Wyrm-híw

Old English Dictionary Entry

Wyrm-híw

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 wyrm-híw

n. The form of a reptile or serpent :-- Hé sceolde hí áwendan of ðam wyrmhíwe (cf. serpentia terrae, Acts 10, 12), Homl. Skt. i. 10, 104. wyrm-hiw

Runic Inscription

ᚹᚣᚱᛗ-ᚻᛁᚹ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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