wæter-bucca
An aquatic insect, a water-spider
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An aquatic insect, a water-spider Wæter-buc[c]a vel[wæter]gát tippula, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 14
wæter-furh
A trench
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A trench On ða wæterfurh innan smalan bróc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 105, 17
wæter-grund
The bottom of the sea, the depth of the sea
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The bottom of the sea, the depth of the sea On wætergrundum in profundo, Ps. Th. 106, 23
wæter-gewæsc
Land formed by the washing up of earth
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Land formed by the washing up of earth Circumlutus locusmid wæter ymbtyrnd stede, alluvium wætergewæsc, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 15, 16
Linked entry: ge-wæsc
wæter-scipe
A body of water, a piece of water, water
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A body of water, a piece of water, water Gif hit beón mæg, swá sceal mynster beón gestaþelod, ðæt ealle neádbehéfe þing ðǽr binnan wunien, ðæt is wæterscipe, mylen, wyrtún (aqua, molendinum, ortus), R. Ben. 127, 5. On ðære neáwiste næs nán wæterscipe
wæter-ham
Land surrounded by a ditch (?)
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Land surrounded by a ditch (?) Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on waterhammes; of ðan hamman on grénan beorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 31. Cf. flódhammas, i. 289, 18
Linked entry: flód-hamm
wæter-méle
A water-cup
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A water-cup Wæterméle pelvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78;Zup. 75, 15. Wætermǽle pulvis, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 68
Linked entry: méle
wæter-nædre
A water-snake
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A water-snake Wæternædre anguis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 21 : i. 285, 3: salamandra, 289, 29. Wæternedrum [h]ydris, ii. 97, 2. A watyrnedyre hic idrus, Wrt. Voc. i. 223, 2. A wateradder agguis, 255, 4. Wateraddur vipera, 177, 37 (all 15th cent. )
wæter-pyt
A water-pit, well
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A water-pit, well Of ðam wege on ðone wæterpytt; of ðam pytte on dene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 186, 19. On ðone wæterpyt; of ðam wæterpyt, 359, 15. Heó geseah sumne wæterpytt videns puteum aquae, Gen. 21, 19. Done wæterpytt puteum illum (cf. wyllspring,
wæter-scíte
A towel
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A towel Hé wearð bewǽfed mid ánre wæterscýtan (linteo, Jn. 13, 4),Homl. Th. ii. 242, 25
Linked entries: scíte wæter-sceát
wæter-seáþ
A water-pit, well, reservoir
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A water-pit, well, reservoir Ðá wæs ðǽr on óþre sídan ðæs hláwes gedolfen swylce mycel Wæterseát wǽre. 4;Gdwin. 26, 8. Wæterseáðes cisternae, Hpt. Gl. 418, 27. [Myrige wæterseáðes ðǽr ábúten standeþ, Shrn. 13, 17.]
wæter-slæd
A valley with water in it
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A valley with water in it On wæterslædes díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 11. On ðæt wæterslæd, iii. 394, 17
wæter-spring
A springing up of water
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A springing up of water Upcyme, wæter-sprync wylla, Cd. Th. 240, 13;Dan. 386
wæter-leást
Want of water
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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177
wæter-líc
Aquatic
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Aquatic Wæterlíce aquatiles, Germ. 394, 243
wæter-seóc
Dropsical
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Dropsical Ðá wæs sum wæterseóc man homo quidam hydropicus erat, Lk. Skt. 14, 2 : Homl. Skt. i. 5, 145. Wæter-seóc lymphaticus, Hpt. Gl. 514, 30. Ydropicus byð se wæterseóca, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56;Zup. 68, 3. Wæterseóces mannes þurst gecélan, Lchdm, i. 146,
wæter-will
A spring of water
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A spring of water Ðæt man weorðige wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, L. C. S. 5;Th. i. 378, 20
wæter-write
A vessel measuring time by the running of water
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A vessel measuring time by the running of water Wæterwrite clepsydra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 12
Linked entry: -write
wæter-steal
Standing water, a pool
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Standing water, a pool Ðǽr synd unmǽte móras, hwílon sweart wætersteal, hwílon fúle eáríþas yrnende sometimes black stagnant water, sometimes foul streams running, Guthl. 3;Gdwin. 20, 5
wæter-ýþ
A wave of water, a wave
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A wave of water, a wave Beorh wunode on wonge wæterýðum neáh, Beo. Th. 4477;B. 2242