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wǽ

Similar entry: wá

wacu

(n.)

a waking ⬩ wake ⬩ watch

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a waking, wake, watch

Linked entry: wæcc

wáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wáh, adj.

Fine

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Fine Genim wáh mela hæsles oþþe alres, ásift ðonne ful clǽne tela micle hand fulle, Lchdm. ii. 270, 22

-wéd

(suffix)

-wef

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-

wég

(n.)

a

wél

(n.)

a pool

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a pool

wár

(n.)
Grammar
wár, I.

sea-weed ⬩ waur ⬩ sand ⬩ strand

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sea-weed, waur v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names, in which other forms are given, ware, woare, woore, ore: see also Jamieson's Dict. ware. Waar, uaar, uár alga, Txts. 39, 120. Wár. Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 46: i. 285, 12. sand, strand Cf. sondhyllas alga, Txts. 39

Linked entries: sǽ-wár waar wároþ

weó

(n.)
Grammar
weó, ón(?); f.

Woe ⬩ misery

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Woe, misery Daroþas wǽron weó(weá ?) ðære wihte Exon. Th. 438, 9; Rä. 57, 5

weó

(n.)

the upper part of the throat

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the upper part of the throat Tunge lingua, weó faus, múðes hróf palatum Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 57

Linked entry: weohlan

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwise ⬩ foolish ⬩ stupid ⬩ ignorant ⬩ ignorant of something

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Kmbl. p. 2, 1. with gen.ignorant of something Hé wæs ðære godcundan ǽfestnysse unwís divinae erat religionis ignarus, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 22: 2, 20; S. 521, 22: 4, 13; S. 581, 18. Wé ðæs londes ungleáwe and unwíse wǽron, Nar. 10, 7

ah-wilc

(adj.)
Grammar
ah-wilc, [ah = ag nequitia, hwilc] adj.

Terrible ⬩ terribilis

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Terrible; terribilis, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 65; Wrt. Voc. 61, 43

and-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
and-wís, adj.

Expert ⬩ skilful ⬩ gnarus ⬩ expertus

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Expert, skilful; gnarus, expertus Yfeles andwís expert in evil, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 8; Jul. 244

Linked entry: wís

bil-wit

(adj.)

mild

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mild, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 4; Gen. 856

unriht-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wíf, es; n.

A woman of bad character

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A woman of bad character Godwine hæfð gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hine tihte, Chart. Th. 373, 32

wíd-mǽran

Grammar
wíd-mǽran, v. ge-wídmǽran,
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wíd-mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽrsung, e; f.
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Proclamation, publication Openung múþes his wídmǽrsung (infamatio) ys he openeth his mouth like a crier (Ecclus. 20, 15), Scint. 96, 11

wíd-scop

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-scop, -sceop; adj.
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Widely distributed (?) Fugla and deóra wornas wídsceope swá wæter bibúgeþ. Exon. Th. 356, 3; Pa. 8

Linked entry: -scop

wice-weorc

Similar entry: wic-weorc

wicu-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wicu-bót, e; f.
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A week's penance Mót tó bóte stíðlíc dǽdbót, and hit man mót sécan be ðæs mannes mihtum, sumon geárbóte . . . sumon wucubóte, sumon má wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 13

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