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weal-more

Grammar
weal-more, (-u, -a).

Similar entry: wealh-more

weal-wyrt

Similar entry: wealh-wyrt

weax-æppel

(n.)
Grammar
weax-æppel, es; m.

A wax apple, a ball of wax

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A wax apple, a ball of wax Se Pater Noster mæg ána ealla gesceafta on his ðære swíðran hand on ánes weaxæpples onlícnisse geðýn and gewringan, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 33

weax-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
weax-berende,

bearing a wax candle

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bearing a wax candle; the word (in the form uæx biorende) glosses cerarius in the passage: Accoluthus grece, cerarius ad recitandum evangelium (cf.Acolitus is gecweden se ðe candele oððe tapor byreþ þonne mann godspell rǽt, Ælfc. C. 14; Th. ii. 348,

æf-wela

(n.)
Grammar
æf-wela, an; m.

Decrease of wealth

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Decrease of wealth Gyf man méte ꝥ hé his hús timbrie ꝥ byð his weaxnes (ꝥ hys gód byþ weaxende, v. l.). Gyf him þince ꝥ his hús sí tóworpen sum æfwela (ætlætnes, v. l. ) him bið tóweard, Lch. iii. 170, 13

Linked entry: wela

ǽg-wern

Similar entry: ǽg-hwǽr

hord-wela

(n.)
Grammar
hord-wela, an; m.

Hoarded, stored-up wealth

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Hoarded, stored-up wealth Ðeáh ðe hordwelan heólde lange, Beo. Th. 4677; B. 2344

Corn-weal

(n.)
Grammar
Corn-weal, es; m.

CORNWALL Cornubia

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CORNWALL; Cornubia Som. Ben. Lye

á-werd

Grammar
á-werd, l. á-werde, and dele = a-wered . . . a-werdan.

Went-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Went-sǽte, pl.

The inhabitants of Gwent

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The inhabitants of Gwent Be Wentsǽtum and Dúnsǽtum. Hwílon Wentsǽte hýrdon intó Dúnsǽtan, ac hit gebyreþ rihtor intó West-Sexan, þyder hý scylan gafol and gíslas syllan L. O. D. 9 ; Th. i. 356, 17-20

Linked entry: Wente

weoh-steall

Similar entry: wíg-steall

Iringes weg

(n.)
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via secta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 50. v. Grmm. D. M. 332

wen-spring

(n.)
Grammar
wen-spring, (wen-spryng), es; m.

A mole

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A mole Wensprynga nevorum Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 50

wí=weg

Similar entry: weg

Iringes weg

(v.)
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Substitute: Íringes weg the milky way [Mirari tamen non possumus in tantum famam praevaluisse ut Iringi nomine, quem ita vocitant, lacteus coeli circulus usque in praesens sit notatus, Grm. D. M. (trans.) 358 q. v.] Íringes (Iuuaringes, Erf. Cf. (?)

bǽde-wég

(n.)
Grammar
bǽde-wég, -wíg, es; n.

A cuppoculum

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A cup; poculum Heó scencte bittor bǽde-wég she poured out the bitter cup, Exon. 47a; Th. 161, 13; Gú. 958

Linked entry: wǽge

fisc-wér

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-wér, fisc-wer, es; m.

a fishing-groundcaptura

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Substitute: a weir for catching fish Fiscwer and mylne macian, Angl. ix. 261, 12. a fishing-ground; captura: Lǽtað eówre nett on þone fiscwer laxa retia uestra in capturam (v. wer in Dict.), Lk. 5, 4

wæl-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-weg, (=hwæl-weg or wǽl-weg)

the sea

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the sea Hweteþ on wælweg ofer holma gelagu, Exon. Th. 309, 26; Seef. 63

weg-gelǽte

(n.)
Grammar
weg-gelǽte, an ; f. : -weg-gelǽte, es; n. (v. ge-lǽte)

A place where roads meet

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A place where roads meet Weggelǽte compitalia, Hpt. Gl. 515, 27. Æt ðære wegegelǽton, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 29. Wegelǽton trivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 58. Weggelǽta compita, 37, 45

Linked entry: ge-lǽte

weg-fór

(n.)
Grammar
weg-fór, e; f.

A wayfaring, going away

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A wayfaring, going away On wegfóre in provectione ( = profectione?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 29