weolocread
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From weoloc (“whelk”) + rēad (“red”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwe͜o.lokˌræ͜ɑːd/
Adjective
weolocrēad
- of the reddish color derived from whelk snails; scarlet or purple
- Synonyms: fellerēad, purpul, weolcenrēad, weolocbasu
Declension
Declension of weolocrēad — Strong
Declension of weolocrēad — Weak
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: welkred, welkered
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “weoloc-reád”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.