wær-geápnis
wǽr-leás
Faithless, false
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Faithless, false Wǽrleás mon . . . and ungetreów, Exon. Th. 343, 24; Gn. Ex. 162. Se feónd, wræcca wǽrleás, 263, 17; Jul. 351: 267, 26; Jul. 421. Wǽrleás werod ( the fallen angels ), Cd. Th. 5, 5; Gen. 67. Wǽrleásra weorud ( the wicked at the day of
wær-lot
Craft, cunning
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Craft, cunning Wærlotes astus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 33
Linked entry: lot
wær-sagol
Cautious in speech, careful of what one says
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Cautious in speech, careful of what one says Se ðe wǽre leássagol, weorðe se sóðsagol; se ðe wǽre bæcslitol, weorðe se wærsagol; se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17
wald-mora
Similar entry: wealh-more
wamb-seóc
Diseased in the stomach
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Diseased in the stomach Ða wambseócan men þrowiaþ on ðam bæcþearme and on ðam niþerran hrife. Lchdm. ii. 232, 12: 164, 10
wamm-full
Evil, guilty, criminal, flagitious
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Evil, guilty, criminal, flagitious Ǽr se unsýfra (Holofernes) womfull onwóce, Judth. Thw. 22, 24;Jud. 77. Synfulra here . . . womfulra scolu, Exon. Th. 94, 5 ;Cri. 1535. Womfulle, scyld*-*wyrcende (the fallen angels), Elen. Kmbl. 1519;El. 761
hærfest-wǽta
Autumnal wet ⬩ humor æstatis
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Autumnal wet; humor æstatis, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 7
Linked entry: wǽta
heaðu-wæd
Warlike weeds, dress
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Warlike weeds, dress, Beo. Th. 78; B. 39
Linked entry: wǽd
Bret-walas
The Britons of Wales;
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The Britons of Wales; Walli — Cynríc ða Bretwalas gefliémde Cynric routed the Welsh, Chr. 552; Th. 28, 39, col. 1
Linked entry: Bret-
Cont-ware
inhabitants of Kent
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inhabitants of Kent Chr. 616; Erl. 20, 38
on-wacan
to awake, cease to sleep ⬩ to arise, spring, be derived, be born
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to awake, cease to sleep Sóna ðæs ðe heó onwóc ubi vigilavit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 11: 4, 31; S. 610, 37. Ðá of slǽpe onwóc, swefn wæs æt ende, eorþlíc æðeling, Cd. Th. 249, 2; Dan. 524. Se wyrm onwóc, Beo. Th. 4563; B. 2287. Ða men onwócan, and út urnon
on-wacan
An awakening, arousing, incentive
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An awakening, arousing, incentive Onwaccano mægna incitamenta virtutum, Rtl. 74, 24
Sodom-ware
The people of Sodom
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The people of Sodom Cómon Sodomware Cd. Th. 148, 4; Gen. 2451: 120, 18; Gen. 1996. Búton Sodomwarum ánum Blickl. Homl. 79, 10
twi-wǽg
A balance
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A balance Twiwǽge bilance, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 20
þærsc-wald
Similar entry: þerscold
wamm-scyldig
Sinful ⬩ criminal
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Sinful, criminal Ne mæg ðǽr (paradise) inwitfull ǽnig geféran, womscyldig mon, Cd. Th. 58, 20; Gen. 949
wann-hǽwe
Dark-blue ⬩ blue-black
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Dark-blue, blue-black Ða wonhǽwan cerula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 66