wær
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Add On þeáwum wær moribus cautus. Chrd. 19, 13. Sió wiþerweardnes biþ . . . wæru . . . mid þǽre styringe hire ágenre frécennesse adversam fortunam videos ipsius adversitatis exercitatione prudentem, Bt. 20; F. 72, 6. Se wara weard his ágenre þearfednesse
wær
ware ⬩ aware ⬩ having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against ⬩ ware ⬩ prepared for ⬩ on guard against something that might be hurtful ⬩ ware ⬩ careful to avoid something ⬩ on guard against doing something ⬩ ware ⬩ observant of ⬩ attentive to a warning ⬩ wary ⬩ cautious ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ cunning
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ware, aware, having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against Ðá wurdon ða landleóde his (a band of Danes) ware and him wiþ gefuhton, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 17. Hé eode nihtes, ðæt hé his lífe geburge, ac ða hǽðenan wurdon wære his fare, Homl
Linked entries: wacor wær-geápnis wærþu
wær
the sea
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the sea Wé ðissa leóda land gesóhton wære bewrecene, Andr. Kmbl. 537; An. 269. Hú ðú wǽgflotan, wære bestémdan, sǽhengeste, sund wísige, 974; An. 487
wǽr
A covenant ⬩ compact ⬩ agreement ⬩ pledge
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A covenant, compact, agreement, pledge Wǽr is ætsomne Godes and monna, gǽsthálig treów, Exon. Th. 36, 29; Cri. 583. [Gewemme]dre wǽre violati foederis (pacti), Hpt. Gl. 496, 3: Cd. Th. 186, 18; Exod. 140. Wǽre gemyndig, 143, 1; Gen. 2372. Wǽre (cf. Icel
wǽr
True
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True Ic gelýfe ðæt hit from Gode cóme, bróht from his bysene, ðæs mé ðes boda sægde wǽrum wordum, Cd. Th. 42, 31; Gen. 681
wác-mód
of weak disposition ⬩ morally weak ⬩ fainthearted ⬩ pusillanimous
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of weak disposition, morally weak Ða hnescan (vel wácmód, written above the line) ðæt synd ða ðe náne stíðnysse nabbaþ ongeán leahtras, Hontl. Skt. i. 17, 40. fainthearted, pusillanimous Gif yrmð getímaþ wácmód ná wuna ðú si calamitas contigerit, pusillanimis
ǽr-wacol
Early awake ⬩ diluculo vigil
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Early awake; diluculo vigil For hwí eart ðú ðus ǽrwacol why art thou thus early awake? Apol. Th. 19, 5
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eád-wacer
A watchman of property ⬩ bonōrum custos
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A watchman of property; bonōrum custos Exon. 101 a; Th. 380, 30; Rä. 1, 16
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Eád-wacer
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On Édwaceres gewitnisse, Cht. Th. 632, 18. Add
wafor-líc
Spectacular, theatrical
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Spectacular, theatrical Hí heora waforlícan plegan forléton and heora baða belucon, Ap. Th. 6, 12. Similar entries v.wæfer-líc, wæfer-sín, wafian, and following words
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ǽr-wacol
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Se apostol ǽrwacol tó ðǽre cyrcan com, Hml. Th. i. 74, 20. Add
þurh-wacol
Very watchful ⬩ vigilant ⬩ very wakeful ⬩ quite sleepless
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Very watchful, vigilant Wacul vigil vel vigilans, ðurhwacul pervigil, Wrt. Voc. i.46, 3. Þurhwacol, 75, 66. Þurhwacol pernox, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 65; Zup. 71, 15. in reference to persons: Þurhwacol emhídignys pervigil sollicitudo, Hpt. Gl. 426, 51. Hé ábád
Linked entry: þurh-wacian
eád-wacer
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Substitute: <b>eád-wacer,</b> eáþ-wacer (?); adj. Easily roused (?), alert, vigilant. As a proper name, Rä. 1, 16
þurh-wacol
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Add: — Gestód hé þurhwacol æt ánum eáhþýrle, Gr. D. 170, 27
a-wacan
to AWAKE ⬩ expergisci ⬩ expergefieri ⬩ evigilare ⬩ to wake into being ⬩ to arise ⬩ be born ⬩ oriri ⬩ provenire ⬩ nasci
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to AWAKE; expergisci, expergefieri, evigilare Awóc of ðam slǽpe awoke from sleep, Gen. 9, 24. Awóc Pharao expergefactus est Pharao, 41, 4, 7. to wake into being, to arise, be born; oriri, provenire, nasci Twá þeóda awócon two nations arose, Cd. 124;
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wár
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ware) Waar, uaar, uár alga, Txts. 39, 120. Wár. Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 46: i. 285, 12. sand, strand. Cf. sondhyllas alga, Txts. 39, 125 Streámas weorpaþ on stealc hleoþa stáne and sande, wáre ( or under I ?) and wǽge, Exon. Th. 382, 8; Rä. 3, 8. Wára sablonum
wác
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Þá man talað wáce þe woldon for Godes ege georne riht lufian, Wlfst. 243, II. <b>II a.</b> of non-material things :--- III. add :-- Hé beleác hine on cwearterne and sende him bigleofan lytelne and wácne, 35, 38. Ðé is leófre on ðisum wácum
wár
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Add Wárum algis, An. Ox. 23, 13. see note at An. Ox. 1818 on the forms and meaning of the instances given from Hpt. Gl
on-wacan
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Add Sóna swá ic anwóc, swá wilnode ic eft wínes quando evigilabo, et sursum vina reperiam, Past. 431, 17. Add Tó þon ꝥ him gewin eft þonan onwóce, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 18