wearg-træf
A house of the accursed
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A house of the accursed Of ðám wearhtreafum ic áwecce wið ðé oðerne cyning from the tents of the accursed (hell) I will raise up against thee another king, Elen. Kmbl. 1850; El. 927
wearg-treów
The accursed tree, a gallows, gibbet, cross
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The accursed tree, a gallows, gibbet, cross Tó ðe waritroe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 375, 25. [Nu raise þai up þe rode; setis up þe warhtreo, O. E. Homl. i. 283, 9. Doð up and waritreo, þer on heo scullen winden (hongy, 2nd MS.), 5714. Me ledde him uorte
niþer-weardes
Downwards ⬩ in a downward direction
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Downwards, in a downward direction Niþerweardes per praeceps, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 32. Nyþerwerd deorsum versum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 63. Niþerwurd in praeceps, deorsum, Hpt. Gl. 499. 66
weax
Wax
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Wax Weax cera, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 33: cerea, 284, 32. Ásoden weax obrizum metallum, ii. 65, 14. Swá weax melteþ, gif hit byð wearmum neáh fýre gefæstnad sicut cera liquefacta, Ps. Th. 57, 7: 67, 2: Exon. Th. 61, 23; Cri. 989. Swá swá eles gecynd bið ðæt
weal
a wall.
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a wall
weás
By chance, by accident, fortuitously
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By chance, by accident, fortuitously Weás casu, Txts. 181, 54. Ic his wundrode micle ðý læs, gif ic wiste ðæt hit weás gebyrede búton Godes willan and búton his gewitnesse minus mirarer, si misceri omnia fortuitis casibus crederem, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212
weá-mód
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Witan him ( the king ) sceolan rǽdan, and hé ne sceal beón weámód, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 2. Add
weá-mód
Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate
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Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate Se ðe wǽre weámód, weorðe se geþyldmód, ulfst. 70, 7.W Ne réce ðú ná weámódes wífes worda you are not to care for an angry woman's words, Prov. Kmbl. 48. Ða weámódan and ða grambǽran iracundi, Past. 40; Swt. 289,
on-weald
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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,
and-weald
Power ⬩ right or title to anything
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Power, right or title to anything Ðæ he wolde habban andweald ongeán God that he would have power against God, Homl. Th. i. 10, 25: Ps. Spl. 19, 7: 113, 2: Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 121
or-wearde
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Wit/tout guard, in an unprotected condition Syðdan orwearde ǽnigne dǽl secgas geségon on sele wunian, lǽne licgan after men saw any part (of the dragon's hoard) lying there without its warder. Beo. Th. 6245 ; B. 3127
eal-weald
All-powerful, almighty ⬩ omnĭpŏtens
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All-powerful, almighty; omnĭpŏtens Ǽrende ealwealdan Gode wæs sprecen a message was spoken to the all-powerful God, Andr. Kmbl. 3239; An. 1622
and-weald
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Add: also neuter Hé hæfde þisne andweald, Hml. Th. ii. 360, 29. Andwealdu sceptra, potestates, Hpt. Gl. 414, 15: 424, 57. Andwealda, An. Ox. 2902. Andwealdum sceptris, 4046
and-wearde
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answered
an-weald
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onweald, &c. forms, q. v
an-weald
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Powerful Hi wuldrodon þá anwaldan and hergendlican þrynysse, Hml. S. 30, 452
cú-wearm
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Warm from the cow (of milk) Scene fulne cú-wearmre meolce, Lch. ii. 354, 2. Mid cúwearmum [meolcum], 15. On cúwearme meolce, 358, 24
Linked entry: wearm
ge-weald
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Add: The plural is sometimes used with force of singular. power. control over that which is moved, v. wealdan; Hé nætþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 13. control in respect to movement, action, &c., over that which moves itself
weald-bǽre
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should be den-bǽr
wearg-cwedol
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Add: given to reviling Wyrigcwidole men maledici (revilers, l Cor. 6, 10), Gr. D. 207, 29