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fylle-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
fylle-wærc, felle-wærc, es; n.

The falling sicknessepilepsyĕpĭlepsiaἐπιληψία

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The falling sickness, epilepsy; ĕpĭlepsia = ἐπιληψία Of ðæs magan ádle cumaþ hramma and fyllewærc from the disease of the stomach come cramps and epilepsy, L. M. 2, 1; Lchdm. ii. 174. 25

Linked entries: felle-wærc fille-wærc

wæter-méle

(n.)
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wæter-méle, wæter-mǽle,es; m.

A water-cup

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A water-cup Wæterméle pelvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78;Zup. 75, 15. Wætermǽle pulvis, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 68

Linked entry: méle

wæter-pyt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-pyt, wæter-pytt, es; m.

A water-pit, well

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A water-pit, well Of ðam wege on ðone wæterpytt; of ðam pytte on dene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 186, 19. On ðone wæterpyt; of ðam wæterpyt, 359, 15. Heó geseah sumne wæterpytt videns puteum aquae, Gen. 21, 19. Done wæterpytt puteum illum (cf. wyllspring,

wæter-steal

(n.)
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wæter-steal, wæter-steall, es; m.

Standing water, a pool

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Standing water, a pool Ðǽr synd unmǽte móras, hwílon sweart wætersteal, hwílon fúle eáríþas yrnende sometimes black stagnant water, sometimes foul streams running, Guthl. 3;Gdwin. 20, 5

cneó-wærc

(n.)
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cneó-wærc, cneów-wærc, es; n?

A pain in the knees; genuum dolor

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A pain in the knees; genuum dolor Wið cneówærce for a pain in the knees Lchdm. iii. 16, 16. Wið cneów-wærce L. M. 1, 24; Lchdm. ii. 66, 11

Linked entry: cneów-wærc

wæstm-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-berende, adj.

Fruit-bearing, fertile, fruitful, productive,

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ðæt heora lár wǽre wæstmberende ipse praedicationem ut fructificaret adjuvans, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 38.

wæter-nædre

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-nædre, an; f.

A water-snake

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A water-snake Wæternædre anguis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 21 : i. 285, 3: salamandra, 289, 29. Wæternedrum [h]ydris, ii. 97, 2. A watyrnedyre hic idrus, Wrt. Voc. i. 223, 2. A wateradder agguis, 255, 4. Wateraddur vipera, 177, 37 (all 15th cent. )

wæter-scíte

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scíte, an; f.

A towel

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A towel Hé wearð bewǽfed mid ánre wæterscýtan (linteo, Jn. 13, 4),Homl. Th. ii. 242, 25

Linked entries: scíte wæter-sceát

wæter-slæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-slæd, es; n.

A valley with water in it

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A valley with water in it On wæterslædes díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 11. On ðæt wæterslæd, iii. 394, 17

wæter-leást

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-leást, e; f.

Want of water

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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177

wæter-will

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-will, es; m.

A spring of water

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A spring of water Ðæt man weorðige wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, L. C. S. 5;Th. i. 378, 20

wæter-ýþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-ýþ, e; f.

A wave of water, a wave

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A wave of water, a wave Beorh wunode on wonge wæterýðum neáh, Beo. Th. 4477;B. 2242

wamb-hord

(n.)
Grammar
wamb-hord, es; m.

A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place

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A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place Mé (the fortified place ) of hrife fleógaþ hylde pílas; hwílum ic sweartum swelgan onginne brúnum beadowǽpnum ; is mín innað til, wombhord wlitig, Exon. Th. 399, 12;Rä. 18, 10

wamm-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-dǽd, e; f.

An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime

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An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime Swá swá wé forlǽtaþ leahtras on eorðan ðám ðe wið ús oft ágyltaþ, and womdǽda wítan ne þencaþ 'as we forgive them that trespass against us,' Hy. 6, 25. Him (David) sáwla Neriend secgan hét ymb his womdǽda Waldendes

wamm-freht

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-freht, es; n.

Divination

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Divination Ða ðæt womfreht réniaþ ariolorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 8. Womferht, 5, 16. Cf. frihtere,frihtrung

Linked entry: friht

wamm-lust

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-lust, es; m.

A foul pleasure, an allurement, seduction

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A foul pleasure, an allurement, seduction Womlustas lenocinia, Anglia xiii. 28, 19

wæter-streám

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-streám, es; m.

A stream of water

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A stream of water Hé wæterstreámas wende tó blóde convertit in sanguinem flumina eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 44. [Waterr-stræm, Orm. 18092.]

wæter-þeóte

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-þeóte, an; f.

A water-channel, conduit

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A water-channel, conduit Wæterþeóte aquagium (aquagium aquaeductus, canalis, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 23 : canalis vel colimbus vel aquaeductus, 61, 22. Ðære heofenan wæterþeótan wǽron geopenode cataractae coeli apertae sunt. Gen. 7, 11 : 8, 2 : Homl

Linked entry: wæter-gelǽt

wæter-tyge

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-tyge, es; m.

An aqueduct

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An aqueduct Wætertige aquaeductus, canalis, Hpt. Gl. 418, 50

wæter-seócness

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-seócness, e; f.

Dropsy

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Dropsy Ðeós wæterseócnyss hic ydrops, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56;Zup. 68, 2 : Homl. Th. i. 86, 9. Wið wæterseócnysse, Lchdm. i. 122, 19 : 144, 21: 202, 19 : 234, 5 : 272, 13 : 276, 13 : 322, 5

Linked entry: wæter-ádl