wǽt
wet, moisture ⬩ liquor, drink
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Hé ne mæg ǽtes oððe wǽtes brúcan, Homl. Th. i. 66, 9. Hé fæste, swá ðæt hé ne onbyrigde ǽtes ne wǽtes on eallum ðam fyrste, 166, 11: ii. 490, 11: Wulfst. 103, 1. Nán ðing tó ðigenne ne on ǽte ne on wǽte nec quicquam cibi aut potus presumere, R.
wǽt
wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture ⬩ wet, moist, having moisture ⬩ wet, rainy
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In wǽtan sihtran; of ðam wǽtan síce; . . . in ðæt wǽte sícc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 386, 10-16. Loca humentia, ðæt beóð wǽte stówa, Wulfst. 249, 17. On sméþum landum and on wǽtum, Lchdm. i. 90, 4. On wátum v. ll. wǽtum stówum, 222, 18.
wǽt
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Wǽt land irriguum, Gr. D. 245, 20. Add
wǽtan
To wet, moisten
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Wǽt ðæt liþ mid ecede, ii. 134, 9. Wǽt mid ðínum scytefingre, Techm. ii. 126, 2. Hí ða lifre wǽten, Lchdm. i. 346, 23. Hé wylle mid ðam seáwe his eágan hreppan and wǽtan, 128, 13. Wǽtan rigare, humectare, Hpt. Gl. 421, 54. Wǽtende humectans, Wrt.
Linked entry: wǽtian
wǽta
wet, moisture ⬩ a liquid ⬩ a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drink ⬩ moisture in an animal body, humour ⬩ water, urine ⬩ moisture of plants, juice, sap
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Mete cibus,drenc potus,wǽta liquor, 82, 47. Úre wǽta wæs olfenda miolc, Shrn. 38, 18. Dó on hunig and on wín . . . dó ðæt se wǽta mæge oferyrnan ða wyrta, Lchdm. ii. 306, 27.
wæl
the slain ⬩ the dead ⬩ a number of slain, ⬩ a single corpse ⬩ a slain person ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage ⬩ destruction
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Ðá gelæhton his gebróðra his líc of ðam wæle, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 673. Ðá sóhte hé on ðam wæle his líc, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 17. Hé on wæle lǽge, Byrht. Th. 139, 65; By. 279: 140, 39; By. 300.
wǽg
a weight ⬩ a wey ⬩ an implement for weighing ⬩ a balance
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a weight, as a general term Byrðen oððe wǽg pondus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Zup. 58, 17 note. Genim ðære ylcan wyrte ánre tremesse wǽge, Lchdm. i. 72, 11. Genim twéga trymessa wǽge, 70, 15. Þreóra trymessa wǽge, 72, 26: 74, 4.
wǽr
A covenant ⬩ compact ⬩ agreement ⬩ pledge
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A covenant, compact, agreement, pledge Wǽr is ætsomne Godes and monna, gǽsthálig treów, Exon. Th. 36, 29; Cri. 583. [Gewemme]dre wǽre violati foederis (pacti), Hpt. Gl. 496, 3: Cd. Th. 186, 18; Exod. 140. Wǽre gemyndig, 143, 1; Gen. 2372. Wǽre (cf.
wæd
A ford ⬩ shallow water ⬩ water that may be traversed ⬩ a body of water ⬩ sea
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Sǽholm oncneów ðæt ðú gife hæfdes ... wædu swæðorodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1066; An. 533. Wé on sǽbáte ofer waruðgewinn wada cunnedon faroðrídende, 878; An. 439: Beo. Th. 1021; B. 508.
wǽd
a weed ⬩ an article of dress ⬩ a garment ⬩ clothing ⬩ dress
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Ðæt gád ne wǽre wiste ne wǽde, Cd. Th. 222, 11; Dan. 103. Ðæt gebyreþ tó wǽde and tó wiste ðám ðe Gode þeówian, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 7. Heó wæsceþ his warig hrægl and him syleþ wǽde níwe, Exon. Th. 339, 25; Gn.
wǽg
movement ⬩ a wave ⬩ water ⬩ the wave ⬩ sea
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Ýð wið lande winneþ, wind wið wǽge, Met. 28, 58. Staþelas wið wǽge, wætre windendum, Exon. Th. 61, 8; Cri. 981: 351, 23; Sch. 84. Oft ic (an anchor) sceal wiþ wǽge winnan and wiþ winde feohtan, 398, 1; Rä. 17, 1.
wær
ware ⬩ aware ⬩ having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against ⬩ ware ⬩ prepared for ⬩ on guard against something that might be hurtful ⬩ ware ⬩ careful to avoid something ⬩ on guard against doing something ⬩ ware ⬩ observant of ⬩ attentive to a warning ⬩ wary ⬩ cautious ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ cunning
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Sóna wyrð deófol inne; is micel þearf ðæt manna gehwylc wið swylc wær sý, Wulfst. 280, 11. Ðæt wé geornlíce wacian and á wære beón wið deófles costnunga, Btwk. 220, 35. Woruldmenn wǽron wære wið heora fýnd, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 150.
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wægn
A waggon ⬩ wain ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ Charles' wain
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A waggon, wain, carriage, vehicle Wægn vehiculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 40. Wǽn plaustrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 51: 284, 43: plaustrum vel carrum, 16, 19: 85, 69. Mid ðý hé ðá se wǽn (wægn, MS.
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wælt
apparently some part of the thigh ⬩ a sinew
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Gif wælt wund weorðeþ, .iii. scillingas gebéte, L. Ethb. 68; Th. i. 18, 19. (The preceding section deals with wounds to the thigh. As regards the form of the word, it might be compared with O.H.Ger. walza decipula, pedica.)
wǽl
A weel ⬩ a deep pool ⬩ gulf ⬩ deep water of a stream or of the sea
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On wǽle fúlum þweán, sume wróhte getácnaþ. Lchdm. iii. 206, 10. Fugel uppe sceal lácan on lyfte, leax sceal on wǽle mid sceóte scríðan, Menol. Fox 538; Gn. C. 39. Of wǽle getogen gurgite ductus, Hymn. Surt. 70, 27: 25, 6.
wær
the sea
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the sea Wé ðissa leóda land gesóhton wære bewrecene, Andr. Kmbl. 537; An. 269. Hú ðú wǽgflotan, wære bestémdan, sǽhengeste, sund wísige, 974; An. 487
wæfþ
A sight ⬩ show ⬩ spectacle
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A sight, show, spectacle Wæfð vel wæfersýn spectaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 44.
walu
The mark left by a blow, a wale
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The mark left by a blow, a wale Walu vibex, wala vibices, Hpt. Gl. 487, 59. Wale vibice, livore, 516, 16. Wala vibices, 510, 41. Stíðra wala swipa asperae invectionis mastigias, 527, 26. [Wale or strype vibex. Prompt. Parv. 514. A wale vibix, Wülck.