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an-weald

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Take here on-weald, and add:

út-weald

(n.)
Grammar
út-weald, es; m.

An outlying wood

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An outlying wood An útwalda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 73, 36

Linked entry: weald

weald-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
weald-stapa, an; m.

A grasshopper locust

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A grasshopper, locust Waldstapan locustas, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 6

Linked entry: stapa

wearg-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg-berende, adj.

Villainous, rascally

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Villainous, rascally Ða weargberendan furcifera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 1

wearg-cwedolness

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-cwedolness, e; f.

Cursing

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Cursing Lufade wergcweodulnisse dilexit maledictionem, Ps. Surt. 108, 18

wearm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wearm-líc, adj.

Warm

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Warm Wearmlíc wolcna scúr the warm rain from the clouds, Cd. Th. 238, 5; Dan. 350

wearn-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
wearn-mǽlum, adv.

In flocks, in crowds

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In flocks, in crowds Wearnmélum gregatim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 9

Linked entry: wearn

on-weald

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weald, (?); adj.

Powerful

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Powerful Ðá Dryhten of deáþe árás onweald (-wealh?) of eorþan, Exon. Th. 168, 9; Gú. 1075

breóst-weall

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-weall, es; m. [breóst, weall
a wall
]

a wall A wall as high as the breast a rampart, defence; structura in muris ad pectus munimentum, alta, propugnaculum,

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A wall as high as the breast a rampart, defence;; structura in muris ad pectus munimentum, alta, propugnaculum, Cot. 199

wealh-more

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-more, wealh-moru, -mora, an; f. m.

A foreign root carrot parsnip

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A foreign root, carrot, parsnip Walhmore, uualhmorae pastinaca, Txts. 85, 1502. Wealmore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 62: i. 286, 27: Lchdm. i. 120, 8. Wealmora, Wrt. Voc. i. 79, 58 daucus, 31, 43. Waldmora cariota, 31, 46

weax-candel

(n.)
Grammar
weax-candel, weax-candell, e; f.

A wax candle

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A wax candle Waexcondel funalia, cerei, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 45. Weaxcandel, 36, 26. Wexcandel cereus, 130, 16: funalia, i. candelabra, 151, 56, Genim ácmela and beolonan sǽd and weax, meng tósomne, wyrc tó weaxcandelle, and bærn, Lchdm. ii. 50, 18

ǽ-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-werd, adj. [ǽ law, werd from werdan to corrupt]

Perversefrowardaverseperversus

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Perverse, froward, averse; perversus

a-werd

(n.; part.)
Grammar
a-werd, es; m.

A spoiled or worthless fellowvappa

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A spoiled or worthless fellow; vappa,Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 113; Wrt. Voc. 18, 61

fór-werd

(n.)
Grammar
fór-werd, e; f.

A fore-wardprecautioncontractagreementpræcautiopactum

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A fore-ward, precaution, contract, agreement; præcautio, pactum Hér swutelaþ ymb ða fórwerda ðe Wulfric and se arcebisceop geworhton here is made known concerning the agreements which Wulfric and the archbishop made, Cod. Dipl. 738; A.D. 1023; Kmbl.

línen-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
línen-werd, adj.
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Dressed in linen Hé wæs línenwerd and his lendena wǽron ymbgirde he was clothed in linen, and his loins were girded, L. Ælfc. P. 17; Th. ii. 370, 11

Linked entry: -werd

forþ-werd

Similar entry: forþ-weard

á-werd

Grammar
á-werd, l. á-werde, and dele = a-wered . . . a-werdan.

weax-bred

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

a table, tablet for writing ona 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

weax-gescot

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

A contribution of wax,

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A contribution of wax, due to a church Swá hwæt swá witan tó ðearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, Wulfst. 171, 1

and-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
and-werd, adj.

Presentpræsens

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Present; præsens On ðisum andwerdan dæge on this present day, Homl. Th. ii. 284, 5