Wil-gesteald

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wil-gesteald

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: , es; Related words:

Definitions

1 wil-gesteald

n. A desirable possession :-- Ðȳ læs dū eft cwede dæt ic wurde willgestealdum (-gesteallum, MS. ; but cf. the pairs of words (as here) ǣht-gesteald, ǣht-gestreón; feoh-gesteald, feoh-gestreón eádig on eordan ǣrgestreónum ne dicas: Ego ditavi Abram Gen. 14, 23, Cd. Th. 129, 20; Gen. 2146. wil-gesteald

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛁᛚ-ᚷᛖᛋᛏᛠᛚᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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