web-hóc
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Some implement used in weaving, a tenter-hook (?): Webhóc apidiscus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 41: 66, 24: 282, 7: ii. 7, 70
weá-cwánian
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To lament, wail Deófla weácwánedon mán and moiður. Cd. Th. 284, 12; Sat. 320
Linked entry: cwánian
wægn-weg
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A cart-road, carriage-road On ðone wǽnweg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 8, 37. On ðone brádan wǽnweg, iii. 37, 26
wær-geápnis
wǽr-leás
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Wǽrleás werod ( the fallen angels ), Cd. Th. 5, 5; Gen. 67. Wǽrleásra weorud ( the wicked at the day of judgement), Exon. Th. 98, 27; Cri. 1614: (the cannibal Mermedonians ), Andr. Kmbl. 2139; An. 1071
wǽr-loga
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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
Linked entry: wér-loga
wær-lot
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Craft, cunning Wærlotes astus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 33
Linked entry: lot
wær-sagol
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Cautious in speech, careful of what one says Se ðe wǽre leássagol, weorðe se sóðsagol; se ðe wǽre bæcslitol, weorðe se wærsagol; se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17
werh-brǽde
Similar entry: wearg-brǽde
wel-fremness
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A benefit Uelfremnisum beneficiis, Rtl. 58, 31. Uelfremnisse beneficia, 39, 19. Uoelfremnisse, 73, 3: 77, 41
wel-gecwéme
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glosses beneplacitus, Ps. Spl. 118, 108: 146, 12
wel-gelícod
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glosses beneplacitum In welgelícodum heara in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Surt. 140, 5
Linked entry: ge-lícian
wel-gelícwirþe
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glosses beneplacitus, V. Ps. 118, 108
wel-gelícwirþniss
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glosses beneplacitum, V. Ps. 140, 7
wel-geþungen
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Of great excellence Welgeþungene witan, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 23
Linked entries: ge-þungen wel-þungen
wel-hwilc
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Every Hit ( reason ) nǽnig hafaþ neát . . . hæfð ða wilnunga welhwilc néten, Met. 20, 191. Hine gearwe geman witena welhwylc, Beo. Th. 537; B. 266. Welhwylc gecwæð ðæt hé fram Sigemunde secgan hýrde, 1753; B. 874. Se ðe eów welhwylcra wilna dohte, 2692
wel-libbende
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Of good life, living aright Ðæt mynster hé gelógode mid wellybbendum mannum, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 16. Ongeán ða gódan and ða wellibbendan bene viventibus, Past. 17; Swt. 107, 14
wel-stincende
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Fragrant, sweet-smelling Wyrta swíðe welstincenda olera bene olentia, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 33