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Old English Dictionary Entry

Weorold-wita

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1 weorold-wita

m. A secular or lay councillor:-- Gif feohbót áríseþ, swá swá wise woroldwitan tó steóre gesettan, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 5. Wíse eác wǽron woroldwitan ðe ǽrest gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, vii. 24; Th. i. 334, 21. Worldwitan, ix. 348, 13. weorold-wita
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛇᚱᚩᛚᛞ-ᚹᛁᛏᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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