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hord-wela

(n.)
Grammar
hord-wela, an; m.

Hoarded, stored-up wealth

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Hoarded, stored-up wealth Ðeáh ðe hordwelan heólde lange, Beo. Th. 4677; B. 2344

Corn-weal

(n.)
Grammar
Corn-weal, es; m.

CORNWALL ⬩ Cornubia

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CORNWALL; Cornubia Som. Ben. Lye

fót-welm

(n.)
Grammar
fót-welm, e; f. (? v.
  • Kent. Gl. 165
below; or has the glosser taken plantae to be dative?): -welma , an; m.
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Fótwelma, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 46. Fótwylm planta, Germ. 396, 151. His fótwelme (ut non comburantur) plantae ejus, Kent. Gl. 165. Heó (Jezabel) wæs eall freten bútan þám handum ... and þám fótwylmum ( nisi pedes et summas manus, 2 Kings ix. 35 ), Hml. S.

wan

(n.)
Grammar
wan, es; [n. (?) cf. Icel. vánt (neut. of vanr) with gen.]

Want ⬩ lack

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Want, lack Ne byð mé nánes gódes wan nihil mihi deerit, Ps. Th. 22, 1. Hí habbaþ ǽghwæs genóh, nis him wihte won, Exon. Th. 352, 9; Sch. 95. On ðám ðingum ðe hí won hæfdon in eis quae minus habuerat, Bd. 5, 22 ; S. 644, 15

wan-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
wan-ǽht, e; f.

Scant possession

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Scant possession Náh ic fela goldes . . . ic mé sylf ne mæg fore mínum wonǽhtum willan ádreógan, Exon. Th. 458, 19 ; Hy. 4, 103

wan-feax

Similar entry: wann-feax

wan-fýr

Similar entry: wann-fýr

wan-hæfelness

Similar entry: wan-hafolness

wan-hæfenness

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hæfenness, e ; f.

Want ⬩ need

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Want, need Wanhæfænysse and metelǽste famis inedia, Hpt. Gl. 480, 33

Linked entry: hæfenness

wan-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hǽle, ; adj.

Having bad health

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Having bad health Ealle ða ðe wonnhiǽle wǽron, healtte and blinde, dumbe and deáfe, Nar. 48, 31

Linked entry: wan-hál

wan-hafa

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hafa, an; m.

A poor person

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A poor person Wanhafa and þearfa ic eom inops et pauper sum ego. Ps. Spl. 85, 1

Linked entry: hafa

wan-hafol

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hafol, adj.

Needy ⬩ destitute

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Needy, destitute Him embe stódon wépende wydewan and wanhafele þearfan, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 65. Widewena bigleofa and wanhafolra manna, ii. 25, 765. Gehelp wanhafolum mannum mid ðínum ágenum spédum, i. 21, 363

wan-hafolness

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hafolness, , e; f.

Need ⬩ want ⬩ destitution

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Need, want, destitution Nis wanhafolnes (inopia) ondrǽdendum hine. Ps. Lamb. 33, 10. Úre wanhæfelnesse inopiae nostrae, 43, 24

Linked entry: wan-hæfelness

wan-hálian

(v.)
Grammar
wan-hálian, p. ode

To weaken ⬩ impair the health or soundness of something

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To weaken, impair the health or soundness of something Þurh ðisne drync beóð ǽgðær ge ða sáwle ofslagene ge ða líchaman gewanhálode, Homl. Ass. 146, 51

Linked entry: ge-wanhálian

wan-hálness

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hálness, e; f.

Weakness ⬩ sickness ⬩ unsoundness ⬩ infirmity

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Weakness, sickness, unsoundness, infirmity Ðæm abbode is á tó behealdenne heora (fratrum infirmorum) wanhálnes (imbecillitas), R. Ben. 75, II. Wanhálnysse (debilitate) ealles líchaman, Scint. 38, 7. Dysig æfter untrumnysse his ongyt, and æfter wanhálnysse

Linked entries: hál-ness wan-hǽþ

wan-hlyte

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hlyte, adj.

Not having a share in something ⬩ destitute of

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Not having a share in something, destitute of Wanhlytne expertem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 8

Linked entry: or-hlyte

wan-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Foolish ⬩ imprudent ⬩ thoughtless ⬩ careless ⬩ reckless

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Foolish, imprudent, thoughtless, careless, reckless Wonhýdig wer vir insipiens, Ps. Th. 91, 5: Exon. Th. 95, 14; Cri. 1557 : 343, 25 ; Gn. Ex. 162. Ne sceal wita nó tó hátheort, ne tó hrædwyrde, ne tó wác wiga, ne tó wanhýdig, 290, 19. Ne mid swíðran

wan-wegende

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-wegende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Waning

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Waning On wanwegendum mónan, Lchdm. i. 100, 20. Wanwægendum, 98, 17

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.

misfortune ⬩ misery ⬩ unhappiness ⬩ some form of disease

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misfortune, misery, unhappiness Hí sorge ne cúðon, wonsceaft wera, wiht unhǽlo, Beo. Th. 240; B. 120. Ic ne wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft míne, ac ic ealle þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 16; Rä. 88, 16. Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás

wan-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
wan-spéd, e; f.

Poverty ⬩ indigence

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Poverty, indigence Þurh wanspéde per inopiam, Scint. 226, 6. On ðæm gefeohte wæs ǽrest anfunden Sciþþia wanspéda ea res primo fidem inopiae Scythicae dedit, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 34

Linked entry: wan-ǽht