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wǽr-loga

  • noun [ masculine ]
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wǽr-loga, an; m.
One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person
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  • Ðonne mánsceaða fore Meotude on ðam dóme standeþ, bið se wǽrloga fýres áfylled,

    • Exon. Th. 95, 25
    • ;
    • Cri. 1562.
  • Hám Eormanríces, wráþes wǽrlogan,

    • 319, 8
    • ;
    • Víd. 9.
  • Ðone wǽrlogan, láðne leódhatan (

    Holofernes

    ),
    • Judth. Thw. 22, 22
    • ;
    • Jud. 71.
  • Hér syndan wedlogan and wǽrlogan

    in this land are men false to their pledges and to their covenants,

    • Wulfst. 165, 37.
  • Wǽrlogan (

    the cannibal Mermedonians

    ),
    • Andr. Kmbl. 141
    • ;
    • An. 71: 215
    • ;
    • An. 108.
  • Wǽrlogona (

    the people of Sodom

    )

    sint firena hefige,

    • Cd. Th. 145, 22
    • ;
    • Gen. 2409.
  • On wǽrlogum wrecan torn Godes,

    • 152, 33
    • ;
    • Gen. 2530.
  • Mid ðyssum wǽrlogan,

    • 151, 4
    • ;
    • Gen. 2503.
  • On wǽrlogan (

    the people before the flood

    )

    wíte settan

    ,
    • 76, 32
    • ;
    • Gen. 1266.
  • Hé sceal wedlogan and wǽrlogan hatian and hýnan,

    • Wulfst. 266, 29.
  • ¶ applied to spirits :--

    Se atola gást, wráð wǽrloga,

    • Kmbl. 2595
    • ;
    • An. 1299.
  • Hié hýrdon tó georne wráðum wǽrlogan,

    • 1225
    • ;
    • An. 613.
  • Wíc æt ðam wǽrlogan

    a dwelling with the devil,

    • Exon. Th. 362, 15
    • ;
    • Wal. 37: 269, 24
    • ;
    • Jul. 455.
  • Hwílum cyrdon mánsceaþan on mennisc híw, hwílum brugdon áwyrgde wǽrlogan on wyrmes bleó,

    • 156, 31
    • ;
    • >. 883: 120, 9
    • ;
    • Gú. 269: 139, 18
    • ;
    • Gú. 595.
  • Hé sceóp ðám wérlogan (

    the apostate angels)

    wræclícne hám,

    • Cd. Th. 3, 16
    • ;
    • Gen. 36.
  • [

    This Dragon of Dissait

    (the devil)

    . . . þis warloghe . . . with wilis ynoghe mannes saule to dissaiue,

    • Destr. Tr. 4436-45.
  • A warlow (

    a monster

    ),
    • Alex. (Skt.) 1706.
  • Snakis and oþire warlaȝes wild, þat in þe wod duelled,

    • 3795.
  • To þe way of wickidnes be warlaȝes (

    devils

    )

    gidid

    ,
    • 4425.
  • He warded þis wrech man (

    Jonah

    )

    in warlowes gutteȝ,

    • Allit. Pms. 99, 258.
  • Þaa warlaus

    (v. ll. deuils, fendes)

    ,
    • C. M. 23250.
  • The foulle warlawes of helle,

    • Halliw. Dict.]
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v.  wér-loga.
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