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
Linked entry: wá-líc
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
weardes
Wards in to-wards
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Wards in to-wards Ðá smearcode heó wið his weardes, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 590. Swá eode heó wið his weardes, 684. Ðá arn se ealda wið hire weardes, 599
Linked entry: wiþ
wearm
Warm
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Warm Swá swá ðæt cealde ǽrest onginð wlacian, ǽr hit ful wearm weorðe, swá eác ðæt wearm wlacaþ, ǽr hit eallunga ácealdige sicut a frigore per teporem transitur ad calorem, ita a calore per teporem reditur ad frigus, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 5. Wedercondel
wearme
Warmly
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Warmly Genim þreó snǽda, gerest æfter wearme take three slices, go to bed afterwards and keep warm, Lchdm. ii. 52, 23. Bewreóh ðé wearme wrap yourself up warmly, 116, 20: 118, 10. Bebinde þonne genóh wearrne, 270, 9. Beþe ðæt heáfod swá wearme use as
wearn-wíslíce
With difficulty
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With difficulty Wearnwíslíce difficile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 47: 25, 53
web-líc
Of weaving
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Of weaving Weblíc gewurc textrinum opus, Hpt. Gl. 431, 4. Ðæt weblíce textrinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 17
weder-fæst
Weather-bound
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Weather-bound Ðá gewendon hí west tó Peueneseá and lǽgen ðǽr wederfeste, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 6
wel
Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah
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Grammar wel, adv. Well with verbs marking the success or excellence of the action of the verb Ðæt hié heora fulwihthádas wel gehealdan Blickl. Homl. 109, 26. Wel hearpan stirgan Exon. Th. 42, 6; Cri. 668. Swíþe wel ðú mín hæfst geholpen Bt. 41, 4; Fox
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wel-gehwǽr
Everywhere
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Everywhere Hí welgehwǽr hergedon and bærndon Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 2
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wel-gelǽred
Well-instructed
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Well-instructed Larwas ł welgilǽrde Godes docibiles Dei Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 45
wel-hǽwen
Beautifully blue
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Beautifully blue Ðæt bleóh ðæs welhǽwnan iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs blácan carbuncules coerulei coloris hyacinthus praefertur pallenti carbunculo Past. 52; Swt. 411, 28
wel-hwǽr
Everywhere ⬩ generally ⬩ commonly
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Everywhere, generally, commonly Welhwǽr passim Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 22: vulgo 79, 36. Unriht gewuna welhwǽr is árisen Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 33. Swǽ gelǽrede biscepas, swǽ swǽ welhwǽr (well-, Cott. MSS.) siendon Past. pref.; Swt. 9, 4. Wæs wíde and welhwǽr
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wel-rúmlíce
Kindly ⬩ benignantly ⬩ benigne
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Kindly, benignantly; benigne Rtl. 41, 11: 46, 14: 109, 4