wæsc-ærn
A wash-house
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A wash-house Wæscern lautorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 22
fylle-wærc
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breóst-wærc
A breast-pain, the asthma, short windedness, ⬩ pectoris dolor vel morbus, forsan asthma, ⬩ ἄσθμα ⬩ short breath, a panting.
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A breast-pain, the asthma, short windedness,; pectoris dolor vel morbus, forsan asthma, Lye. = ἄσθμα short breath, a panting
heáfod-wærc
Pain in the head, ⬩ cephalia, cephalargia ⬩ head-ache
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Pain in the head, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18,5, 19
Linked entry: heáfod-wræc
heaðu-wælm
Fierce, intense heat
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Fierce, intense heat, Cd. 17; Th. 21, 14; Gen. 324: 149; Th. 187, 8; Exod. 148: Beo. Th. 165; B. 82: 5630; B. 2819: Andr. Kmbl. 3082; An. 1544: Elen. Kmbl. 1154; El. 578: 2607; El. 1305
ofer-wadan
to cross by wading ⬩ pertransire
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to cross by wading Ðá gebeótode Cirus ðæt hé his þegn on hire swá gewrecan wolde ðæt hié mehte wífmon be hiere cneówe ofer-wadan rex iratus ulcisci in amnem statuit, contestans eum feminis vix genua tingentibus permeabilem relinquendum, Ors. 2, 4; Swt
á-wǽgan
to deceive ⬩ to make of no effect, ⬩ to fail to perform ⬩ to invalidate ⬩ nullify
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Add: to deceive Beswícþ, áwǽgþ eludit, i. decipit Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 16. Áwǽgde eluderet, 29, 19. Áwǽged fallitur (humanum judicium ), An. Ox. 1734. Hé wæs áwǽged from þǽm tungulkræftgum, (inlusus) Mt. R. 2, 16. to make of no effect, to fail to perform
á-wacan
to spring ⬩ arise
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to spring, arise. Fram þan Wódne eall úre cynecynn áwóc, Chr. 449; P. 13, 25: 547; P. 17, 20. Odo þe þás þyng of áwócan, 1087; P. 223, 25. Hú fela þeóda áwócon of his iii. bearnum?, Sal. K. 182, 24, 26. Add
Linked entry: wacan
bán-wærc
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Bánwærc caradrum, dolor ossium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 83. Add
wefan
to weave a web ⬩ to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive
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to weave a web Ic wefe texo, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 47. Ðú wyfst and wǽda tylast, Homl. Th. i. 488, 25. Ðín wyln wefð tui ancilla texit, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Zup. 104, 13. Webbu swá hwylc swá wyfð, Lchdm. iii. 210, 28. Hí smalo hrægel wefaþ and wyrceaþ texendis
wæl-mist
A mist that covers the bodies of the slain
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A mist that covers the bodies of the slain Hreám wæs on ýðum, wæter wǽpna ful, wælmist ástáh (the passage refers to the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea) Cd. Th. 206, 12; Exod. 450.
wæl-sliht
Slaughter in battle ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage
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Wǽpna wælslihtes, Cd. Th. 198, 25; Exod. 328. Gemyndig wælsleahta, Exon. Th. 286, 27; Wand. 7: 291, 32; Wand. 91. Wæs on healle wælslihta gehlyn, Fins. Th. 57; Fin. 28
wæl-gífre
eager to slay ⬩ eager to prey on the dead
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Th. 231, 8; Ph. 486: 162, 7; Gú. 972. of things Wǽpen wælgífru, Exon. Th. 292, 16; Wand. 100. eager to prey on the dead Se grǽga mǽw wælgífre wand. Andr. Kmbl. 743; An. 372. Se wanna hrefn, wælgífre fugel, Judth. Thw. 24, 25; Jud. 207.
Linked entries: hrá-gífre wæl-grǽdig
wæl-not
A fatal mark ⬩ a mark that brings death ⬩ a rune that brings death,
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Egils Saga, c. 75: Grettis Saga, c. 81; see also Corpus Poeticum Boreale, vol. i. pp. 40, 41, for the virtues of runes Hwílum hié (fiends) gefeteraþ fǽges monnes handa, gehefegaþ ðonne hé æt hilde sceall wið láð werud lífes tiligan; áwrítaþ hié on his wǽpne
Linked entry: not
wæl-slihta
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A murderer Þá stód se árwyrða wer swá gelǽded betwyh þám gewǽpnedum wælslihtum; þá gearn hé sóna mid his geþóhte tó his ágnum wǽpnum háligra gebeda venerandus vir inter crmatos deductus ad sua arma statim cucurrit, Gr. D. 254, 22
Linked entry: slihta
wæfþ
A sight ⬩ show ⬩ spectacle
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A sight, show, spectacle Wæfð vel wæfersýn spectaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 44. Hwá mæg forbæran ðæt hé swylcre wæfte ne wundrige, ðætte ǽfre swylc yfel gewyrþan sceolde under ðæs ælmihtigan Godes anwealde quae fieri in regno potentis omnia Dei nemo satis
wær-scipe
Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness
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Hé hæfde Ýrlande mid his werscipe gewunnon, and wiðútan ǽlcon wǽpnon, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 18. Ongiet mínne wísdóm and mínne wærscipe ( prudentiam ), Past. 38; Swt. 273, 9.
Linked entry: wer-scipe
an-wann
fought against
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fought against;
módig-wǽg
An impetuous wave
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An impetuous wave Módewǽga mǽst (the water that overwhelmed the Egyptians), Cd. 167; Th. 209, 14; Exod. 499
pening-wǽg
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A penny-weight Wið lúsum; cwic seolfor and eald butere; án pening seolfres, and tú peningwǽge buteran, Lchdm. ii. 124, 24
Linked entry: wǽg