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Anglo-Saxon

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æ
þ

-wend-endness

(suffix)

Similar entry: á-wendendness

westan-norþan

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Westannorðan a circio, An. Ox. 2, 347. Add

ár-wela

Similar entry: eár-wela

rúm-well

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-well, ( = -full?)

spacious

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spacious Rúmwelle weg spatiosa via, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7,13

weol-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
weol-deáþ, es; m.

A violent death

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A violent death Hié wældeáð (death at Grendel's hands) fornam, Beo. Th. 1395; B. 695

Waller-wente

(n.)
Grammar
Waller-wente, pl.

The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria

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The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria Nime hé his mága .xii. and .xii. Wallerwente, L. N. P. L. 51;Th. ii. 298, 8

weal-more

Grammar
weal-more, (-u, -a).

Similar entry: wealh-more

weal-wyrt

Similar entry: wealh-wyrt

weax-æppel

(n.)
Grammar
weax-æppel, es; m.

A wax apple, a ball of wax

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A wax apple, a ball of wax Se Pater Noster mæg ána ealla gesceafta on his ðære swíðran hand on ánes weaxæpples onlícnisse geðýn and gewringan, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 33

weax-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
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. C. 14; Th. ii. 348,

æf-wela

(n.)
Grammar
æf-wela, an; m.

Decrease of wealth

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Decrease of wealth Gyf man méte ꝥ hé his hús timbrie ꝥ byð his weaxnes (ꝥ hys gód byþ weaxende, v. l.). Gyf him þince ꝥ his hús sí tóworpen sum æfwela (ætlætnes, v. l. ) him bið tóweard, Lch. iii. 170, 13

Linked entry: wela

ǽg-wern

Similar entry: ǽg-hwǽr

hord-wela

(n.)
Grammar
hord-wela, an; m.

Hoarded, stored-up wealth

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Hoarded, stored-up wealth Ðeáh ðe hordwelan heólde lange, Beo. Th. 4677; B. 2344

Corn-weal

(n.)
Grammar
Corn-weal, es; m.

CORNWALL ⬩ Cornubia

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CORNWALL; Cornubia Som. Ben. Lye

forþ-werd

Similar entry: forþ-weard

fót-welm

(n.)
Grammar
fót-welm, e; f. (? v.
  • Kent. Gl. 165
below; or has the glosser taken plantae to be dative?): -welma , an; m.
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Fótwelma, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 46. Fótwylm planta, Germ. 396, 151. His fótwelme (ut non comburantur) plantae ejus, Kent. Gl. 165. Heó (Jezabel) wæs eall freten bútan þám handum ... and þám fótwylmum ( nisi pedes et summas manus, 2 Kings ix. 35 ), Hml. S.

sine-wealt

Similar entry: seonu-wealt

sin-wealt

Linked entry: seonu-wealt

ge-werc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-werc, es; n.

A fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx

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A fort, fortress; arx Hie ðǽr gewerc worhton they there wrought a fortress, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 16

ge-wésan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wésan, p. de; pp. ed

To soak

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To soak Mid ecede gewésed soaked with vinegar, Herb. 116, 3; Lchdm. i. 228, 24. Gewésan inficere, miscere, fucare, Hpt. Gl. 524

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