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wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stain ⬩ filth, impurity, corruption ⬩ a blot, disgrace, damage, hurt ⬩ moral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilement ⬩ evil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Dispendium, i. dam*-*num, impedimentum, defectio, periculum, detrimentum æfwerdla, wonung, wom, wana, vel hénþa, 140, 68. Wæs him ful strang wom and wítu(cf. O. Sax. al getholóian wíties endi wammes, Hél. 1536), Th. 278, 24;Sat. 227.

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wæscan

(v.)
Grammar
wæscan, wacsan, waxan, wacxan, waxsan; p. wósc,wócs,wóx,weóx; pp. wæscen, wacsen,waxen

To wash

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To wash Heó wæsceþ his hrægl, Exon. Th. 339, 24; Gn. Ex. 99. Ðæt man cláðas waxe, Wulfst. 296, 7. Wicþénas on ðone Sætresdæg ǽgðer ge fata þweán, ge wætercláðas wacsan (waxsan, waxan, v. ll.) R. Ben. 59, 7. Wacxon hig hira reáf, Ex. 19, 10. Waxan hig

Linked entries: wascan wacsan waxan

úþgendra

Grammar
úþgendra, v. next word.

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rúmmódlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
rúmmódlíc, v. next word(rúmmódlíce).

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wamm

(adj.)
Grammar
wamm, adj. I.
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Ic under eorþan sceáwige wom wræcscrafu (? wrað-, MS. ) wráþra gésta, Exon. Th. 424, 18;Ru. 41, 41. -- Ná ðú be gewyrhtum, Wealdend, úrum, wommum wyrhtum woldest ús dón non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, Ps. Th. 102, 10

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloud ⬩ the clouds ⬩ the heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ the clouds of night ⬩ under heaven ⬩ on earth ⬩ sky ⬩ welkin

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A cloud Wolcn nubes, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 46. Ealle ða gewitaþ swá swá wolcn, Blickl. Homl. 59, 20. Nalas ðæt wolcn ðý forþ comðe úre Drihten ðæs wolcnes fultomes þearfe hæfde, oþþe ðæt wolcn hiene up áhófe, ac hé ðæt wolcn him beforan nam, and hé on ðæm

rǽdelle

Grammar
rǽdelle, v. next word.

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rǽdelse

Grammar
rǽdelse, v. preceding word.

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stríþ-ness

Grammar
stríþ-ness, v. preceding word.

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wrásan

Grammar
wrásan, v. next word.

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be-lagen

Grammar
be-lagen, v. next word.

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sprauta

Grammar
sprauta, v. preceding word.

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hornung

(n.)
Grammar
hornung, See next word.

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á-wlæht

Grammar
á-wlæht,
    Germ. 397, 366
( = ? áwlǽtt. v.next word).

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malscra

Grammar
malscra, v. next word.

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poc-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
poc-ádl, . v. next word.

stríþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
stríþ-líce, v. preceding word.

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swíþ-ferom

Grammar
swíþ-ferom, v. next word.

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þeówene

Grammar
þeówene, v. preceding word.

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-ware

(suffix)
Grammar
-ware, v. preceding word.

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