wáþ
wandering ⬩ roving ⬩ hunting
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Hý síð tugon, wíde wáðe, lyftlácende, 100, 29; Gú. 116. Hé síðfæt sægde sínum leódum, wíde wáðe, ðe hé mid wilddeórum áteáh, Cd. Th. 256, 33 ; Dan. 650. Hý of wáþum wérge cwóman, restan ryneþrágum, Exon. Th. 115, 1 ; Gú. 183.
wæl-fús
Ready to be slain
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Ready to be slain; referring to Beowulf before the fight in which he was mortally wounded Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, wyrd ungemete neáh, se sceolde sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420
wæl-gífre
eager to slay ⬩ eager to prey on the dead
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Andrew) wadan wælgífre, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273. Deáð, wiga wælgífre, Exon. Th. 231, 8; Ph. 486: 162, 7; Gú. 972. of things Wǽpen wælgífru, Exon. Th. 292, 16; Wand. 100. eager to prey on the dead Se grǽga mǽw wælgífre wand. Andr.
Linked entries: hrá-gífre wæl-grǽdig
wæl-rǽs
A deadly attack ⬩ an attack in which men are slain
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Æfter ðam wælrǽse (the fight in which Grendel was mortally wounded), 1652; B. 824. Mé ðone wælrǽs wine Scyldinga leánode, 4208; B. 2101
here-wǽd
War-weed ⬩ armour
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War-weed, armour, Beo. Th. 3798; B. 1897
wæl-seax
A war-knife ⬩ a sword or dagger used in fight
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A war-knife, a sword or dagger used in fight Hé wælseaxe gebrǽd, ðæt hé on byrnan wæg, Beo. Th. 5400;B. 2703
fóre-wæs
was before or over
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was before or over, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 35;
waru
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His ware munitiones ejus, Blickl. Gl
Linked entry: wer-genga
wægn-geréfa
A wain-reeve ⬩ one who has charge of carriages
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A wain-reeve, one who has charge of carriages Wǽngeréfa carpentarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 44: ii. 16, 66
weale
A female slave ⬩ servant
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A female slave, servant Wonfeax wale, . . . mennen, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8. Wonfáh wale weóld hyra( two buckets ) síþe, 435, 11; Rä. 53, 6
Linked entry: wale
hell-waran
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Helwarena stefn wæs gehýred the voice of hell's people was heard, Blickl. Homl.87, 3. Cýðnise hellwarana testamentum inferorum, Rtl. 11, 9. Tó hell-warum ad inferos, 1010, 16. Ne forlǽt ðú míne sáwle mid hellwarum leave not my soul in hell, Blickl.
cyne-wáden
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Purple Hyre cinewaðenan (-wád-?) cyrtel, Cht. Th. 538, 10
Linked entries: cine-wáþen -wáden
mearc-wæd
Boundary-water ⬩ the water by the shore
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with their war-shirts (but cf. mearc-pæð), Elen.
Linked entry: mearc-pæð
wǽg-líþend
A sea-farer ⬩ sea-faring
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Th. 360, 26; Wal. 11. Ne móston wǽglíðendum wætres brógan hrínon, ac hié God nerede, Cd. Th. 84, 9; Gen. 1395: Beo. Th. 6297; B. 3159. Hæleð langode, wǽglíþende, hwonne hié of nearwe stæppan mósten, Cd. Th. 86, 17; Gen. 1432
wíg-wǽgn
A war-chariot
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A war-chariot: — -Se kyningc Pharon hæfde syx hund wígwægna (curruum), Ors. I. 7 ; Swt. 38, 24, 35
wægn-wyrhta
A wain-wright ⬩ cart-wright ⬩ carriage-maker
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A wain-wright, cart-wright, carriage-maker Wǽnwyrhta carpentarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 9: 66, 50: ii. 128, 68
Boruct-ware
A people of ancient Germany, occupying the country between the Rhine, the Lippe, Ems, and Weser ⬩ Bructĕri
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Zeuss supposes they may have inhabited the country near the Lippe, which was called Boroctra or Borhtergo, Deut. Nachbarst. 353
Linked entry: Boruchtuari
on-wadan
to make ones way into, to penetrate ⬩ to enter with irresistible force, to make ones self master of, take possession of
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to make ones way into, to penetrate Oft hira mód onwód under dimscúan deófles lárum, Andr.
Linked entry: an-wadan
seolh-wæd
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The seal's ford, path, the sea Hié on ýðum æðelinga wunn ofer seolhwaðu (-wadu ?, -paðu ?) geseón mihton, Andr. Kmbl. 3424; An. 1716. Cf. preceding word and mearc-pæð, -wæd
fór-ward
a fore-ward ⬩ precaution
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a fore-ward, precaution, Chart. ad calc. C. R. Ben. Lye