Wednesday, 23 May 2007

Oi Ref...he bit me !

Faul; a word used as a charm against the bite of an adder:-Sume án word wið nædran bíte lǽraþ to cweðenne, ðæt is, Faul some teach us against bite of adder to speak one word, that is, Faul, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 2.

AngloSaxon dictionary - Submitted by Julia

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