weolocread
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From weoloc (“whelk”) + rēad (“red”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
weolocrēad
- of the reddish color derived from whelk snails; scarlet or purple
- Synonyms: fellerēad, purpul, weolcenrēad, weolocbasu
Declension[edit]
Declension of weolocrēad — Strong
Declension of weolocrēad — Weak
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “weoloc-reád”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.