wamm-lust
A foul pleasure, an allurement, seduction
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A foul pleasure, an allurement, seduction Womlustas lenocinia, Anglia xiii. 28, 19
wæter-streám
A stream of water
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A stream of water Hé wæterstreámas wende tó blóde convertit in sanguinem flumina eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 44. [Waterr-stræm, Orm. 18092.]
wæter-tyge
An aqueduct
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An aqueduct Wætertige aquaeductus, canalis, Hpt. Gl. 418, 50
wæter-seócness
Dropsy
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Dropsy Ðeós wæterseócnyss hic ydrops, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56;Zup. 68, 2 : Homl. Th. i. 86, 9. Wið wæterseócnysse, Lchdm. i. 122, 19 : 144, 21: 202, 19 : 234, 5 : 272, 13 : 276, 13 : 322, 5
Linked entry: wæter-ádl
wæter-stefn
The voice or sound of water
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The voice or sound of water Fram wæterstefnum wídra manigra a vocibus aquarum multarum, Ps. Th. 92, 4
wæter-ríþe
A stream of water
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A stream of water Wæteríþan laticem, Hpt. Gl. 418, 25
wæter-sceát
A napkin; mappa,
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A napkin; mappa,Wrt. Voc. i. 27, l
Linked entry: wæter-scíte
wæter-scyte
A rush of water,
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A rush of water
wæter-wǽdlness
Poverty of water, lack of water
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Poverty of water, lack of water For ðyses wéstenes wæterwǽdlnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 538
wæter-wyrt
Water-fennel
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Water-fennel Wæterwyrt callitriche. Voc. i. 67, 18: gallitricum, ii. 42, 38: gallitricium, Gl. 298, 25 (omitted by Wright). Wæterwyrt . Genim ðás wyrte ðe man callitricum (gallitricum, MS. V.) and óðrum naman wæterwyrt nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 152, 4-6
wæter-weg
A water-way, a channel connecting two pieces of water (?)
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A water-way, a channel connecting two pieces of water (?) -Wæterweg tramites, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 43. Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on wæterhammas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 30. [Water-wey meatus, Parv. 518.]
wæter-ham
Land surrounded by a ditch (?)
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Land surrounded by a ditch (?) Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on waterhammes; of ðan hamman on grénan beorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 31. Cf. flódhammas, i. 289, 18
Linked entry: flód-hamm
waru
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a covenant, wudu-wása
wæter-bucca
An aquatic insect, a water-spider
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An aquatic insect, a water-spider Wæter-buc[c]a vel[wæter]gát tippula, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 14
wæter-hálgung
Blessing or hallowing of water ;
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Blessing or hallowing of water ; aquae benedictio Waeterhálguncge, Rtl. 117, 1
wæter-þísa
A water-rusher, what rushes through the water, applied to a ship and to the whale
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A water-rusher, what rushes through the water, applied to a ship and to the whale Hé wǽghengest wræc, wæterþísa (-þiswa, MS., but the w is marked for erasure) fór snel, Exon. Th. 182, 1;Gú. 1303. Hé (the whale) hafaþ óþre gecynd, wæterþísa wlonc, 363
wǽðe-burne
A fishing-stream (?)
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A fishing-stream (?) Of ðæm geate on wǽdeburnan; andlang wǽðeburnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 27
wáþ
wandering ⬩ roving ⬩ hunting
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Féðan sǽton, reste gefégon, wérige æfter wǽðe, Andr. Kmbl. 1185 ; An. 593. Ic (a storm) beámas fylle . . . wrecan on wáþe wide sended I fell trees . . . sent driving a-wandering far (cf. Aldhelm's Ego rura peragro), Exon. Th. 381, 14; Rä. 2, 11.
wille-wæter
Spring-water
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Wyrc ðæt bæþ of ðám ilcum wyrtum on cealdum wylle wætre, 74, 27. Seóðe on yrnendum wyllewætere, i. 330, 14
wác
yielding ⬩ not rigid ⬩ pliant ⬩ fluid ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ wanting mental or moral strength ⬩ wanting courage ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ not of great value or in high esteem ⬩ vilis
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Wæter, wác and hnesce (cf. ðæt hnesce and flówende wæter, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 3), Met. 20, 93. Wác hreód ðe ǽlc hwiða windes mæg áwecggan, Past. 42; Swt. 306, 6. Gerd wácc ł bifiende (hreád ðæt wagende, Rush.) harundinem quassatam, Mt. Kmbl.