Old English Dictionary Entry

Wuldor-fæder

Definitions

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1 wuldor-fæder

m. The father of glory, the heavenly Father :-- Weorc wuldorfæder (wuldurfadur, Txts. 149, 3)facta Patris gloriae, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 21. Lif mid wuldorfæder, Menol. Fox 291; Men. 147, - Mid ðinne wuldorfæder, Exon. Th. 14, n ; Cri. 217. wuldor-fæder

Similar Words

-wacnian
-wamb
-wand
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-wandodlíc

Runic Inscription

ᚹᚢᛚᛞᚩᚱ-ᚠᚫᛞᛖᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bd.: Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (OE translation)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
S.: Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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