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weá-cwánian

(v.)
Grammar
weá-cwánian, p. ode

To lament, wail

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To lament, wail Deófla weácwánedon mán and moiður. Cd. Th. 284, 12; Sat. 320

Linked entry: cwánian

wíl-bec

(n.)

a stream of misery (?)

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Wuniendo wær wílbec biscær, Exon. Th. 353, 42; Reim. 26

on-sprungenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sprungenness, e; f.

Defect, want

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Defect, want Onsprungennes eclipsis, i. solis vel lunae defectio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 22

geára

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Þǽm þa geára ábolgen wæs for manna synnum, Bl. H. 9, 6. Swá swá geára beboden wæs Godes folce, 35, 19 ; 93, 29. Sé him wæs geára . . . geþeóded, Guth. 52, 6.

án-súndnes

(n.)
Grammar
án-súndnes, -ness, e; f. [án, súnd, nes]

Wholenesssoundnessintegrityintegritas

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Wholeness, soundness, integrity; integritas Ánsúndnesse lufigend a lover of integrity, Wanl. Catal. 292, 34

ge-wyrtún

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrtún, es; m.

A garden

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A garden Ðǽr wæs fæger gewyrtún ubi erat hortus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 1

gleáwlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gleáwlíc, adj.

Wisewaryastute

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Wise, wary, astute On sprǽcum gleáwlíce in loquelis astuti, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 29

þeóster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóster-líc, adj.
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Dark Ðæs muntes cnoll mid þeósterlícum genipum oferhangen wæs, Homl. Th. i. 504, 30

þri-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-geáre, adj.

Three years old

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Three years old Se onféng fulwihte ðá hé wæs þrigeáre cniht, Shrn. 119, 19

Linked entry: ofer-geáre

wlite-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-leás, adj.

Withowt beautyuncomelyhideous

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Withowt beauty, uncomely, hideous Deoful ætýwde wann and wliteleás, Andr. Kmbl. 2339; An. 1171

yrfe-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
yrfe-leás, adj.
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Without cattle, unstocked Wæs ðæt land ierfelæás omni peccunia caruit, Chart. Th. 162, 28

fore-þingere

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wæs getreówe on neóde and strang fore*-*þingere, Hml. S. 5, 6. Add

geteld-gehlíwung

(n.)
Grammar
geteld-gehlíwung, e; f.
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Shelter afforded by a tent Hyt wæs wundorlic Moyses geteldgehlíwung, Angl. viii. 308, 34

Linked entry: ge-hlíwung

hund-wintre

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Add: — Seth wæs hundwintre and fíf Seth vixit centum quingue annis, Gen. 5, 6

on-þræclic

(adj.)
Grammar
on-þræclic, adj.
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Horrible Wæs þǽr sum hreófla wundorlíce tóhroren, eallum mannum anþræclic, Hml. S. 31, 565

Linked entry: an-þræclic

seofonhund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
seofonhund-wintre, adj.
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Seven hundred years old Hé wæs seofonhundwintre and seofon-and-hundseofontigwintre, Gen. 5, 31

undern-gereord

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Se wítega wæs áhafen mid his undern-gereorde (prandio), Gr. D. 150, 6. Add

wel-dón

(v.)

to satisfyplease

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to satisfy, please Hé walde ðæm folce weldón (satisfacere) Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 15

on-lóciend

(n.)
Grammar
on-lóciend, es; m.

An on-looker, spectator

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An on-looker, spectator Heó wæs swíðe lufigendlíc eallum onlóciendum, Anglia ix. 30, 97

Linked entry: -lóciend

swá

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Hé on án sceolde tó helle, swá hé forðfaren wæs, Wlfst. 16, 14.