wǽg-fær
A sea-journey
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A sea-journey Ic ðé ongitan ne meahte on wǽgfære, Andr. Kmbl. 1845; An. 925
wǽg-fæt
A water-vessel ⬩ a cloud
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A water-vessel, a cloud Won wǽgfatu, lagustreáma full (cups), Exon. Th. 384, 33; Rä. 4, 37
wǽg-faru
A sea-passage ⬩ passage through the sea
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A sea-passage, passage through the sea (the passage through the Red Sea) Nú se ágend up árǽrde reáde streámas in randgebeorh, syndon ðá foreweallas fægre gestépte, wrætlícu wǽgfaru, óð wolcna hróf, Cd. Th. 196, 27; Exon. 298
wǽg-holm
The billowy sea
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The billowy sea Gewát ofer wǽgholm flota fámigheals, Beo. Th. 439; B. 217
wǽg-líþend
A sea-farer ⬩ sea-faring
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A sea-farer; sea-faring Wénaþ wǽglíþende, ðæt hý on eálond sum eágum wlíten, Exon. Th. 360, 26; Wal. 11. Ne móston wǽglíðendum wætres brógan hrínon, ac hié God nerede, Cd. Th. 84, 9; Gen. 1395: Beo. Th. 6297; B. 3159. Hæleð langode, wǽglíþende, hwonne
wǽg-streám
The sea
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The sea Ðæt feórþe cyn wód on wǽgstreám (the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 197, 22; Exod. 311
wǽg-sweord
A sword with wavy ornamentation
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A sword with wavy ornamentation (v. Woorsaae's Primeval Antiquities, p. 40) Wrætlíc wǽgsweord, Beo. Th. 2982; B. 1489
wǽg-þel
A wave-plank ⬩ a ship
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A wave-plank, a ship Hé álǽdde of wǽgþele (the ark) wráðra láfe, Cd. Th. 90, 16; Gen. 1496. Nóe tealde ðæt se hrefn hine sécan wolde on wǽgþele, 87, 9; Gen. 1446. On wǽgþele on board, Andr. Kmbl. 3418; An. 1713. Under earce bord eaforan lǽdan, weras
wǽg-þreá
the chastisement by the waters
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the chastisement by the waters (the deluge),Cd. Th. 90, 5; Gen. 1490
Linked entry: þreá
wǽg-þreát
A wave-host ⬩ the waters of the deluge
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A wave-host, the waters of the deluge Ic wille mid wǽgþreáte ǽhta and ágend eall ácwellan, Cd. Th. 81, 29; Gen. 1352
wæl-cræft
A deadly power ⬩ power which causes death
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A deadly power, power which causes death Ðonne mín hláford wile láfe þicgan ðara ðe hé of lífe hét wælcræf[tum] áwrecan (of those whom he has ordered to be slain), Exon. Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11
wǽg-scealu
The scale of a balance
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The scale of a balance Wǽgscala lances, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 7
Linked entry: scealu
wæl-ceásiga
A chooser of the slain ⬩ a raven
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A chooser of the slain, a raven Wonn wælceásega, Cd. Th. 188, 6; Exod. 164
wǽg-pundern
a steel-yard ⬩ weighing-machine
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a steel-yard, weighing-machine Ǽlc burhgemet and ǽlc wǽgpundern beo be his (the bishop's) dihte swíðe rihte, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 20. Hé sceal habban wǽipundern, Anglia ix. 263, 9. Similar entries Cf. pundern perpendiculum, Hpt. Gl. 476, 77, and
Linked entry: pundern
wæl-cyrge
A chooser of the slain.
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A chooser of the slain. According to the mythology, as seen in its Northern form, the Val-kyrjur were the goddesses who chose the slain that were to be conducted by them to Odin's hall — Val-halla : 'Þær ríða jafnan at kjósa val.' Something of the old
Linked entries: -cyrge wæl-ceásiga
wæl-feld
The field of the slain ⬩ the battle-field
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The field of the slain, the battle-field Hí on wælfelda plegodan, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 17
wæl-fyll
Abundance of slain
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Abundance of slain Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna; ðanon eft gewát tó hám faran mid ðære wælfylle. Beo. Th. 250; B. 125
wæl-cyrging
One that belongs to the race of the wælcyrgan
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One that belongs to the race of the wælcyrgan Gorgoneus, ðæt is wælkyrging (-cyrginc, v.l.), Nar. 35, 6
wæl-gæst
A deadly guest ⬩ spirit? ⬩ a murderous guest
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A deadly guest (spirit?), a murderous guest Wælgaest (Grendel), Beo. Th. 3994; B. 1995: (Grendel's mother), 2666; B. 1331
wæl-grǽdig
Greedy for the slain
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Greedy for the slain (an epithet of cannibals) Hæfdon hié áwriten wælgrǽdige wera endestæf, hwænne hié tó móse meteþearfendum weorðan sceoldon, Andr. Kmbl. 269; An. 135
Linked entry: wæl-gífre