Old English Dictionary Entry

ís-mere

Part of speech: es ;

Definitions

1 definitions

1 ís-mere

m. A mere covered with ice :-- Scíneþ sunne sóna ísmere weorþeþ tó wætre the sun shines, at once the icy lake turns to water, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 123; Met. 28, 62. is-mere

Similar Words

-íge
-íwness
-íþan
-íþian
-íþrian

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛋ-ᛗᛖᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Met.: Metres of Boethius (OE poem)

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