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wande-weorpe

(n.)
Grammar
wande-weorpe, an ; f.
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A mole (cf.later English mold-werp, still used in some dialects: O. H. Ger. mu-werfo talpa, Grff. i. 1040: M. H. Ger. molt-werf: Ger. maul-wurf: Icel. mold-varpa) Wondeuueorpe (uuan-daeuui[o]rpae, uuondæuuerpe) talpa, Txts. 101, 1975. Wandewurpe talpa

Linked entries: weorpe wand

wang-beard

(n.)
Grammar
wang-beard, es; m.
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A whisker Teóh him ða loccas, and wringe ða eáran, and ðone wangbeard twiccige, Lchdm. ii. 196, 13

Linked entry: beard

wang-turf

(n.)
Grammar
wang-turf, gen. -tyrf; f.Turf,
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rf, grass-land Ðæt ic móte ðis gealdor tóðum ontýnan . . . wlitigan ðás wancgturf (cf. the beginning of the article : Hér ys seó bót hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan gif hí nellaþ wel wexan, 398, 1), Lchdm. i. 400, 7

wann-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-fáh, adj.
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Dark-hued Wonfáh wale, Exon. Th. 435, II; Rä. 53, 6

Linked entry: wan-fáh

wann-fóta

(n.)
Grammar
wann-fóta, an; m.
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A bird with dark feet (?) Stángella vel wanfóta pelicanus (cf. porfyrionis, pellicanus, Corp. Gl. ed. Hessels 94, 498), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 20

Linked entry: wan-fóta

wann-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
wann-fýr, es; n.
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Lurid fire Wonfýres wælm, se swearta líg lurid fire's glow, the dark flame, Exon. Th. 60, 7; Cri. 966

Linked entry: wan-fýr

wamm-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-sceaþa, an; m.
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An evil-doer, a sinner, criminal Áwyrged womsceaða (the devil), Exon. Th. 255, 8; Jul. 211. Wornsceaþan ( the wicked, at the day of judgement ), 75, 23 ; Cri. 1226: 96, 7 ; Cri. 1570. Áwyrgede womsceaðan, leáse leódhatan. árleásra sceolu, Elen. Kmbl.

wamm-wyrcende

(adj.)
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working iniquity Ðæt weorþeþ þeódum tó þreá, ðám ðe þonc Gode, womwyrcende, ne cúþun ðæs ðe hé on ðone hálgan beám ahougen wæs. Exon. Th. 67, 23 ; Cri. 1093

wund-wácu

(n.)

a wound-weaknessa woundsore

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a wound-weakness, a wound, sore Swá benne ne burnon ne burston, ne fundian ne feologan ne hoppetan, ne wundwáco sían (sores may not run), ne dolh diópian, Lchdm. ii. 352, 2. (?)

Linked entry: wácu

ǽ-wǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-wǽde, adj.
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Stripped of clothes Ǽwǽde nudatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 70

Linked entry: -wǽde

án-waldan

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Dele

burg-waran

Grammar
burg-waran, -ware.
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Add: , -waras (-weras). [Though plural forms are most frequent, the singular seems to be used in the following Yldest burhwara proceres, burhwara cives, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 40, 35 (cf.ceaster-gewara)] :-- Wǽron ealle þá burgware Cartaginenses mid wópe

Cant-ware

Grammar
Cant-ware, (-an).
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Cantwarena landes is fífténe þúsend hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 30. Sé wæs Cantwara (Cont-, v. l.) leód (leode, v. l.) oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 13. Paulinus huerf eft tó Cantwarum (gewát tó Cent, v. l. ), Chr. 633; P. 24, 21.

Cant-waru

(n.)
Grammar
Cant-waru, e; f.
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The people of Kent Eall Brytene búton Cantware ánre, Chr. 617; P. 24, 28

ceaster-waru

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Micele lufe hæfde eal seó ceasterwara tó him, Ap. Th. 6, 11. Þeós ceasterwaru on heáfe wunað, 23. Mínre ceasterwaru nis nán hǽlo hiht, 9, 10. Add

díc-walu

(n.)
Grammar
díc-walu, e; f.
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A ditch-bank (?) On ðá eástlangan dícwale, C. D. v. 334, 28

Eatol-ware

Similar entry: Eotol-ware

fleax-waran

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Andlang burnan on ðá flexwaran; on ðone hagan, C. D. v. 382, l

ge-ware

Similar entry: ceaster-geware

ge-waru

Similar entry: ceaster-gewaru