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wealca

  • noun [ masculine ]
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wealca, an ; m.
a roller, a wave, billow (cf. freturn, i.
feruor maris a walke,
    Wülck. Gl. 584, 36). v.ge-wealc
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  • Streám út áweóll, fleów ofer foldan, fámige walcan eorðan þehton, miclade mereflód,

      Andr. Kmbl. 3047 ; An. 1526.
a garment that may be rolled round a person, a muffler, wrap, veil. v. wealcian
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  • Ðá dyde heó of hire wydewan reáf and nam hire walcan

    (theristrum),

      Gen. 38, 14.
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v.  walca.
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  • wealca, n.