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
heaðu-wæd
Warlike weeds, dress
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Warlike weeds, dress, Beo. Th. 78; B. 39
Linked entry: wǽd
cneów-wærc
a pain in the knees
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a pain in the knees L. M. 1, 24; Lchdm. ii. 66, 11
Linked entry: cneó-wærc
on-wǽre
unripe
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unripe Genim onwǽre sláh ðæt seáw, and wring þurh cláþ on ðæt eáge, sóna gǽþ of ( the white spot will go off ) gif sió sláh biþ gréne, Lchdm. ii. 32, 18. (?)
Linked entry: -wǽre
tóþ-wærc
Tooth-ache
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Tooth-ache Lǽcedómas wiþ tóðwærce, Lchdm. ii. 50, 6, 8, 10, 21, 24. Wið tóþwræce, i. 370, 26
Linked entry: tóþ-ece
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
wana-beám
Similar entry: wanan-beám
wann-hǽwe
Dark-blue ⬩ blue-black
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Dark-blue, blue-black Ða wonhǽwan cerula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 66
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
seolh-wæd
The seal's ford ⬩ path ⬩ the sea
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The seal's ford, path, the sea Hié on ýðum æðelinga wunn ofer seolhwaðu (-wadu ?, -paðu ?) geseón mihton, Andr. Kmbl. 3424; An. 1716
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-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
þeóh-wærc
Pain in the thighs
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Pain in the thighs Wið þeóhwræce ... smyre ða þeóh, sóna hý beóð hále, Lchdm. i. 354, 19
þeór-wærc
The pain caused by þeór
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The pain caused by þeór (q. v.) Wiþ þeórwærce, Lchdm. ii. 120, 7