wæter-stefn
The voice or sound of water
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The voice or sound of water Fram wæterstefnum wídra manigra a vocibus aquarum multarum, Ps. Th. 92, 4
wæter-ríþe
A stream of water
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A stream of water Wæteríþan laticem, Hpt. Gl. 418, 25
wæter-sceát
A napkin; mappa,
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A napkin; mappa,Wrt. Voc. i. 27, l
Linked entry: wæter-scíte
wæter-scyte
A rush of water,
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A rush of water
wæter-wǽdlness
Poverty of water, lack of water
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Poverty of water, lack of water For ðyses wéstenes wæterwǽdlnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 538
wæter-wyrt
Water-fennel
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Water-fennel Wæterwyrt callitriche. Voc. i. 67, 18: gallitricum, ii. 42, 38: gallitricium, Gl. 298, 25 (omitted by Wright). Wæterwyrt . Genim ðás wyrte ðe man callitricum (gallitricum, MS. V.) and óðrum naman wæterwyrt nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 152, 4-6
wæter-weg
A water-way, a channel connecting two pieces of water (?)
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A water-way, a channel connecting two pieces of water (?) -Wæterweg tramites, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 43. Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on wæterhammas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 30. [Water-wey meatus, Parv. 518.]
wæter-ham
Land surrounded by a ditch (?)
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Land surrounded by a ditch (?) Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on waterhammes; of ðan hamman on grénan beorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 31. Cf. flódhammas, i. 289, 18
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wæter-bucca
An aquatic insect, a water-spider
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An aquatic insect, a water-spider Wæter-buc[c]a vel[wæter]gát tippula, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 14
wæter-hálgung
Blessing or hallowing of water ;
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Blessing or hallowing of water ; aquae benedictio Waeterhálguncge, Rtl. 117, 1
wæter-þísa
A water-rusher, what rushes through the water, applied to a ship and to the whale
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A water-rusher, what rushes through the water, applied to a ship and to the whale Hé wǽghengest wræc, wæterþísa (-þiswa, MS., but the w is marked for erasure) fór snel, Exon. Th. 182, 1;Gú. 1303. Hé (the whale) hafaþ óþre gecynd, wæterþísa wlonc, 363
wǽðe-burne
A fishing-stream (?)
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A fishing-stream (?) Of ðæm geate on wǽdeburnan; andlang wǽðeburnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 27
wáþ
wandering ⬩ roving ⬩ hunting
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Féðan sǽton, reste gefégon, wérige æfter wǽðe, Andr. Kmbl. 1185 ; An. 593. Ic (a storm) beámas fylle . . . wrecan on wáþe wide sended I fell trees . . . sent driving a-wandering far (cf. Aldhelm's Ego rura peragro), Exon. Th. 381, 14; Rä. 2, 11.
wille-wæter
Spring-water
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Wyrc ðæt bæþ of ðám ilcum wyrtum on cealdum wylle wætre, 74, 27. Seóðe on yrnendum wyllewætere, i. 330, 14
wæter-þrúh
a water-pipe, conduit
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Wæte[r]þrúh Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 1. þeotan, wæterþrúh cataractae, 13, 15. Waeterðrúm canalibus, 102, 68
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wyrt-wala
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the root of a plant Swá fela bóga treówes of ánum wyrtwalan ( radice ) spryttaþ, Scint. 3, 17. Genim wegbrǽdan wyrtwalan, Lchdm. i. 82, 19: 90, 6, 23: 94, 19, 23. Wyrtwalan radices, Ps. Surt. 79, 10. Andlang pæþes on ða wyrtwalan; of ðam wyrtwalan on
waru
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a covenant, wudu-wása
wác
A weakness
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A weakness Nyste ic on ðám þingum ðe ðú ymbe specst fúl ne fácn, ne wác ne wom tó ðære dæigtíde ðe ic hit ðé sealde, ac hit ǽgðer wæs ge hál ge clǽne búton ǽlcon fácne, L. O. 9; Th. 1. 182, 3
Linked entry: wund-wácu
wæstm-bǽre
Fruitful, fertile, productive
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Wæstm*-*bǽru fecunda, 38, 22. referring to inanimate things Ðæt wæstm*-*bǽre land campi uberes, Ors. 1, 3;Swt. 32, 2. Sceáwiaþ ðæt land, hwæðer hit wæstmbǽre sí considerate terram, qualis sit, bona an mala, humus pinguis an sterilis, Num. 13, 19.
ge-wát
departed
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departed; p. of ge-wítan