sǽ-weard
sea-ward,
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sea-ward, keeping watch and ward on the sea-coast; it was a duty that might be required in some cases of the thane and of the 'cotsetla' Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne . . . sǽweard ( the section refers to the
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wealc-spinel
A curling-iron ⬩ crisping-pin
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A curling-iron, crisping-pin Walcspinl calamistrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 75
Linked entry: ge-wealcian
weard-dún
A beacon-hill
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A beacon-hill (?cf. weardan hyll. v. wearda) On wearddúne, ðǽr ðæt Cristes mǽl stód, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 465, 31
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weard-seld
A guard-house
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A guard-house Weardseld excubias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 1
weard-steall
A watch-tower
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A watch-tower Weardsteal specula vel conspicilium, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 42: spectacula, 39, 35
weard-wíte
A fine for neglecting to keep guard,
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A fine for neglecting to keep guard, Chart. Th. 411, 31
wearg-cwedol
Given to evil speaking or cursing
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Given to evil speaking or cursing Ðeáh ðe wyrigcwidole (wærgcweodole, Bd. M. 356, 26) Godes ríce gesittan ne magon, hwæþere is gelýfed ðæt ða ðe be gewyrhtum wyrgede wǽron for heora árleásnysse, ðæt hí hraðe ðurh Drihtnes wræc heora scylde wíte ðrowedon
wearg-cwedolian
To curse, speak evil
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To curse, speak evil Wergcweoðelade mec maledixit me, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 183, 27. Gif feónd mín wergcweodelade mé si inimicus meus maledixisset mihi, Ps. Surt. 54, 13
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wearg-cweþan
To curse
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To curse Wergcweoðaþ maledicent, Ps. Surt. 108, 28. Wergcweódon maledicebant, 61, 5. Wercweoðende maledicentes, 36, 22
Linked entry: wer-cweþan
wearg-líc
Vile, mean, wretched
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Vile, mean, wretched Sint ðæt werilíce welan ðisses middangeardes, ðonne hí nán mon fullíce habban ne mæg, ne hié nánne mon geweligian ne magon, búton hié óþerne gedón tó wǽdlan O! igitur angustas, inopesque divitias, quae nec habere totas pluribus licet
wearg-ród
A gallows, gibbet
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A gallows, gibbet Waergrood furcimen, Txts. 65, 930. Uuergród, uaergród furca, 62, 409. Wearhród, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 68: 70, 24: 152, 1: eculeus vel calasta, i. 55, 52. We[rg]ród catasta, ii. 22, 23. Of ðam þorne on ða wærhróda; of dám ródun, Cod. Dip
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wearg-træf
A house of the accursed
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A house of the accursed Of ðám wearhtreafum ic áwecce wið ðé oðerne cyning from the tents of the accursed (hell) I will raise up against thee another king, Elen. Kmbl. 1850; El. 927
wearg-treów
The accursed tree, a gallows, gibbet, cross
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The accursed tree, a gallows, gibbet, cross Tó ðe waritroe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 375, 25. [Nu raise þai up þe rode; setis up þe warhtreo, O. E. Homl. i. 283, 9. Doð up and waritreo, þer on heo scullen winden (hongy, 2nd MS.), 5714. Me ledde him uorte
wearn-wíslíce
With difficulty
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With difficulty Wearnwíslíce difficile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 47: 25, 53
æf-weard
absens
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Æfweardum absente ðám abbode, Gr. D. 35, 32: 64, 11. Sé cwið yfel ðǽm deáfan, sé ðone æfweardan tǽlð surdo maledicere est absenti derogare, Past. 453, 2. Hé ðá word ðára æfweardra swá geara wiste swá ðára andweardra, Guth. 70, 4: Gr. D. 311, 1. Hé sægde
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brego-weard
a ruler, prince; ⬩ a guard, keeper ⬩ A royal guard, prince, lord ⬩ princeps, dominus,
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A royal guard, prince, lord; princeps, dominus, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 13; Gen. 2747: 106; Th. 140, 26; Gen. 2333
bricg-weard
a bridge ⬩ a keeper, guardian ⬩ A keeper or defender of a bridge ⬩ pontis custos vel defensor
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A keeper or defender of a bridge; pontis custos vel defensor Hí ðǽr bricgweardas bitere fundon they found there the stern defenders of the bridge. Byrht. Th. 134, 16; By. 85
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gúþ-weard
A war-guard ⬩ a king
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A war-guard, a king, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 26; Exod. 174; Elen. Kmbl. 27; El. 14
hæg-weard
A hayward, the keeper of cattle in a common field, who prevented trespass on the cultivated ground, ⬩ agellarius
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A hayward, the keeper of cattle in a common field, who prevented trespass on the cultivated ground,L. R. S. 20; Th. i. 440, 11, 12. The following note is given on this word, p. 234 'Bp. Kennett observes that there were two kinds of agellarii, the common