weá-mét
Anger, wrath, passion, irascibility
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Anan se he wes wrað wið eni he hine wolde slæn, Laym. 6368.]
ge-wef
A web ⬩ textura
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A web; textura. The word gets the meaning fate, fortune, from the spinning, which is the occupation of the Fates. Cf. Wyrd gewæf, Exon. 95 a; Th. 355, 1; Reim. 70. See Grmm. D. M. 387 Gewife fatum, fortuna, Cot. 88; Lye. Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda
Linked entries: ge-wife ge-wifsǽlig
ó-web
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Woof Óweb vel áb (ób, Wülck. G1. 188, 12) trama vel subtemen, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 50: cladicla, ii. 139, 59. Ówef cladica, 104, 13 : 14, 43
weá-spell
A tale of woe
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A tale of woe Æfter weáspelle ( the news of Æschere's death ), Beo. Th. 2634; B. 1315
ge-wesan
to be together ⬩ converse ⬩ discuss
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Ger. have the word 'gawisan, gi-wesan,' in the sense to remain, abide; restare
borg-wed
Anything given in pledge, a promise ⬩ vadimonium
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Anything given in pledge, a promise; vadimonium
Linked entry: wedd
Iringes weg
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via secta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 50. v. Grmm. D. M. 332
ác-wern
The name of an animal, a squirrel ⬩ scirra ⬩ sciurus
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The name of an animal, a squirrel; scirra, sciurus, Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 9
Linked entry: ácweorna
ǽht-wela
Wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ opes ⬩ divitiæ
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Wealth, riches; opes, divitiæ Gelufian eorþan ǽhtwelan to love earth's riches, Exon. 38a; Th. 125, 24; Gú. 359: Apstls. Kmbl. 167; Ap. 84
Linked entry: wela
a-wece
arouse ⬩ raise up
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arouse, raise up,Ps. Spl. C. T. 40, 11 ;
a-wecþ
awakes ⬩ raises up
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awakes, raises up, Jn. Bos. 5, 21;
a-weóx
waxed ⬩ increased
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waxed, increased, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 25
a-werd
A spoiled or worthless fellow ⬩ vappa
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A spoiled or worthless fellow; vappa,Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 113; Wrt. Voc. 18, 61
feld-wésten
A field waste or desert ⬩ campestris solĭtūdo
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A field waste or desert; campestris solĭtūdo Begeondan Iordane on ðam feldwéstene wið ða reádan sǽ trans Iordanem in solitūdĭne campestri contra măre rubrum, Deut. 1, 1
Linked entry: wésten
fóddur-wéla
Abundance of food ⬩ cĭbi cōpia
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Abundance of food; cĭbi cōpia Fere fóddurwélan folcscipe dreógeþ [a ship] performs the bringing [i. e. a ship brings, Grn.] abundance of food to people, Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 12; Rä. 33, 10
fór-werd
A fore-ward ⬩ precaution ⬩ contract ⬩ agreement ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum
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A fore-ward, precaution, contract, agreement; præcautio, pactum Hér swutelaþ ymb ða fórwerda ðe Wulfric and se arcebisceop geworhton here is made known concerning the agreements which Wulfric and the archbishop made, Cod. Dipl. 738; A.D. 1023; Kmbl.
land-wela
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The wealth of this earth, Exon. 63 a; Th. 232, 11; Ph. 505
línen-werd
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Dressed in linen Hé wæs línenwerd and his lendena wǽron ymbgirde he was clothed in linen, and his loins were girded, L. Ælfc. P. 17; Th. ii. 370, 11
Linked entry: -werd
máðum-wela
Wealth consisting of costly things
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Wealth consisting of costly things Æfter máððumwelan ( the contents of the fire-draké s cave ), Beo. Th. 5493; B. 2750
or-wéna
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Hopeless, despairing Ðá wearþ his agen sunu yfele geuntrumed, and orwéna lífes læg æt /orþsíðe, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 301: Beo. Th. 2008 ; B. 1002 : 3134; 6. 1565: Exon. Th. 329, 27; Vy. 40. Friþes orwéna, 261, 25 ; Jul. 320. Ic eom orwéna, ðæt. . .Cd. Th
Linked entry: -wén