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Old English Dictionary Entry

Wæl-mist

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1 wæl-mist

m. A mist that covers the bodies of the slain :-- Hreám wæs on ýðum, wæter wǽpna ful, wælmist ástáh (the passage refers to the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 206, 12; Exod. 450. Sum sceal on galgan rídan ... hé, blác on beáme, bídeþ wyrde bewegen wælmiste, Exon. Th. 329, 30; Vy. 42. wæl-mist
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚹᚫᛚ-ᛗᛁᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

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