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.