wæl-rǽs
A deadly attack ⬩ an attack in which men are slain
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A deadly attack, an attack in which men are slain Wæs sió swátswaðu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5886; B. 2947. Æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan, 5055; B. 2531.
wæl-fel
Cruel to the slain ⬩ very cruel
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Cf. wæl-hreów Hræfen uppe gól, wan and wælfel, Elen. Kmbl. 105; El. 53
wæl-fill
Slaughter ⬩ carnage
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Hér micel wælfill wæs æt Wóddesbeorge (Wódnes-, MS. E.), Chr. 592; Erl. 18, 30. Blódgyte, wællfyll weres, morð mid mundum. Cd. Th. 92,11; Gen. 1527. Heó underbæc beseah wið ðæs wælfylles the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 154, 29; Gen. 2563
Linked entry: wæl-feall
wæl-seax
A war-knife ⬩ a sword or dagger used in fight
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A war-knife, a sword or dagger used in fight Hé wælseaxe gebrǽd, ðæt hé on byrnan wæg, Beo. Th. 5400;B. 2703
ge-wæd
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A ford Willelm cyng lǽdde scipfyrde and landfyrde tó Scotlande ... and his landfyrde æt þám Gewæde ( the Forth) inn lǽdde (férde inn ofer ꝥ Wæð, v. l. ), Chr. 1072; P. 208, 14.
Linked entry: wæd
seolh-wæd
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Cf. preceding word and mearc-pæð, -wæd
hræd-wægn
A swift chariot
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A swift chariot Se stiórþ ðam hrædwǽne eallra gesceafta volucrem currum regit, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 81; Met. 24, 41
rysel-wærc
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Voc. i. 44, 20) Wiþ wambe wærce and ryselwærce, Lch. ii. 318, 15
Lǽden-ware
The Latins ⬩ the Romans
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Firgilius wæs mid Lǽdenwarum sélest amongst the Romans Virgil was best, Bt. 41, 1; Fox 244, 5
Boruct-ware
A people of ancient Germany, occupying the country between the Rhine, the Lippe, Ems, and Weser ⬩ Bructĕri
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A people of ancient Germany, occupying the country between the Rhine, the Lippe, Ems, and Weser; Bructĕri = Βρoύκτερoι Wǽron Frysan, Rugine, Dene, Hune, Eald-Seaxan, Boructware sunt Fresones, Rugini, Danai, Hunni, Antiqui Saxones, Boructuari, Bd. 5,
Linked entry: Boruchtuari
heáfod-wærc
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Wið heáfodwræce (-wærce, l. 8), iii. 2, 4
wæl-stów
The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter
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Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33. On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan, Byrht.
Linked entry: hreá-wíc
wæl-dreór
The blood of the slain
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The blood of the slain Wæter wældreóre fág, Beo. Th. 3267; B. 1631. Eorðe wældreóre (the blood of Abel), swealh of handum ðínum (Cain's), Cd. Th. 62, 19; Gen. 1016. Ic fylde mid folmum ordbanan Abeles, eordan sealde wældreór weres, 67, 9; Gen. 1098
wæl-hreów
Cruel ⬩ barbarous ⬩ bloodthirsty
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Hé wæs wælhreáw cwellere cristenra manna, Homl. Th. ii. 308, 4. Welhrióu crudelis, Kent. Gl. 367. Irtacus wælreów cyning, Apstls. Kmbl. 137; Ap. 69. Wælreów wiga a warrior who would not spare his foe. Beo. Th. 1262; B. 629.
wæter-seáþ
A water-pit, well, reservoir
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A water-pit, well, reservoir Ðá wæs ðǽr on óþre sídan ðæs hláwes gedolfen swylce mycel Wæterseát wǽre. 4;Gdwin. 26, 8. Wæterseáðes cisternae, Hpt. Gl. 418, 27. [Myrige wæterseáðes ðǽr ábúten standeþ, Shrn. 13, 17.]
wæl-reáf
what is taken from the slain ⬩ spoil taken in war ⬩ spoil ⬩ prey ⬩ robbing the slain
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what is taken from the slain, spoil taken in war, spoil, prey Waelreáf (wael-, uuel-reáb) manubium, Txts. 77, 1277. Wælreáf, manubia (the passage is: Vesperi dirimens manubias (v. Gen. 49, 27), Ald. 26), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 44:78, 48.
Linked entry: weg-reáf
wæter-scipe
A body of water, a piece of water, water
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Wæs swíþe wynsum wǽta út flówende . . . Wæs ongeán ðyssum wæterscipe glæsen fæt, Blickl. Homl. 209, 4.
wull-wǽga
Scales for weighing wool
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Scales for weighing wool Momentana lytle wǽga, campana wulwǽga, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 43
æt-wæg
took away
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took away,Beo. Th. 2401; B. 1198;
a-wæh
weighed out ⬩ weighed to ⬩ appendit
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weighed out, weighed to; appendit, Gen. 23, 16