wǽr-loga
One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person
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One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person Ðonne mánsceaða fore Meotude on ðam dóme standeþ, bið se wǽrloga fýres áfylled, Exon. Th. 95, 25; Cri. 1562. Hám Eormanríces, wráþes wǽrlogan, 319, 8; Víd. 9. Ðone wǽrlogan, láðne leódhatan
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wǽr-fæst
Faithful,
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¨ Faithful, as an epithet of the Deity Waldend gemunde wǽrfæst (faithful to his covenant)Abraham árlíce, Cd. Th. 156, 8; Gen. 2585. Ús Hǽlend God wǽrfæst onwráh Jesus, faithful to the covenant, has revealed God to us, Exon. Th. 24, 13; Cri. 384. Wǽrfæst
wær-geápnis
wǽr-leás
Faithless, false
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Faithless, false Wǽrleás mon . . . and ungetreów, Exon. Th. 343, 24; Gn. Ex. 162. Se feónd, wræcca wǽrleás, 263, 17; Jul. 351: 267, 26; Jul. 421. Wǽrleás werod ( the fallen angels ), Cd. Th. 5, 5; Gen. 67. Wǽrleásra weorud ( the wicked at the day of
wær-lot
Craft, cunning
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Craft, cunning Wærlotes astus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 33
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heaðu-wæd
Warlike weeds, dress
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Warlike weeds, dress, Beo. Th. 78; B. 39
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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.
wær-scipe
Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness
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Þúhte wísast se ðe wæs swicolost . . . ac wá heom ðæs wærscipes, Wulfst. 268, 19. Hý lǽtaþ ðæt tó wærscype, ðæt hý óðre magan swicollíce pǽcan, 55, 2, 15. Mid micelum wærscype lufian cum magna cautela diligere, Anglia xiii. 374, 125.
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un-wær
not on one's guard ⬩ unaware ⬩ unprepared ⬩ unwary ⬩ heedless ⬩ incautious ⬩ inconsiderate
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Grammar un-wær, adverbial uses Hí unwares ( unawares, unexpectedly ) cómon, and hé fyrst næfde, ðæt hé his fyrde gegadrian mihte, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 21. Unwæres, 1093; Erl. 229, 5. Ðá com Harold heom ongeán on unwaran (cf.
neorxna wang
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Brúcað gé Godes neorxnewonges, Hml. S. 30, 101. Ðá ðá hí ǽrest gesceapene wǽron on neorxna wonge, Past. 40S. 27. Add
wamm-cwide
Evil speaking, reviling, slander, blasphemy
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Evil speaking, reviling, slander, blasphemy Him (the devils)wæs wráð geworden for womcwidum, Cd.Th. 282, 6;Sat. 282. Ne wíte ic him ða womcwidas, þeáh hé his wyrðe ne sié tó álǽtanne ðæs fela hé mé láðes spræc, 39, 7;Gen. 621
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
fífel-wǽg
The terrific wave ⬩ the ocean ⬩ ōceănus
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The terrific wave, the ocean; ōceănus Léton ofer fífelwǽg scríðan bronte brimþisan they let the high ships go over the ocean, Elen. Kmbl. 473; El. 237
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freoðu-wǽr
a covenant of peace
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a covenant of peace, Andr. Kmbl. 3259; An. 1632
friðo-wǽr
A covenant of peace ⬩ pācis pactum
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A covenant of peace; pācis pactum Ic manige geseah men ða ðe noldan heora friðowǽre fæste healdan vīdi non servantes pactum, Ps. Th. 118, 158
fyrd-wǽn
A military waggon ⬩ essĕdum
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A military waggon; essĕdum, Th. Diplm. A.D. 1050-1073; 430, 2
pund-wǽg
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A pound-weight, a pound Mon sceal simle tó beregafole ágifan æt ánum wyrhtan six pundwǽga, L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, 6. .xx. pundwǽga (-wéga, MS. B.) fóðres, 70; Th. i. 146, 19