Weorold-gewinn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Weorold-gewinn

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: ll.

Definitions

1 weorold-gewinn

n. Earthly war:-- Hit bið swýðe derigendlíc, ðæt Godes þeówan Drihtnes þeówdóm, forlǽtan, and tó woruldgewinne (weoruld-, worold-, ) búgan, ðe him náht tó ne gebyraþ. Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 832. weorold-gewinn

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛇᚱᚩᛚᛞ-ᚷᛖᚹᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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