wæl-fáh
Deadly hostile
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Deadly hostile (?) Wælfágne winter (winter when the earth seems dead). Beo. Th. 2260; B. 1128
wælhreówlíce
cruelly ⬩ horribly ⬩ atrociously
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cruelly Se wælhreówlíce (crudeli caede) wæs ofslægen, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 14. Æt ðæm cirre wurdon Ahténiense swá wælhreówlíce forslagen quam pugnam atrociorem fuisse ipse rerum exitus docuit, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 22. Hí woldon habban ðone hálgan Eásterdæg
wæl-slítende
Corpse-rending, that rends the dead
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Corpse-rending, that rends the dead Ðæt líc ðǽr (in the grave) tó fúlnesse weorðeþ and ðám wælslítendum wyrmum weorðeþ tó ǽte, Wulfst. 187, 14. On helle mid deóflum and mid dracum and mid wælslítendum wyrmum, 241, 12
wǽpned
Male ⬩ a male ⬩ a man
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Male; used substantively, a male, a man Ǽlc wǽpned gecyndlim ontýnende omne masculinum adaperiens uuluam, Lk. Skt. 2, 23. Micel gedál is on wǽpnedes and wífes líchoman, Lchdm ii. 84, 16. Se ðe mid wǽpnedum men hǽme qui cum viro coiverit, L. Ecg. C. 16
wǽpen-líc
Male ⬩ masculine
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Male, masculine Ðæt wǽpenlíce lim calamus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 58. Ða wǽpenlícan limo preputia, 68, 60: 69, 16
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wær
ware ⬩ aware ⬩ having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against ⬩ ware ⬩ prepared for ⬩ on guard against something that might be hurtful ⬩ ware ⬩ careful to avoid something ⬩ on guard against doing something ⬩ ware ⬩ observant of ⬩ attentive to a warning ⬩ wary ⬩ cautious ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ cunning
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ware, aware, having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against Ðá wurdon ða landleóde his (a band of Danes) ware and him wiþ gefuhton, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 17. Hé eode nihtes, ðæt hé his lífe geburge, ac ða hǽðenan wurdon wære his fare, Homl
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wǽr
True
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True Ic gelýfe ðæt hit from Gode cóme, bróht from his bysene, ðæs mé ðes boda sægde wǽrum wordum, Cd. Th. 42, 31; Gen. 681
wær-líc
Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect
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Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect Wærlíc cauta, sollicita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 70. Wærlíc bið ðæt man ǽghwilce geáre sóna æfter Eástron fyrdscipa gearwige, L. Eth. vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 3. Wærlíc mé þinceþ ðæt gé wæccende wið hettendra hildewóman wearde
wærlíce
warily, cautiously, circumspectly, ⬩ in a way that guards against surprise ⬩ in a way that guards against an ill result, safely ⬩ carefully, heedfully, prudently
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where there is danger of receiving hurt, ¨ warily, cautiously, circumspectly, in a way that guards against surprise Faraþ eów wærlíce, ðe læs ðe eów geméton ða ðe eów æfter rídon, Jos. 2, 16. Nimaþ and lǽdaþ hine wærlíce ( caute ), Mk. Skt. 14, 44. Ðæt
wær-wyrde
Cautious of speech, prudent in speech, careful of one's words
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Cautious of speech, prudent in speech, careful of one's words Wærwyrde sceal wísfæst hæle breóstum hycgan, nales breahtme hlúd, Exon. Th. 303, 22; Fä. 57
wæstm-líc
Fruitful
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Fruitful Wæstimlíc fructuosus, Rtl. 18, 25
waled
Coloured (?)
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Coloured (?) Waledra histriatarum (histriatus historiis sculptus vel depictus, Migne),Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 14. Similar entries v. (?) walu
wæter-leás
Without water, dry
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Without water, dry Hig dydon hine on ðone wæterleásan pytt miserunt eum in cisternam, quae non habebat aquam, Gen. 37, 24. Hé gáð ðerh stówa (-e, Rush.) wæterleása (-e, Rush.) perambulat per loca inaquosa, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 24
wæwærð-líc
Good (?)
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Good (?) Semis ys swýðe wæwærðlíc tó ongytanne, swá hit gerǽd ys on ðære bóc ðe ys Exodus genemned : 'Habuit arca testamenti duos semis cubitos longitudinis.' Héræfter wé wyllaþ geopenian uplendiscum preóstun ðæra, geréna æfter Lýdenwara gesceáde, Anglia
wáh
Fine
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Fine Genim wáh mela hæsles oþþe alres, ásift ðonne ful clǽne tela micle hand fulle, Lchdm. ii. 270, 22
wealcol
That turns ⬩ rolls easily
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That turns or rolls easily Wealcol mobilis, Germ. 399, 441
weald
Powerful ⬩ mighty
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Powerful, mighty Mid ðære wealdestan [lufe] ferventissimo amore, R. Ben. 117, 5
wealdes
Of one's own accord ⬩ purposely ⬩ voluntarily
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Of one's own accord, purposely, voluntarily Gif him wealdes (gewealdes, Hatt. MS.) gebyrige oððe ungewealdes, Past. 28; Swt. 198, 22
weá-líc
Miserable
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Miserable Sumum ðæt gegongeþ, ðæt se endestæf weálíc weorþeþ; sceal hine wulf etan, Exon. Th. 328, 4; Vy. 12
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wealg
Nauseous
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Nauseous (? Halliwell gives wallow = flat, insipid; wallowish = nauseous) Se wearma welð on gódum cræftum, ðý læs hé sié wealg for wlæcnesse, and for ðæm weorðe út áspiwen ( ne evomatur tepidus ) Past. 58; Swt. 447, 18