Old English Dictionary Entry

Winter-biter

Definitions

1 definitions

1 winter-biter

adj. Having the bitterness of winter:--Forstas and snáwas, winterbiter weder frosts and snows, weather with winter's bitterness, Cd. Th. 239, 32; Dan. 379: Exon. Th. 192, 12; Az. 105. winter-biter

Similar Words

-wacnian
-wamb
-wand
-wandigendlíce
-wandodlíc

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛁᚾᛏᛖᚱ-ᛒᛁᛏᛖᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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