Bere-wíc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Bere-wíc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: bere-tún. bere-wic

Definitions

1 bere-wíc

n. A barley-village, a corn-village; hordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1060; 382, 12 : A. D. 1093; 443, 31.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛖᚱᛖ-ᚹᛁᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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