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