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wel-gelícod

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Add: well-pleasing, much liked Ic nát for hwí eów sindon þá ǽrran gewin swá welgelícad, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 120, 2. On welgelícodon folces ðínes in beneplacito populi tui, Ps. Vos. 105, 4

wer-bǽre

(n.)
Grammar
wer-bǽre, es; n.
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A weir where fish are caught Se mylenstede and ðæt land ðæt ðe ðǽrtó hýrð . . . and ða werbǽra and seó mǽd be norðan eá, and ða hammas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 383, 17. Tó Cranemere, and ðǽre gebyraþ tó six wæebǽre, iii. 344, 2

wer-nægel

(n.)
Grammar
wer-nægel, es; m.
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Lathnm, is quoted the following: 'In the backs of cows in the summer are maggots generated, which in Essex we call wornils, being first only a small knot in the skin.'

wel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)

of good willbenevolentbenignantkind

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Wynsum ús byð ðæt welwyllende beón 10, 267. Gebyreþ ðætte sume, ða ðe welwillende beóð, on monegum weorcum unfæste beóð ongietene contigit, ut quidam cum cordis innocentia in nonnullis suis actibus infirmi videantur Past. 34; Swt. 235, 17.

on-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
on-weg, adv.

Away, off.

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Away, off. with verbs of motion Óðer þing wiston ða wífmenn ðá hý onweg cyrdon when they went away (from the sepulchre ), Exon. Th. 460, 13; Hö. 16. Gif ðú onweg cymest if you come away (alive from the fight ), Beo. Th. 2769; B. 1382.

Linked entries: an-weg a-weg

ǽdre-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽdre-weg, es; m.

A drain waya veinan arteryarteriavena

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A drain way, a vein, an artery; arteria, vena

a-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
a-weg, adv.

AWAYoutauferendi vim habet

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AWAY, out; (this is its meaning both in and out of composition) ; auferendi vim habet Ðá éode he aweg autem abiit, Mt. Bos. 19, 22. Ge drehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg ye strain the gnat out; excolantes [ex out, colare to filter, strain ] culicem, Mt. Bos.

Linked entry: aweg-weorpan

bæþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-weg, es; m.

A bath-waythe seavia balneimare

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A bath-way, the sea; via balnei, mare Brecan ofer bæþweg to break over the bath-way, Andr. Kmbl. 445; An. 223. Bæþweges blǽst a blast or wind of the sea, a sea breeze, the south wind. Súþwind is so called, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290

eorþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-weg, es; m.

An earth-wayterrestris via

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An earth-way; terrestris via Hió me woldan ðisses eorþweges ende gescrífan consummāvērunt me in terra, Ps. Th. 118, 87. Þurh ða róde sceal ríce gesécan of eorþwege ǽghwylc sáwl every soul shall seek the kingdom away from earth through the cross, Rood

feor-weg

(n.)
Grammar
feor-weg, es; m.

A far or long wayvia longinqua

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A far or long way; via longinqua Mín bigengea gewát bryce on feorweg incŏlātus meus prolongātus est, Ps. Th. 119, 5: Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 22; Gú. 228. Drihten asent þeóda ofer éow of feorwegum addūcet Dŏmĭnus sŭper te gentem de longinquo, Deut. 28, 49

flot-weg

(n.)
Grammar
flot-weg, es; m.

A sea-waythe seamărīna viamăre

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A sea-way, the sea; mărīna via, măre He sceolde faran on flotweg he must journey on the sea, Exon. 123b; Th. 475, 1; Bo. 41

fold-weg

(n.)
Grammar
fold-weg, es; m.

earth-wayterrestris viathe earth in generalterra

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earth-way; terrestris via On foldwege on the earth-way, Cd. 95; Th. 123, 24; Gen. 2050: 116; Th. 151, 17; Gen. 2510: 139; Th. 174, 4; Gen. 2873: Beo. Th. 3271; B. 1633. Foldwegas, Beo. Th. 1736; B. 866: Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 25; Pa. 51. the earth in general

Linked entry: eorþ-weg

forþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-weg, es; m.

An onward coursea going forthdeparturejourneyprogressusprofectioăbĭtusŏbĭtus

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An onward course, a going forth, departure, journey; progressus, profectio, ăbĭtus, ŏbĭtus Fús forþweges desirous of departure, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 20; Rä. 31, 3. Ferede in forþwege borne on their journey hence, 77 b; Th. 291, 12; Wand. 81: Rood Kmbl

leód-wer

(n.)
Grammar
leód-wer, es; m.
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A man of a nation Leódweras [the Egyptians], Cd. 89; Th. 110, 5; Gen. 1833. Ofer leódwerum [the Israelites], 148; Th. 184, 20; Exod. 110

mǽr-weg

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-weg, es; m.

A boundary (?) road

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A boundary (?) road On ðone márweg; ondlong ðaes mǽrweges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 32, 33. Ondlong ðæs lýtlan weges ðæt hit cymeþ on ðone norþran mǽrweg; ondlong ðæs mǽrweges, 33, 5: 77, 26

ó-wér

(adv.)
Grammar
ó-wér, = ó-hwǽr.

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ge-wéd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wéd, es; n.

A ragingmadnessfŭror insānusrăbies

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A raging, madness; fŭror insānus, răbies Wælhreówes [Nerónes] gewéd wæs fulwíde cúþ the madness of the cruel [Nero] was full widely known, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 9; Met. 9, 5. He langre tíde ealle heora mǽgþe mid gewéde wæs geondfarende multo tempŏre tōtas

Linked entry: -wéd

ge-wén

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wén, e; f.

Hopespes

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Hope; spes

Linked entries: ge-wéd ge-wéþ

riht-wer

(n.)
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a legal wergild Tóeácan þám rihtwere, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 21

sláhþorn-weg

(n.)
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a road along which blackthorns grow, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 27