Old English Dictionary Entry

Wull-hnoppa

Part of speech: an;

Definitions

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1 wull-hnoppa

m. Wool-nap, the wool on a fleece :-- Wullhnoppa (printed -knoppa; but cf. hnoppian vellere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 56: noppe detuberare, a noppe of clothe tuberus, Cath. Angl. 256) lanugo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 66. wull-hnoppa

Similar Words

-wacnian
-wamb
-wand
-wandigendlíce
-wandodlíc

Runic Inscription

ᚹᚢᛚᛚ-ᚻᚾᚩᛈᛈᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Voc.: Vocabulary
Wrt.: Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies

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