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stán-weall

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Þæt wæter stód him on twá healfa swilce óðer stánweall, Hml. Th. ii. 194, 22. Úp oð ðone ealdan stánweall . . . on stánwealles bróc, C. D. iii. 416, 12-22. Add

un-wealt

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wealh-land

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wealh-land, I.
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add: cf. the prose version of this passage Swá oft swá wyt férdon tó fyrlenum eardurn, Gen. 20, 13

wealh-moru

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Wealmoru pastinaca, An. Ox. 56, 426. Add

wealh-stod

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wealh-stod, <b>. II.</b>
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Walestoda, An. Ox. 8, 120. Add

wealh-word

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Add: Angl. xi. 101, 42

wealh-wyrt

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Wǽlwyrt ebulo, An. Ox. 26, 57. Add

weall-weg

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On wealweg, C. D. ii. 29, 13. Cf. hege-weg. Add

Róm-wealh

(n.)
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Róm-wealh, Rúm-wealh; gen. weales; m.

A Roman ⬩ the Britons

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A Roman (cf. Bret-walas the Britons) Reht Rómwala jus Quiritum, Rtl. 189, 13. Ic wæs mid Rúmwalum, Exon. Th. 322, 27; Víd. 69

sǽ-weall

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-weall, es; m.

a sea-wall, ⬩ a wall formed by the sea

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a sea-wall, a cliff by the sea Higelác wunode sǽwealle neáh, Beo. Th. 3853 ; B. 1924 : Exon. Th. 471, 15 ; Rä. 61,1. a wall formed by the sea Sǽweall ástáh (cf. Ðæt wæter ( of the Red Sea ) stód swilce twegen hége weallas, Ex. 14, 22), Cd. Th. 197,

út-weardes

(adv.)
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út-weardes, adv.

Outwards ⬩ towards the outside

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Outwards, towards the outside Suá bið sió costung ǽresd on ðæm móde, and ðonne féreþ útweardes tó ðære hýde, ód ðæt nió út ásciét on weorc, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 5

wealc-basu

Similar entry: wealh-basu

weale-wyrt

Similar entry: wealh-wyrt

wealh-sáda

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-sáda, (?), an; m.

A noose for binding a captive or slave

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A noose for binding a captive or slave (? cf. Exon. Th. 393, 22; Rä. 13, 4, given under wealh, II) Forhýddan oferhygde mé inwitgyrene, wráðan wealsádan absconderunt superbi laqueos mihi, Ps. Th. 139, 5

Linked entries: sáda weal-sáda

wealh-stod

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-stod, es; m.

An interpreter ⬩ one who serves as a medium between speakers of different languages ⬩ an interpreter of written language ⬩ a translator ⬩ an interpreter of a subject, ⬩ an expounder ⬩ a mediator ⬩ the word occurs as a proper name

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An interpreter Wealhstod interpres, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 60: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Zup. 51, 14. one who serves as a medium between speakers of different languages Se cyning gerehte his witan on heora ágenum gereorde ðæs bisceopes bodunge, and wæs his wealhstod

Linked entry: -stod

Wealh-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
Wealh-þeód, e; f.

The Welsh people

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The Welsh people Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Angelcynnes witan and Wealhþeóde rǽdboran gesetton, L. O. D. proem.; Th. i. 352, 1

wealh-word

(n.)
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wealh-word, es; n.

A wanton word

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A wanton word Ic eom ondetta ðæt ic onféng on mínne múð wealworda, Anglia xi. 98, 37

Linked entry: weal-word

Wealh-cyn

(n.)
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Wealh-cyn, Wealh-cynn, es; n.

The Celtic race

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The Celtic race Ða land ðe ic on Wealcynne ( the Celts of the south-west ) hæbbe bútan Triconscíre, Chart. Th. 488, 26. Hig gegaderadan mycle fyrde mid Walkynne( the Celts of Wales ), Chr. 1055; Erl. 188, 33. Griffin wæs kyning ofer eall Wealcyn, 1063

wealh-hnutu

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-hnutu, gen. -hnyte; f.

A foreign nut ⬩ walnut

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A foreign nut, walnut Hnutbeám oððe walhhnutu nux, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 23

weall-dor

(n.)
Grammar
weall-dor, es; n.

A door in a wall

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A door in a wall Ðú eart ðæt wealldor; þurh ðé Freá on ðás eorþan út síðade, Exon. Th. 21, 1; Cri. 328