orcneas

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, orc (“hell, demon?”) +‎ *nē (“corpse”) +‎ -as (masculine nominative//accusative plural)

Noun

orcnēas m pl

  1. (hapax legomenon, poetic) Definition unclear, but apparently refers to some form of (sea?) monster or monstrous creature
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