Wíc-sceáwere

Old English Dictionary Entry

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

m. A harbinger :-- Ðæs Cristes wícsceáwere (John the Baptist), Blickl. Homl. 163, 12. wic-sceawere

ᚹᛁᚳ-ᛋᚳᛖᚪᚹᛖᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"