Wince

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wince

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: an; Related words:

Definitions

1 wince

f. A winch: -- Wince gigrillus (= girgillus; cf. girgillus a reel, Wülck. Gl. 586, 30), Wrt. Voc. 42, 29. wince,-wince

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛁᚾᚳᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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