wann-feax
Dark-haired ⬩ with raven-black tresses
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Dark-haired, with raven-black tresses Wonfeax wale, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8
Linked entry: wan-feax
scrúd-waru
Habit ⬩ dress
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Habit, dress Ðæt hé (a monk) healdan wille his clǽunisse and munuclíce scrúdware, L. Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 9: vi. 3; Th. i. 314, 27
Linked entry: waru
sige-wang
A plain where victory is won ⬩ a glorious plain ⬩ a place in which evil is overcome
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A plain where victory is won, a glorious plain. where actual fighting has taken place Se mǽsta dǽl ðæs heriges læg on ðam sigewonge, Judth. Thw. 25, 36. where actual fighting is not referred to, a place in which evil is overcome Smeolt wæs se sigewang
sino-walt
Similar entry: seonu-wealt
ge-wæg
bore, carried
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bore, carried.Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22;
ge-wald
Power ⬩ mastery ⬩ sway
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Power, mastery, sway Ða Denescan áhton wæl-stówe gewald the Danes had the mastery of the battle-place, Chr. 833; Th. 116, 7, col. 1: Cd. 214; Th. 268, 15; Sat. 55
ge-waran
inhabitants ⬩ dwellers ⬩ incolæ
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used as a termination to denote inhabitants, dwellers; incolæ Ða Rómániscan ceastergewaran noldon geþafian ðæt Gregorius ða burh forléte the Roman citizens would not consent that Gregory should leave the city, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 13. v. waran
ge-wær
Aware ⬩ conscius
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Aware; conscius Hí his gewær wurdon they were aware of him, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 39
Linked entry: wær
grund-wæg
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A foundation, the earth He on grundwæge men of deáþe worde awehte he [Christ] on this earth raised men from death by his word, Andr. Kmbl. 1163; An. 582
Linked entries: grund-weg grund-weall
burg-waru
the inhabitants of a city as in a body,
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the inhabitants of a city as in a body, Andr. Kmbl. 2189; An. 1096
æt-wæg
took away
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took away,Beo. Th. 2401; B. 1198;
an-walg
Entire ⬩ whole ⬩ sound ⬩ integer
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Entire, whole, sound; integer, Past. 52, 2
Linked entry: an-wealg
beadu-wang
A battle-plain ⬩ pugnæ campus
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A battle-plain; pugnæ campus On beaduwange on the battle-plain, Andr. Kmbl. 825; An. 413
a-wæh
weighed out ⬩ weighed to ⬩ appendit
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weighed out, weighed to; appendit, Gen. 23, 16
Eatol-ware
Italians ⬩ Ităli
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Italians; Ităli, Som. Ben. Lye
ecg-wæl
Sword's wail, slaughter ⬩ strāges glădio cæsōrum
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Sword's wail, slaughter; strāges glădio cæsōrum On ecgwæle [MS. ecgwale] amid the slaughter of swords, Cd. 96; Th. 126, 2; Gen. 2089
Linked entry: wæl
fífel-wǽg
The terrific wave ⬩ the ocean ⬩ ōceănus
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The terrific wave, the ocean; ōceănus Léton ofer fífelwǽg scríðan bronte brimþisan they let the high ships go over the ocean, Elen. Kmbl. 473; El. 237
Linked entry: wǽg
fóre-wæs
was before or over
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was before or over, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 35;
fóre-ward
An agreement ⬩ compact ⬩ treaty ⬩ pactum ⬩ fœdus
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An agreement, compact, treaty; pactum, fœdus His bróðer griþ and fórewarde eall æftercwæþ his brother renounced all peace and agreement, Chr. 1094; Erl. 229, 30, 31. Búton he ða fórewarda geheólde unless he kept the agreements, Erl. 229, 32: Cod. Dipl
fóre-ward
Forward ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior
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Forward, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior On fórewardre ðyssere béc ys awriten be me in the fore part of this book it is written of me, Ps. Th. 39, 8