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wær-lot

(n.)
Grammar
wær-lot, es; n.

Craft, cunning

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Craft, cunning Wærlotes astus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 33

Linked entry: lot

wær-sagol

(adj.)
Grammar
wær-sagol, adj.

Cautious in speech, careful of what one says

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Cautious in speech, careful of what one says Se ðe wǽre leássagol, weorðe se sóðsagol; se ðe wǽre bæcslitol, weorðe se wærsagol; se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17

wær-genga

Similar entry: wer-genga

wǽt

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽt, adj.

wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture ⬩ wet, moist, having moisture ⬩ wet, rainy

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wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture Ðæt wæter is wǽt and ceald, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35: Met. 20, 77. Hyra blód byð wǽt and wearm, Anglia viii. 299, 29. Ðú ðam wættere wǽtum and cealdum foldan tó flóre gesettest, Met. 20, 90. Mid wættere rude roseo

wǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wǽt, es; n.

wet, moisture ⬩ liquor, drink

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wet, moisture Se cyle geþrowode wið ða hǽto, and ðæt wǽt wiþ ðám drýgum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 33: Met. 20, 74. liquor, drink Hé ána gereorde, and be dǽle ǽt and wǽt gewanod sý reficiat solus, sublata ei portione sua de vino, R. Ben. 69, 14. Hé ne mæg

wæð

Similar entry: wæd

wale

Similar entry: weale

wam

Similar entry: wamm

wág-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
wág-hrægel, es; n.

A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)

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A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple) Wághrægl (-hrǽl, Rush.) temples velum templi, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 38, Wághrǽl(-hrægl, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 45. Wághruhel, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 51. Bitwih wághrǽle (wǽghrægle, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 11

wáh

(n.)

a wall.

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a wall

wág-þiling

(n.)
Grammar
wág-þiling, e; f.

Wall-planking, wainscoting

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Wall-planking, wainscoting Wáhþyling tabulatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 15

Linked entry: þiling

wág

(n.)

a balance,

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a balance

wáse-scite

(n.)
Grammar
wáse-scite, (cf. (?) scítan), an ; f. or -scyte (-scite ?), es; m.

The cuttle-fish ⬩ the liquid ejected by the cuttle-fish

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The cuttle-fish; or the liquid ejected by the cuttle-fish Cudele velwásescite sepia, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 6

Linked entries: -scite wáse

wax-georn

Similar entry: weax-georn

weal

(n.)

a wall.

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a wall

weal-hát

Similar entry: weall-hát

weal-sáda

Similar entry: wealh-sáda

weal-word

Similar entry: wealh-word

weás-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
weás-gelimp, es; n.

What happens by chance, accident, chance

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What happens by chance, accident, chance Mid weásgelimpe fortuitu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 35

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing on ⬩ a table, list

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a table, tablet for writing on Ðá wrát hé gebedenum wexbrede (wæx-, Lind.) postulans pugilarem scribsit, Lk. Skt. 1, 63. Sýn gesealde from ðæm abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is ... græf, ... weaxbreda dentur ab abbate omnia quae sunt necessaria, id