wæter-streám
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Críst wolde sylf swá hálgian úre fulluht mid his hálgan líchaman and ealle wæterstreámas mid his ingange, Nap. 67. Add
wæter-weg
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Of ðám éwylme andlang weterweges úp tó stréte, C. D. v. 207, 29. Add
Eád-wacer
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On Édwaceres gewitnisse, Cht. Th. 632, 18. Add
cyne-wǽden
Similar entry: wǽden
wægn-gehrado
a waggon-plank
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a waggon-plank Wǽngehrado tabula plaustri, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 53
Linked entry: ge-hrado
wægn-þoll
A cart-pin
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A cart-pin Wǽnðoll aries, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 72
Linked entry: þoll
wægn-weg
A cart-road ⬩ carriage-road
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A cart-road, carriage-road On ðone wǽnweg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 8, 37. On ðone brádan wǽnweg, iii. 37, 26
wæfer-stów
A place for spectacles ⬩ an amphitheatre
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A place for spectacles, an amphitheatre Weaferstówa amphitheatrum, Lchdm. i. lxi, 9
Linked entry: wafung-stów
wægn-wyrhta
A wain-wright ⬩ cart-wright ⬩ carriage-maker
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A wain-wright, cart-wright, carriage-maker Wǽnwyrhta carpentarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 9: 66, 50: ii. 128, 68
wǽpen-getæc
A wapentake,
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A wapentake, a term used in northern England where in the south hundred was used: 'Quod alii vocant hundredum, supradicti comitatus (counties northward from Northamptonshire) vocant wapentagium,' L. Ed. C. 30; Th. i. 455. The word, which
wǽpen-gewrixl
A passage of arms ⬩ an exchange of blows ⬩ a conflict, fight
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A passage of arms, an exchange of blows, a conflict, fight Gif hit geweorðe, ðæt wǽpngewrixl weorðe gemǽne þegene and þrǽle, Wulfst. 162, 7. Ðæt heó beaduweorca beteran wurdun on campstede, gármittinge, gumena gemótes, wǽpengewrixles, Chr. 937; Erl.
wǽpen-hete
Armed hate ⬩ hate that resorts to arms
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Armed hate, hate that resorts to arms Æðele sceoldon ðurh wǽpenhete weorc þrowian the noble ones were to be slain by their foes, Apstls. Kmbl. 159; Ap. 80
wǽpen-hús
An armoury
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An armoury Wǽpenhús armamentarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 17
wǽpen-leás
Without arms ⬩ unarmed
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Without arms, unarmed Ðam wǽpenleásan menn ne mihton ða wælhreówan mid wǽpnum wiðstandam, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 175. Fram wǽpenleásre fémnan e virgine inermi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 38. Gehwilce wǽpenleáse inermes (sine armis) quosque. Hpt. Gl. 423, 48
wǽpen-berend
An armed man
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An armed man Se stronga woepenberend (wépend-, Rush.) gehealdaþ ceafertún his fortis armatus custodit atrium suum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 21: p. 7, 5
wǽpen-þrǽge
arms
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arms (?) Sum mæg wǽpenþrǽge (-þræce (?), cf. (?) wǽpen-geþræc), wíge tó nytte, módcræftig smið, monige gefremman, ðonne hé gewyrceþ tó wera hilde helm oððe hupseax, oððe heaþubyrnan, scírne méce, oððe scyldes rond fæste gefégan wið flyge gáres, Exon.
Linked entry: -þrǽge
wæter-ádl
Dropsy
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Dropsy Se ðe him seó wæterádl, Lchdm. i. 354, 8. Wið wæterádle . . . seó wæterádl út áflóweþ, 364, 19-20, 11
Linked entry: wæter-seócness
wæter-flód
A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b
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A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b Swilce óðer wæterflód swá fleów heora blód. Homl. Skt. i. 23, 74. On ðæs Ambictiones tíde wurdon mycele wæterfiód (inluvies aquarum) geond ealle world, 1, 6; Swt. 36, 7. Hine storm ne mæg áwecgan
wæter-full
Dropsical
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Dropsical Wæterfull hydropicus (v. Lk. 14, 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 57 : 43, 21