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weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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of water, &c. issuing from a source, to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow Ic wealle bullio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Zup. 192, 3. Of ðæm neáhmunte wealleþ hlúter wæter, ðonne drincaþ ða menn ðæt cadente rivo puram ex vicino monte potant aquam, Nar

Linked entry: for-weallen

welig

(adj.)
Grammar
welig, weleg; adj.

Wealthyrichopulent

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Wealthy, rich, opulent of persons, in respect to material or non-material riches Welig dives Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 18: pecuniosus 54, 53. Sum weligman wæs homo quidam erat dives Lk. 16, l, 19. Sum weli (welig, MS. A.: wælig, Lind.) mann Mt. Kmbl. 27, 57.

Linked entry: wealig

weltan

Similar entry: wiltan

wélan

Grammar
wélan, v. be-wélan (v. Ps. Vos. 105, 38).

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welig

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Add Hié gemyndgiað ðára weligera (welegra, v.l. ) ðe lange striéndon, and lytle hwíle brucon, Past. 333, 15. v. ofer-, weorold-welig

weled

Similar entry: wilwan

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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A lip masculine or uncertain Weler labium Wrt. Voc. i. 70, 48. Wæler labrum 64, 53. Welor labium 282, 69: ii. 51, 67. Neoðera welor album 7, 79. Weolure labio Lchdm. i. lxx, 4. Weleras labia Ps. Spl. 11, 2, 4: 65, 12: Ps. Th. 62, 5: 65, 12: Kent. Gl.

Linked entry: weoler

welig

(n.)
Grammar
welig, es;m.

A willow

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A willow Welig salix Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 62. Weliges leáf Lchdm. ii. 156, 1. Welies 154, 22. Ǽrest on ðone welig; of ðam welige Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 223, 23. Tó ðam greátan welige 438, 3. On ðone ealdan myl[en] ðǽr ða welegas standaþ ii. 250, 10. On welgum

welle

Similar entry: wille

weluc

Similar entry: weoloc

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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wealth, riches Wela, hord, feoh gazofilacium Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 24. Wuldur and wela gloria et divitiae Ps. Th. 111, 3. Geðenc nú hwæt ðínes ágnes seó ealra ðissa woruldǽhta and welena . . . hwæt hæfst ðú . . . æt ðám welum ? Sege mé nú hwæþer se ðín wela

Linked entries: wala weala weola

well

Similar entry: will

welm

Similar entry: wilm

wela

Grammar
wela, <b>. II.</b>
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Sume hé bereáfaþ hiora welan swíþe hraþe þæs ðe hí ǽrest gesǽlige weorþaþ, þý lǽs hí for longum gesǽþum hí tó úp áhæbben, and ðonan on oferméttum weorðen quosdam remordet, ne longa felicitate luxurient, Bt. 39, II; F. 228, , 22. Add

-welm

(suffix)
Grammar
-welm, -welma. v. fót-welm(a).

wel

Grammar
wel, <b>. I</b> 1 b.
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Add Þá ðá wé wel noldon, ðá forhradode Godes mildheortnys þæt wé wel woldon. Nú wé wel willað, ús fyligð Godes mildheortnys þæt úre willa ýdel ne sý. Hé gearcað úrne gódne willan tó fultumigenne, Hml. Th. ii. 84, 13-16. Add Ic nát for hwý gé þá tída

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Grammar wel, adv. Well with verbs marking the success or excellence of the action of the verb Ðæt hié heora fulwihthádas wel gehealdan Blickl. Homl. 109, 26. Wel hearpan stirgan Exon. Th. 42, 6; Cri. 668. Swíþe wel ðú mín hæfst geholpen Bt. 41, 4; Fox

Linked entry: BET

wél

(n.)

a pool

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a pool

líf-welle

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-welle, adj.
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From a living spring Lífwelle wæter [wæter cwicwelle, Rush.] aquam vivam, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 10

mód-welig

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-welig, adj.

Rich in spiritual or mental gifts

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Rich in spiritual or mental gifts Gregorius, Rómwara betest, monna módwelegost. Past. Swt. 9, 12