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.
Linked entry: wer-scipe
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.
waru
Ware ⬩ merchandise
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Ware, merchandise Mangere mercator, waru merx, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 73. Hí wurpon heora waru oferbord they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea (Jonah I, 5), Homl. Th. i. 246, 2. Ða gelamp hit æt sumum sǽle, swá swá gyt for oft déð, ðæt
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
ecg-wæl
Sword's wail, slaughter ⬩ strāges glădio cæsōrum
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Sword's wail, slaughter; strāges glădio cæsōrum On ecgwæle [MS. ecgwale] amid the slaughter of swords, Cd. 96; Th. 126, 2; Gen. 2089
Linked entry: wæl
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
Linked entry: wǽg
fóre-wæs
was before or over
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was before or over, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 35;
fóre-ward
An agreement ⬩ compact ⬩ treaty ⬩ pactum ⬩ fœdus
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An agreement, compact, treaty; pactum, fœdus His bróðer griþ and fórewarde eall æftercwæþ his brother renounced all peace and agreement, Chr. 1094; Erl. 229, 30, 31. Búton he ða fórewarda geheólde unless he kept the agreements, Erl. 229, 32: Cod. Dipl
fóre-ward
Forward ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior
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Forward, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior On fórewardre ðyssere béc ys awriten be me in the fore part of this book it is written of me, Ps. Th. 39, 8
fór-ward
a fore-ward ⬩ precaution
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a fore-ward, precaution, Chart. ad calc. C. R. Ben. Lye
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
be-wæg
surrounded
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surrounded, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 25; Similar entries p. of be-wegan
be-wand
wrapped, enwrapped
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wrapped, enwrapped, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 9: Lk. Bos. 2, 7; Similar entries p. of be-windan
ǽ-wǽde
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Stripped of clothes Ǽwǽde nudatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 70
Linked entry: -wǽde
wæl-cyrge
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Gydene, wælcyrie Ueneris, An. Ox. 4449
wæl-genga
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A deadly walker, a wild beast, a dragon Wælgengan beluę, An. Ox. 8, 305 : 5, 41