scip-wealh
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A servant whose service is connected with ships Ðæt land is sum inland, sum hit is ðán scipwealan tó gafole gesett ( the land in question lies by the Severn), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450. 19
bord-weall
A board-wall, a shield ⬩ scutorum agger, testudo, clypeus
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A board-wall, a shield; scutorum agger, testudo, clypeus He bræc ðone bordweall he broke through the board-wall, Byrht. Th. 139, 60; By. 277: Beo. Th. 5952; B. 2980
Linked entry: weall
sigor-weorc
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A victorious work, a victory Sigorworca hréð, Cd. Th. 198, 2 ; Exod. 316
sine-wealt
Similar entry: seonu-wealt
sin-wealt
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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
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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
wande-weorpe
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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
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
Linked entry: tord
yfel-weorc
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Work of magic Yfeluoerc malificium, Rtl. 103, 1. Cf. yfel-dǽd, yfel-dǽde, ¶