wæl-ceásiga
A chooser of the slain ⬩ a raven
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A chooser of the slain, a raven Wonn wælceásega, Cd. Th. 188, 6; Exod. 164
wæl-cyrge
A chooser of the slain.
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According to the mythology, as seen in its Northern form, the Val-kyrjur were the goddesses who chose the slain that were to be conducted by them to Odin's hall — Val-halla : 'Þær ríða jafnan at kjósa val.'
Linked entries: -cyrge wæl-ceásiga
wæl-feld
The field of the slain ⬩ the battle-field
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The field of the slain, the battle-field Hí on wælfelda plegodan, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 17
wæl-fill
Slaughter ⬩ carnage
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Slaughter, carnage Wælfill cedes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 67. Wælfyl statis (stragis, v. Ald. 173, 3), 93, 52. Hér micel wælfill wæs æt Wóddesbeorge (Wódnes-, MS. E.), Chr. 592; Erl. 18, 30. Blódgyte, wællfyll weres, morð mid mundum. Cd. Th. 92,11; Gen. 1527
Linked entry: wæl-feall
wæl-gár
A deadly spear
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A deadly spear Wælgár slíteþ, Exon. Th. 354, 46; Reim. 61. Ðǽr wæs heard plega, wælgára wrixl, wígcyrm micel, Cd. Th. 120, 5; Gen. 1990
wæl-gim
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The word seems to be an epithet for the sheath of a sword, which is called in the riddle the sword's byrne Byrne is mín (a sword's) bleófág, swylce beorht seomað (-d, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, ðe mé waldend geaf, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4
wæl-fús
Ready to be slain
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Ready to be slain; referring to Beowulf before the fight in which he was mortally wounded Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, wyrd ungemete neáh, se sceolde sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420
wæl-fyll
Abundance of slain
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Abundance of slain Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna; ðanon eft gewát tó hám faran mid ðære wælfylle. Beo. Th. 250; B. 125
wæl-cyrging
One that belongs to the race of the wælcyrgan
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One that belongs to the race of the wælcyrgan Gorgoneus, ðæt is wælkyrging (-cyrginc, v.l.), Nar. 35, 6
weol-deáþ
A violent death
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A violent death Hié wældeáð (death at Grendel's hands) fornam, Beo. Th. 1395; B. 695
wæl-gryre
The terror that comes from danger of falling in battle
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The terror that comes from danger of falling in battle On fyrd hyra (the Israelites) fǽrspell (the tidings of the approach of the Egyptian army) becwom; egsan stódan wælgryre weroda, Cd. Th. 186, 11; Exod. 137
wæl-gæst
A deadly guest ⬩ spirit? ⬩ a murderous guest
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A deadly guest (spirit?), a murderous guest Wælgaest (Grendel), Beo. Th. 3994; B. 1995: (Grendel's mother), 2666; B. 1331
wæl-grimlíce
With the utmost bitterness
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With the utmost bitterness Hí wǽlgrimlíce gefuhton. Ðǽr wæs se mǽsta blódgyte on ǽgðere healfe, Ors. 4, 2; Swt. 160, 31
Linked entry: grimlíce
wæl-fáh
Deadly hostile
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Deadly hostile (?) Wælfágne winter (winter when the earth seems dead). Beo. Th. 2260; B. 1128
wæl-hreów
Cruel ⬩ barbarous ⬩ bloodthirsty
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Cruel, barbarous, bloodthirsty Wælhreów crudelis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 12: atrox, 9, 66; Zup. 72, 1: trux, 9, 67; Zup. 72, 9. Wælhreówe crudeli, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 22. Ða wælhreówan funestam, 38, 20. of living beings Wælhreów werod, Cd. Th. 219,
wæl-sliht
Slaughter in battle ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage
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Slaughter in battle, slaughter, carnage Hér wæs micel wælsliht (-sleht, MS. E.) on Lundenne, Chr. 839; Erl. 66, 16. Ðǽr wearþ micel wælsliht on gehwæþere hond, 871; Erl. 74, 32. Wǽpna wælslihtes, Cd. Th. 198, 25; Exod. 328. Gemyndig wælsleahta, Exon.
wæl-slítende
Corpse-rending, that rends the dead
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Corpse-rending, that rends the dead Ðæt líc ðǽr (in the grave) tó fúlnesse weorðeþ and ðám wælslítendum wyrmum weorðeþ tó ǽte, Wulfst. 187, 14. On helle mid deóflum and mid dracum and mid wælslítendum wyrmum, 241, 12
wæl-píl
A deadly dart ⬩ death-pang
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A deadly dart, death-pang Wæs his mondryhtne endedógor, ... áwrecen wælpílum wló ne meahte oroð up geteón, Exon. Th. 171, 15; Gú. 1127
wæl-hlem
A deadly onslaught
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A deadly onslaught Hyne Wulf wǽpne gerǽhte, ðæt him for swenge swát ǽdrum sprong ...; næs hé forht swáðéh, ac forgeald hraðe wælhlem ðone, Beo. Th. 5931; B. 2969. Cf. hilde-hlem