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whelk

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Searchable Lemmata: weoloc (OE), welke, wulloc, chwalcs (W).
Alternate Forms: weolocas.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1a(n.) Dye; a shellfish, from which a purple dye could be obtained, also refered to as 'weolocscill.'(circa 850)
1. Murice ł conchilium : weluc. [DOE ArPrGl 1 (Holt-Campb) (0474 (474))]
2. & her beoð swyþe genihtsume weolocas, of þam bið geweorht se weolocreada tælgh, þone ne mæg sunne blæcan ne ne regn wyrdan; ac swa he biþ yldra, swa he fægerra biþ. Historic. [DOE Bede 1 (0007 (0.26.9))]
c.f.: conchylium
OE.
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, From wealcian = to roll or wrap.
WF:
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