Old English · noun
orcneas
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Modern English
- monstrousdefinitionrefers
Meaning
-
Definition unclear, but apparently refers to some form of (sea?) monster or monstrous creature
Etymology
By surface analysis, orc (“hell, demon?”) + *nē (“corpse”) + -as (masculine nominative//accusative plural)
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