stæþ-weall
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The wall formed by the shore Sǽs up stigon ofer stæðweallas, Cd. Th. 83, 7; Gen. 1376
syne-wealt
Similar entry: seonu-wealt
þeów-weorc
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Servile work, work to be done by a slave Gif hwá freót forwyrce ... sý hé ðæs þeówweorces wyrðe ðe ðǽr tó gebyrige if any on forfeit his freedom ... let him have such servile work assigned him as pertains thereto, L. Ed. 9; Th. i. 164, 12. Gif esne ofer
þreá-weorc
Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell
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Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell, as in O. Sax. the phrase thrá-werk tholón Wit hearmas, þreáweorc þoliaþ, and þýstre land, Cd. Th. 45, 35; Gen. 737
wice-weorc
Similar entry: wic-weorc
wic-weorc
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Weekly work, work done for the lord by the tenant so many days a week On sumen lande is ðæt hé ( the gebúr) sceal wyrcan tó wicweorc .ii. dagas swilc weorc swilc him man tǽcð ofer geáres fyrst ǽlcre wucan, and on barfest .iii. dagas tó wicweorce, and
Linked entry: wice-weorc
weorold-weorc
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worldly work, secular occupation Ðǽm tídum þonne gé ða rǽdinge háligra bóca forlǽten and ða gebeda, þonne sculon gé on sum nytlíc weoroldweorc fón, L. E. I. 3; Th. ii. 404, 10. Nǽnig mon ne geþrístlǽce on ðone hálgan dæg on nán weoruld-weorc befón, 24
weorc-dǽd
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A working, operation Uoercdédo deáðberendo operationes mortiferas, Rtl. 125, 35
weorc-full
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glosses gestuosus Wif weorcfull mulierem gestuosam, Scint. 169, 1. [Workuol active, Ayenb. 199, 9.]
weorc-mann
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A workman, labourer Wercmonn operarius, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 10. Woercmonn (werc-, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 7. Wercmenn operarii, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 37. Woercmenn, 20,1: Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 2. Ǽlc riht cynestól stent on þrým stapelum . . . laboratores
weorc-sige
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Success in work Sigegyrd ic mé wege, wordsige and worcsige, Lchdm. i. 388, 15
weorc-wísung
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The direction of work Bisceopes dæg-weorc . . . weorcwísung be ðam ðe hit neód sý, L. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 22
weorf-tord
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Dung of beasts Hé mæg of woruftorde ðone þearfendan áreccan de stercore erigens pauperem, Ps. Th. 112, 6. v. preceding word
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yfel-weorc
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Work of magic Yfeluoerc malificium, Rtl. 103, 1. Cf. yfel-dǽd, yfel-dǽde, ¶
and-weald
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Add: also neuter Hé hæfde þisne andweald, Hml. Th. ii. 360, 29. Andwealdu sceptra, potestates, Hpt. Gl. 414, 15: 424, 57. Andwealda, An. Ox. 2902. Andwealdum sceptris, 4046
and-wearde
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answered
and-weorc
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Andweorc tó wealle cimentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 27. Ár bið hlúdre ðonne ǽnig óðer andweorc (ond-, v. l.) aes amplius metallis ceteris sonitum reddit, Past. 266, 24. Anweorces (-wurces, Hpt. Gl. 441, 21) materiae, An. Ox. 1484. Tó þám ic clipige þe eall
an-weald
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onweald, &c. forms, q. v
an-weald
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Powerful Hi wuldrodon þá anwaldan and hergendlican þrynysse, Hml. S. 30, 452