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weóce

(n.)
Grammar
weóce, an ; f.

The wick of a lampcandle

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Weócum Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 43 : 131, 13

weóce

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For third passage substitute Þá gefyllde hé mid wætere ealle þǽre cyrcean ciellan and sette weócon (tapor, v.l.) onmiddan ( in media papyrum posuit), and þá mid fýre ontennde, Gr. D. 44, 15

cláþ-weóce

(n.)
Grammar
cláþ-weóce, an; f.
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A small piece of cloth used as a wick Of bedrýpedum cláþe, of gedrýpydre cláþweócan linteolo ebrio (madido ), Germ. 391, 18

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Work; opus. work, operative action, operation Godes willa is weorc God's will is operative Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 24. Ðæt Godes weorc (uoerc, Lind.: were, Rush.) wǽre geswutelod on him Jn. Skt. 9, 3. Gesweotula þurh searocræft ðín sylfes weorc, and sona

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

weód

(n.)
Grammar
weód, e ; f. ?;
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Wið cneówærce genim weóde wísan Lchdm. iii. 16, 16

weód

(n.)
Grammar
weód, es; n. f. (?)

A useless or injurious plant,a weed

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A useless or injurious plant, a weed Æceres weód, ðæt ðe bið on ofen ásend faenum agri, quod in clibanum mittitur Mt. Kmbl. 6, 30. Hwonan hæfð hit ðæt weód (zizania) ? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 27. Is áwriten ðæt hé séwe ðæt weód on ða gódan ǽceras Past. 47

weorce

Similar entry: weorc

weolc

(adj.)
Grammar
weolc, (? weolcen) ; adj.

Scarletpurple

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Scarlet, purple Twigedeágade deáge ł weolcere (weolcenre ?) ł wealcbasewere bis tincto cocco Hpt. Gl. 431, 31

Weócan

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Weócum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 43 : 131, 13

weorr

(adj.)
Grammar
weorr, adj.
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Bad, grievous Ðæt wæs ðam weorode weor tó geþoligenne (cf. sár tó geþolienne, 3375 ; An. 1691), Andr. Kmbl. 3317; An. 1661

Linked entries: wirsa weor

weota

Similar entry: wita

werde

(n.)
Grammar
werde, glosses opes, Kent. Gl. 864. (
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For préde? cf. opes superbe ofermóde préde, 249.)

weord

Similar entry: wyrd

weored

Similar entry: weorod

weorf

(n.)
Grammar
weorf, es; n.
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A young ass Weorf asellus, assa asinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 45. Be ǽlces nýtenes weorðe gif hí losiaþ. Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł. . . . wilde weof mid . xii. Sciłł., oxan mid .xxx. p̃, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 4. Ungewylde weorf, nýten ł hors

weorh

(n.)
Grammar
weorh, Lchdm. iii. 42, 3
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read dweorh, cf. i. 364, 13

weorm

Similar entry: wyrm

-weoren

(suffix)

Similar entry: for-weoren

weorpe

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Dele seale-weorpan

weorr

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Dele