Wil-weg

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wil-weg

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 wil-weg

m. A pleasant way, a desirable way :-- Syndan wé nú eft ámearcode tó ðam gefeán neorxnawanges ; ne gelette ús ðæs síðes se fǽcna feónd, ne ús ne forwyrne ðæs wilweges, ne ús ða gata ne betýne, ðe us opene standaþ, Wulfst. 252, 17. Ðæt hí ðé heóldan, ðæt ðú wilwega wealdan móstest ut custodiant te in omnibus viis tuis, Ps. Th. 90, 11. wil-weg

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ᚹᛁᛚ-ᚹᛖᚷ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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