welwyllendnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 598, 17. Ofer welwillendnysse super benignitatem, Ps. Lamb. 51, 5: Homl. Skt. ii. 31, 44: Anglia xi. 114, 94. Wellwillendnysse, 84, 13: Basil admn. 9; Norm. 54, 16. Wellwyllendnysse, 5; Norm. 44, 22. welwillendness

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛖᛚᚹᛁᛚᛚᛖᚾᛞᚾᛖᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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