weg-gedál
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
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
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weg-twislung
The forking of a road
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The forking of a road Wegtwislung (spelt -twiflung) diverticulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 6
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wel-dǽd
a good deed ⬩ a benefit ⬩ favour ⬩ kindness ⬩ an office ⬩ service
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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
Kindness ⬩ benignity
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Kindness, benignity Weldónnis benignitas Rtl. 13, 33
Linked entry: -dónness
wel-fremming
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A well-doing, benefit, kindness Uelfremming beneficium Rtl. 187, 39
wel-lícung
Well-pleasing
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Well-pleasing Wellícunga beneplaciti Ps. Spl. T. 68, 16
æsc-wert
Ash-wort ⬩ vervain ⬩ verbena
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Ash-wort, vervain; verbena,Mone C. 3; p. 442, 24
ǽt-wéla
Abundance of food ⬩ a feast ⬩ copia cibi
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Abundance of food, a feast; copia cibi, Exon. 100a; Th. 574, 8; Seel. 123
ǽ-welm
A welling up of water ⬩ spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ source ⬩ head of a river ⬩ beginning ⬩ aquæ 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.
and-werd
Present ⬩ præsens
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Present; præsens On ðisum andwerdan dæge on this present day, Homl. Th. ii. 284, 5
a-wend
turned ⬩ translated
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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
turns
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turns, Lk. Bos. 15, 8
a-weól
flowed forth
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flowed forth, Cot. 72
a-wést
Wasted ⬩ laid waste ⬩ waste ⬩ desert ⬩ vastatus ⬩ desertus
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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
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
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
Earth-wealth ⬩ terrestres ŏpes
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Earth-wealth; terrestres ŏpes Foldwéla fealleþ earthly wealth decays, Exon. 95a; Th. 354, 59; Reim. 68
fóre-werd
Forward ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior ⬩ prīmus
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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
Forthward ⬩ those who are present ⬩ præsens
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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