be-wélan
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to infect, pollute Bewoeledu ( infecta ) wæs eorðe on blódum hira. Ps. Vos. 105, 38
Linked entry: be-willan
ceaster-leód
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The people of a city, the citizens God wæs yrre þǽre ceasterléóde, Nap. la
weá-cwánian
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
a stream of misery (?)
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Wuniendo wær wílbec biscær, Exon. Th. 353, 42; Reim. 26
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.
ge-wyrtún
A garden
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A garden Ðǽr wæs fæger gewyrtún ubi erat hortus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 1
gleáwlíc
Wise ⬩ wary ⬩ astute
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Wise, wary, astute On sprǽcum gleáwlíce in loquelis astuti, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 29
þeóster-líc
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Dark Ðæs muntes cnoll mid þeósterlícum genipum oferhangen wæs, Homl. Th. i. 504, 30
þri-geáre
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
yrfe-leás
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Without cattle, unstocked Wæs ðæt land ierfelæás omni peccunia caruit, Chart. Th. 162, 28
fore-þingere
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Hé wæs getreówe on neóde and strang fore*-*þingere, Hml. S. 5, 6. Add
geteld-gehlíwung
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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
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Horrible Wæs þǽr sum hreófla wundorlíce tóhroren, eallum mannum anþræclic, Hml. S. 31, 565
Linked entry: an-þræclic
seofonhund-wintre
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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
on-lóciend
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.
hólunga
In vain, ⬩ to no purpose, ⬩ without cause, ⬩ without intent
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Ne wæs ðæt hólenga forðon óðer ðæra heretogena wæs hǽðen óðer wæs ðam hǽðenan grimra quo tempore maxima est facta strages in ecclesia vel gente Nordanhymbrorum, maxime quod unus ex ducibus paganus, alter erat pagano sævior, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 19.
ge-bátad
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Hire wæs micel wund open ðá heó mon on byrgenne dyde, and þá hí mon eft úp dyde of þǽre byrgenne ðá wæs hit gebatad, ꝥ þǽr næs bútan seó swaðu on (cf. Wæs seó wund fæstlíce gehálad (curatum), Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 3), Shrn. 95, 2. Substitute: