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wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.
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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

wacu

(n.)

a wakingwakewatch

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a waking, wake, watch

Linked entry: wæcc

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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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

wær

(n.)

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

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr, e; f.

A covenantcompactagreementpledge

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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

Linked entries: ge-wǽred wǽrlíce

wǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr, (?); adj.

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

(adj.)
Grammar
wác-mód, adj.

of weak dispositionmorally weakfaintheartedpusillanimous

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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

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-wacol, adj.

Early awakediluculo 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

Linked entry: wacol

eád-wacer

(n.)
Grammar
eád-wacer, es; m.

A watchman of propertybonōrum custos

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A watchman of property; bonōrum custos Exon. 101 a; Th. 380, 30; Rä. 1, 16

Linked entry: wacor

Eád-wacer

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On Édwaceres gewitnisse, Cht. Th. 632, 18. Add

wafor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wafor-líc, adj.

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

Linked entry: wæfer-líc

ǽr-wacol

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Se apostol ǽrwacol tó ðǽre cyrcan com, Hml. Th. i. 74, 20. Add

þurh-wacol

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-wacol, adj.

Very watchfulvigilantvery wakefulquite 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

(adj.)
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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

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacan, p. -wóc, pl. -wócon ; pp. -wacen ; v. intrans.

to AWAKEexpergisciexpergefierievigilareto wake into beingto arisebe bornoririprovenirenasci

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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;

Linked entry: a-wóc

wár

(n.)
Grammar
wár, I. sea-weed, waur (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names, in which other forms are given, ware, woare, woore, ore : see also Jamieson&#39;s Dict.
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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

Linked entries: wároþ sǽ-wár waar

wác

Grammar
wác, <b>; II.</b>
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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

Grammar
wár, <b>. I.</b>
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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