wæter
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Th. 31, 7.) water Wæter aqua, hlúttor wæter limpha, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 17, 18. Wæter limphale, ii. 52, 19. Ðæt wæter is brosniendlíc wǽta. Homl. Th. ii. 270, 5. Blód fléwð ofer eorðan swá swá wæter, Blickl. Homl. 237, 6. Byrneþ wæter swá weax, Exon.
wæter
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</b> add Æfter þan bióð ealle wæteras and ealle wyllas on blóde tunc omnes fontes et putei in sanguinem convertentur, Verc. Först. 120, 9. v. fullwiht-, regn-, sǽ-wæter
fant-wæter
Font-water, baptismal water ⬩ baptistērii aqua
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Font-water, baptismal water; baptistērii aqua Ðæt hálige fant-wæter, ðe is geháten lífes wyl-spring, is gelíc on hiwe óðrum wæterum the holy font-water, which is called the well-spring of life, is in appearance like other waters, Homl.
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font-wæter
Font ⬩ fountain or spring water ⬩ fontāna ăqua
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Font, fountain or spring water; fontāna ăqua Wyrc drenc font-wæter make a font- water drink, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 6
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wæter-pyt
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A water-pit, well Of ðam wege on ðone wæterpytt; of ðam pytte on dene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 186, 19. On ðone wæterpyt; of ðam wæterpyt, iii. 359, 15. Heó geseah sumne wæterpytt videns puteum aquae, Gen. 21, 19. Done wæterpytt puteum illum (cf. wyllspring
wæter-steal
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Standing water, a pool Ðǽr synd unmǽte móras, hwílon sweart wætersteal, hwílon fúle eáríþas yrnende ( sometimes black stagnant water, sometimes foul streams running, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 5
wæter-ælfen
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A water-elf, water-nymph Wæterælfenne nymfae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 31
wæter-fæsten
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A place protected by water Hé gewícode ðǽr ðǽr hé niéhst rýmet hæfde for wudufæstenne ond for wæterfæstenne he encamped as near to the Danes as the wood and water, which protected their position, would allow him to find sufficient room, Chr. 894; Erl
wæter-ham
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Land surrounded by a ditch (?) Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on waterhammes; of ðan hamman on grénan beorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 31. Cf. flódhammas, i. 289, 18
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wæter-del
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A dell in which there is water Norð tó wæterdellæ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 126, 14
wæter-flód
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Swilce óðer wæterflód swá fleów heora blód. Homl. Skt. i. 23, 74. On ðæs Ambictiones tíde wurdon mycele wæterfiód (inluvies aquarum ] geond ealle world, Ors. 1, 6; Swt. 36, 7. Hine storm ne mæg áwecgan, ne wæterflódas brecan brondstæfne, Andr. Kmbl. 1006
wæter-seáþ
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Seó stów ofer þám stæþe sumes wæterseáðes (ofer sumes wæteres seáðes ófre, v.l.) (super laci ripam), Gr. D. 113, 21. Wæs gewinnful niþer tó ástígenne tó þám wæterseáðe ( ad lacum), þonne hí sceoldon heom wæter hladan, 112, 18. Add
wæter-gesceaft
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The watery element Swá ꝥ wæter wæs standende and beleác þá duru þǽre cyrican, efne swylce seó wætergesceaft (wæteres gesceaft) wǽre onwænded in fæstes wáges staðolfæstnesse sic stans aqua ecclesiae januam clausit, ac si illud elementum liquidum in soliditatem
wæter-bucca
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An aquatic insect, a water-spider Wæter-buc[c]a vel [wæter]gát tippula, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 14
wæter-spring
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A springing up of water Upcyme, wæter-sprync wylla, Cd. Th. 240, 13 ; Dan. 386
wæter-gewæsc
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Land formed by the washing up of earth Circumlutus locus mid wæter ymbtyrnd stede, alluvium wætergewæsc, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 15, 16
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wæter-gyte
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.), oððe se ðe wæter gýt. Lchdm. iii. 246, 4
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wæter-bróga
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Cf. wæter-egesa
wæter-ordál
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Ǽlc tiónd áge geweald swá hwæðer hé wille swá wæter swá ísen, L. Eth. iii. 6; Th. i. 296, 4. See ordál
wæter-frogga
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A water-frog Wæterfrocgan (ranę in aqua) hwílon hí man gesihð of wætere, and swá þeáh sécað tó fúllicum mórseohtrum, Chrd. 96, 27
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