īdellīce

Old English Dictionary Entry

īdellīce

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: on īdel

Definitions

1 īdellīce

adv. I. in vain, to no purpose :-- Haldende īdelnisse īdel-līce (supervacue), Ps. Srt. 30, 7. Mon hwedre īdellīce (vane) bid gedroefed, 38, 7: 88, 48. II. without cause :-- Īdellīce (vane) edwīttun sāwle mīne, 34, 7. under īdel; n. idellice

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛞᛖᛚᛚᛁᚳᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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