cræftgleaw

Old English

Etymlogy

By surface analysis, cræft (skill) +‎ glēaw (wise, learned)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkræftˌɡlæ͜ɑːw/

Adjective

cræftglēaw

  1. sage-minded, science-learned
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      ⁊ þā wearð ætȳwed · uppe on roderum
      steorra on staþole...
      comēta bē naman · cræftglēawe men
      wīse sōþboran...
      And then appeared, up in the heavens,
      a star in the firmament...
      a comet by name, according to sage-minded men,
      wise bearers of truth...

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