Old English Dictionary Entry

æcer-spranca

Part of speech: æcer-spranga, an;

Definitions

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1 æcer-spranca

m. [æcer, spranca, an; m. a shoot, sprout] Young shoots springing up from acorns, saplings, the holm oak, scarlet oak; ilex :-- Æcer-spranca ilex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 61; Som. 13, 48. æcer-spranca

Similar Words

-ælfen
-ærn
Æ
æ-bilgan
æ-bilignes

Runic Inscription

ᚫᚳᛖᚱ-ᛋᛈᚱᚪᚾᚳᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Gr.: Ælfric's Grammar
Som.: Somner's Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum
Ælfc.: Ælfric

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