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wann

  • adjective
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wann, adj.
Dark, dusty, sable, lurid, livid
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  • Wann

    bruntus.

      Wrt. Voc. 1. 46, 40.
  • Wonn, ii. 12, 58.
  • Won,

      127, 28.
  • Ða sweartan lurida, wan and flæc

    luridus,

      53, 16.
  • Ða wannan

    libida (but the Latin is livida (vibe

    x),
      Ald. 77-8), 88, 3: 50, 33.
  • Ðære wannan

    cerula,

      24, 58.
  • Ða womian aetrinan

    livida toxica,

      112, 63: 50, 80.
  • Da wonnan

    lividas,

      53, 1.
blue-black, livid
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  • Ðonne se dǽl ðæs líchoman, sié gewended blæc oþþe won oþþe swilces hwæt,

      Lchdm. ii. 82, 12.
  • Gif ðæt blód swíðe reád sié oþþe won,

      254, 10.
  • Swearte ł wan[ne] wale

    caerulea (nigra, tetra, tunsa) vibice (livore),

      Hpt. Gl. 516, 14.
  • Gif ða ómihtan, wannan þing oþþe ða reádan sýn útan cumen,

      Lchdm. ii. 82, 21.
of the colour of living creatures,
swarthy, dusty, dark-hued
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  • Se wonna þegn, sweart and saloneb,

      Exon. Th. 433, 8; Rä. 50, 4.
  • Bið se wǽrloga (

    the wicked at the judgement day

    ) won and wliteleás, hafaþ werges bleó,
      95. 30; Cri. 1565.
  • Deóful ætýwde wann and wliteleás, hæfde weriges híw,

      Andr. Kmbl. 2339; An. 1171-
    Hræfen gól wan and wælfel, Elen. Kmbl. 105 ; El. 53.
  • Se wonna hrefn,

      Beo. Th. 6041; B. 3024.
  • Wanna,

      Judth. Thw. 24, 25; Jud; 206: Cd. Th. 119, 22; Gen. 1983.
  • Bearg won,

      Exon. Th. 428, 12 ; Rä. 41, 107.
of the colour of material,
dark, dingy
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  • Ys

    mín bæc wonn.
      Exon. Th. 496, 13; Rä. 85, 14.
  • Wonnum hyrstum gefrætwed,

      436, 1 ; Rä. 54, 7.
  • Mec mon biþeahte mid þearfan wǽdum, and mec on þeóstre álegde biwundenne mid wonnum cláþum 87, 12 ; Cri. 1424.
as a (poetical) epithet of shade, cloud, night, etc.
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  • Gif him (the stars) wan fore wolcen hangaþ (cf. ðonne sweartan wolcnu him beforan gáþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 22) ne mægen hí leóman ansendan

    nubibus atris condita nullum fundere possunt sidera lumen,

      Met. 5, 4.
  • Sceadu wann under wolcnum, Rood Kmbl. 109; Kr. 55.
  • Seó deorce niht won gewíteþ. Exon. Th. 204,

      17; Ph. 99: 292, 23; Wand. 292.
  • Ðá se æþela glǽm setlgong sóhte, swearc norðrodor won under wolcnum,

      178, 34; Gú. 1254.
  • In ðisse wonnan niht,

      163, 30; Gú. 1001.
  • On wanre niht scríðan,

      Beo. Th. 1409; B. 702; Hé
    geseah deorc gesweorc semian sweart, wonn and wéste, Cd. Th. 7, 22 ; Gen. 110.
  • Ða wonnan niht móna onlíhteþ (cf. se móna líht on niht,

      Bt. 21; Fox 74, 25), Met. II, 61.
  • Færeþ sunne in ðæt wonne genip under wætra geþring,

      Exon. Th. 351, 12; Sch. 79.
  • Wolcnu wann,

      Cd. Th. 14, 5 ; Gen. 214.
  • Sceadu sweðerodon wonn under wolcnum,

      Andr. Kmbl. 1673 ; An. 839.
  • Wan,

      Beo. Th. 1306; B. 651.
  • Won,

      Exon. Th. 384, 33; Rä. 4, 37.
  • Wonnum nihtum,

      496, 3; Rä. 85, 8.
as a (poetical) epithet of water (cf. Myn is the drenchyng in the see so wan, Chauc. Kn. T. 1598)
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  • Ýðgeblond ástígeþ won tó wolcnum

    the troubled waves mount dark to heaven,

      Beo. Th. 2752 ; B. 1374.
  • Wonn,

      Exon. Th. 383, 34; Rä. 4, 20.
  • Hé þeahte bearn middangeardes wonnan wǽge

    he covered earth's children with the dark wave,

      Cd. Th. 83, 13 ; Gen. 1379.
  • Gewát se wilda fugel ofer wonne wǽg,

      88, 8; Gen. 1462.
  • Hé wolde ðæt wanne wæter tó wíne áwendan. Homl. Th. ii. 58, 16.
  • Sweart wæter, wonne wælstreámas,

      Cd. Th. 78, 30; Gen. 1301 : 86, 13; Gen. 1430.
  • Gársecg þeahte sweart synnihte wonne wǽgas

    black everlasting night covered ocean, the dark waves,

      8, 4; Gen. 119.
as a (poetical) epithet of fire. v. wann-fýr
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  • Nú sceal gléd fretan, wyrdan wonna lég, wigena strengel,

      Beo. Th. 6221 ; B. 3115.
  • Se wonna lég,

      Cd. Th. 309, 24; Sat. 715.
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v. brún-wann.
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v.  wan wanniht.
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