weolocread
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
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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.