wæl-rǽs
A deadly attack ⬩ an attack in which men are slain
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Æfter ðam wælrǽse (the fight in which Grendel was mortally wounded), 1652; B. 824. Mé ðone wælrǽs wine Scyldinga leánode, 4208; B. 2101
seolh-wæd
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The seal's ford, path, the sea Hié on ýðum æðelinga wunn ofer seolhwaðu (-wadu ?, -paðu ?) geseón mihton, Andr. Kmbl. 3424; An. 1716. Cf. preceding word and mearc-pæð, -wæd
here-wǽd
War-weed ⬩ armour
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War-weed, armour, Beo. Th. 3798; B. 1897
mearc-wæd
Boundary-water ⬩ the water by the shore
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with their war-shirts (but cf. mearc-pæð), Elen.
Linked entry: mearc-pæð
fóre-wæs
was before or over
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was before or over, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 35;
wang-stede
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Hė wang sceáwode fore burg*-*geatum, 1678; An. 841. But perhaps wangstede - wang, and the passage means that St. Andrew was unseen as he passed across the space (wang) between the sea and the town.
wæl-sliht
Slaughter in battle ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage
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Th. 286, 27; Wand. 7: 291, 32; Wand. 91. Wæs on healle wælslihta gehlyn, Fins. Th. 57; Fin. 28
Wealh-geféra
A count of the Welsh Marches(?) ⬩ the commander of the Wealh-færeld(?)
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Ðý ilcan gére forðférde Wulfríc cynges horsðegn; se wæs eác Wealhgeféra ( other MSS. have -geréfa.Kemble, taking the latter reading, says: 'I am disposed to believe that he was a royal reeve to whose care Alfred's Welsh serfs were committed, and who exercised
Linked entry: Wealh-færeld
weax-hláf
A cake of wax
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A cake of wax On weaxhláfes wísan on áléd, Lchdm. ii. 46, 2. Dó ðonne weax on ðæt ele ðætte ðæt eall weorðe tó hnescum weaxhláfe, 234, 10: 82, 14
wæl-wulf
a war-wolf, one who is as fierce to slay as is a wolf ⬩ a fierce cannibal, one who preys on the dead like the wolf
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as an epithet of a warrior, a war-wolf, one who is as fierce to slay as is a wolf Wódon wælwulfas, wícinga werod, Byrht.
wæl-reáf
what is taken from the slain ⬩ spoil taken in war ⬩ spoil ⬩ prey ⬩ robbing the slain
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what is taken from the slain, spoil taken in war, spoil, prey Waelreáf (wael-, uuel-reáb) manubium, Txts. 77, 1277. Wælreáf, manubia (the passage is: Vesperi dirimens manubias (v. Gen. 49, 27), Ald. 26), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 44:78, 48.
Linked entry: weg-reáf
ge-wana
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Substitute: <b>ge-wana;</b> adj. Lacking, v. wana; adj. I
weax-berende
bearing a wax candle
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bearing a wax candle; the word (in the form uæx biorende) glosses cerarius in the passage: Accoluthus grece, cerarius ad recitandum evangelium (cf.Acolitus is gecweden se ðe candele oððe tapor byreþ þonne mann godspell rǽt, Ælfc.
wǽr-loga
One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person
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To þe way of wickidnes be warlaȝes ( devils ) gidid, 4425. He warded þis wrech man ( Jonah ) in warlowes gutteȝ, Allit. Pms. 99, 258. Þaa warlaus (v. ll. deuils, fendes), C. M. 23250. The foulle warlawes of helle, Halliw. Dict.]
Linked entry: wér-loga
Persc-ware
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Pers-ware
wǽg-líþend
A sea-farer ⬩ sea-faring
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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 hié of nearwe stæppan mósten, Cd. Th. 86, 17; Gen. 1432
ungemet-wæl
Very great carnage
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Very great carnage Ðǽr wæs ungemetwæl geslægen, Chr. 867; Erl. 73, 14
weá-cwánian
To lament, wail
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To lament, wail Deófla weácwánedon mán and moiður. Cd. Th. 284, 12; Sat. 320
Linked entry: cwánian
wann-feax
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Dark-haired, with raven-black tresses Wonfeax wale, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8
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Lunden-waru
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The Londoners, people of London Lunden-waru griðode wið þone here, Chr. 1016; Erl. 159, 22