ful-wélig
full wealthy ⬩ very rich
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full wealthy, very rich
hwíl-wende
Temporary
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Temporary, lasting for a time, not eternal Him fremede tó écere hǽlþe seó hwílwende ehtnys the persecution that lasted but for a time, helped him to the salvation which lasts for ever, Homl. Th. ii. 528, 7. Hé hí mǽrsaþ on ðære écan worulde for heora
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leóf-wende
Pleasing ⬩ gracious ⬩ acceptable ⬩ amiable ⬩ estimable
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Pleasing, gracious, acceptable, amiable, estimable Nó liófwende non gratus, Wrt. Voc, ii. 61, 62. Sum biþ leófwende hafaþ mód and word monnum geþwǽre one man is amiable, he hath mind and speech in accord with men, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298. 13; Crä. 84. Ne
luf-wende
Beloved ⬩ amiable ⬩ pleasant
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Beloved, amiable, pleasant Cild ácenned lufwende a child born [at that time will be] amiable, Lchdm. iii. 186, 24. Mid lufwendum módes willan cum benevolo animi affectu, Lye. Ða lufwende eardas dilecta rura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 42
ge-weald
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Add Gif hwá forstelð hwǽte and ꝥ forstolene sǽwð, hwæt, áh ꝥ corn geweald, ꝥ hit wearp se sǽdere on moldan?, Hml. A. 36, 312. a muscle, tendon Gif mon óðrum þá geweald forsleá uppe on þám sweóran and forwundie tó þám swíþe ꝥ hé náge þǽra geweald, Ll
stán-weall
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A wall of stone Stánweal[les] maceriae, muri, Hpt. Gl. 409, 77. Stánwealle (-walle, Ps. Surt.) maceriae, Ps. Spl. T. 61, 3. Ða hwíle ðe mon worhte ða burg mid stánwealle, Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 27. Ðæt wæter ( of the Red Sea ) him stód swilce stánweallas
un-wealt
Not given to roll ⬩ steady
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Not given to roll, steady Ða scipu wǽron ǽgðer ge swiftran, ge eác unwealtran, ge eác hiéran ðonne ða óðru, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 14 (v. note, p. 320)
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wudu-weald
High ground covered with wood ⬩ a wooded height
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High ground covered with wood, a wooded height On wuduwaldum in saltibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 71
an-weald
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Anuuald (-uald, -uualda) monarchia, Txts. 76, 622. Anwald jus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 19. Hé wile reáfian ðone ðe hié him sealde his anwaldes jus dantis invadit, Past. 371, 25. On ǽlcum ende mínes anwealdes, Ll. Th. i. 274, 2. Hú Assael hine unwærlíce mid
bord-weall
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Add: a line of shields. Similar entries Cf. scild-weall Hí bord-weal clufan, heówan heaþolinde, Chr. 937; P. 106, 13. the side of a ship: Wiht (an iceberg) cwom æfter wǽge líðan . . . bord-weallas gróf, Rá. 34, 6
bred-weall
Linked entry: weall
breóst-weall
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Breóstweal propugnacula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 71. Add
burg-weall
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In Lucan þǽre cæstre ... seó eá flóweþ be þám burhwealle ( juxta urbis muros ), Gr. D. 192, 16. On ðá burhwalles; of ðám burhwallan ... cn suðwardne ðone burhwal, C.D. iii. 394, 28-30. Pharao hét hí wyrcan his burhweallas (cf. hig getimbrodun Pharaones
díc-weall
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A ditch-wall Directe uersus occidentem usque la dichewalle; et sic per fossatum directe usque in riuulo de Tamyse, C. D. iii. 408, 10
ge-wealc
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ꝥ gewealc þára ýða hwaðerode mid windum, Ap. Th. 11, 1. Add
grund-weall
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Add: physical. the foundation of a building Hús bútan grundwealle, Lk. 6, 49. Swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre tóworpen fram þam grundweallum ( a fundamentis ), Gr. D. 236, 14. the lowest part of a mountain Grundwellas munta, Ps. L. 17, 8. figurative. of
hwíl-wende
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Add: hwílende. of duration, temporary, not lasting long, not permanent Medemmicel hwíl is ꝥ g mé ne geseóð, and eft is lylel fæc ꝥ gé mé eft geseóð . . . Þeós hwílwende gesihð . . . Hml. A. 74, 40, Hí ná tó þǽre hwílendre ( ad illam momentaneam) mihtan
ofer-welig
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Exceedingly rich Ðá forlegeran and þá godwracan and þá ofe[r]welgan, Nap. 50
on-wemme
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Without blemish Heorte onwemme cor inmaculatum, Ps. Vos. 118, 80