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weg-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
weg-gedál, es; n.

A place where a road divides

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A place where a road divides Weggedál difortium, Txts. 57, 672 : compitum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 60

weg-nest

(n.)
Grammar
weg-nest, es; n.

Food for a journey

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Food for a journey Wearð uncer wegnyst áfúlod, Shrn. 42, 4. Him siþþan sý wegnestes getíðad, and swá mid wegneste hám cyrren, R. Ben. 103, 21. Ðá genámon wit twégen buccan, and wit hig ácwealdon, and gehióldan hiora flǽsc unc tó wægnyste, Shrn. 41, 30

Linked entry: nest

weg-twislung

(n.)
Grammar
weg-twislung, e ; f.

The forking of a road

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The forking of a road Wegtwislung (spelt -twiflung) diverticulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 6

Linked entry: twislung

wel-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dǽd, e; f.

a good deeda benefitfavourkindnessan officeservice

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a good deed Wé sceolon on úrum weldǽdum blissian mid sóðre eádmódnysse, and úrum Drihtne ðancian his gife, ðæt hé ús geúðe, ðæt wé móston his willan gewyrcan þurh sume weldǽde. Ne mæg nán man náht tó góde gedón búton Godes gife Homl. Th. ii. 432, 6-10

wel-dónness

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dónness, e; f.

Kindnessbenignity

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Kindness, benignity Weldónnis benignitas Rtl. 13, 33

Linked entry: -dónness

wel-fremming

(n.)
Grammar
wel-fremming, e; f.
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A well-doing, benefit, kindness Uelfremming beneficium Rtl. 187, 39

wel-lícung

(n.)
Grammar
wel-lícung, e;f.

Well-pleasing

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Well-pleasing Wellícunga beneplaciti Ps. Spl. T. 68, 16

æsc-wert

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-wert, e; f.

Ash-wortvervainverbena

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Ash-wort, vervain; verbena,Mone C. 3; p. 442, 24

ǽt-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
ǽt-wéla, an; m.

Abundance of fooda feastcopia cibi

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Abundance of food, a feast; copia cibi, Exon. 100a; Th. 574, 8; Seel. 123

ǽ-welm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-welm, -wellm, -wylm, -wylme, -wielme, es; m. [eá water, wælm a welling or boiling up]

A welling up of waterspringfountainsourcehead of a riverbeginningaquæ fons

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A welling up of water, spring, fountain, source, head of a river, beginning; aquæ fons Swá sum mical ǽwelm and dióp as some great and deep spring, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 10. Seó eá cymþ eft to ðam ǽwelme the river comes again to the source, Fox 134, 17.

Linked entries: ǽ-wylm eá-wylm

and-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
and-werd, adj.

Presentpræsens

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Present; præsens On ðisum andwerdan dæge on this present day, Homl. Th. ii. 284, 5

a-wend

(v.)
Grammar
a-wend, pp. of a-wendan

turnedtranslated

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turned, translated; Seó bóc is on Englisc awend the book is turned [translated] into English, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 30

a-went

Grammar
a-went, -wenþ, -wendeþ

turns

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turns, Lk. Bos. 15, 8

a-weól

flowed forth

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flowed forth, Cot. 72

a-wést

(v.)
Grammar
a-wést, part.

Wastedlaid wastewastedesertvastatusdesertus

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Wasted, laid waste, waste, desert; vastatus, desertus Awést wearþ was laid waste, Ors. 3, 9 ; Bos. 66, 17, 19, 21: Ps. Spl. T. 68, 30

eád-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
eád-wéla, an; m.

Happy weal, riches, happiness, blessedness divĭtiae, opŭlentia, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo

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Happy weal, riches, happiness, blessedness; divĭtiae, opŭlentia, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo Sumum eádwélan dǽleþ to some he dispenses riches, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 12; Vy. 67: 59 b; Th. 215, 10; Ph. 251: 80 a; Th. 301, 17; Fä. 20. Sáwul fundaþ to ðam longan

eorþ-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-wéla, an; m.

Earth-wealth, fertility terrestres dīvĭtiæ, fertĭlĭtas

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Earth-wealth, fertility; terrestres dīvĭtiæ, fertĭlĭtas Mid Egyptum wearþ syfan gear se ungemetlíca eorþwéla for seven years there was very great fertility in Egypt, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 3. Biþ him eorþwéla ofer ðæt éce líf earthly wealth to them is above

fold-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
fold-wéla, an; m.

Earth-wealthterrestres ŏpes

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Earth-wealth; terrestres ŏpes Foldwéla fealleþ earthly wealth decays, Exon. 95a; Th. 354, 59; Reim. 68

fóre-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-werd, adj.

Forwardforeformerearlyprōnusantĕriorpriorprīmus

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Forward, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior, prīmus On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease in prīmo māne mĭno ŏves meas ad pascua, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 11. Fórewerd swira căpĭtium, Wrt. Voc. 282, 42. Fóreword násu pĭrŭla,

forþ-werd

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-werd, [ = -weard]

Forthwardthose who are presentpræsens

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Forthward, those who are present; præsens Ðis gemet [imperativus] sprecþ forþwerd this mood [imperative] speaketh to those present, Ælfc. Gr. 21; Som. 23, 23