wæter-berend
A water-bearer
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A water-bearer Wæterberendra lixarum(mercenariorum qui aquam portant), Hpt. Gl. 427, 14
wæter-geblǽd
a blister with water in it(?); or ⬩ a blister made by boiling water(?),
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a blister with water in it(?); or a blister made by boiling water(?), Lchdm. iii. 36, 21
wæter-gelád
>A water-way, an aqueduct
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>A water-way, an aqueduct Wætergeláda aquae ductuum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 16
Linked entry: ge-lád
wæter-cláþ
A towel
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A towel Ðære kycenan wicþénas wætercláðas wacsan, ðe hý heora handa and fét mid wípedan linthea, cum quibus sibi fratres manus aut pedes tergunt, lavet, R. Ben. 59, 7 : R. Ben. Interl. 66, 1
wæter-bróga
Terror caused by water, the terror of the deep
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Terror caused by water, the terror of the deep Engel ðín con sealte sǽstreámas, waroðfaruða gewinn and wæterbrógan, Andr. Kmbl. 394; An. 197 : 912; An. 456
Linked entry: wæter-egesa
wæter-furh
A trench
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A trench On ða wæterfurh innan smalan bróc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 105, 17
wæter-grund
The bottom of the sea, the depth of the sea
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The bottom of the sea, the depth of the sea On wætergrundum in profundo, Ps. Th. 106, 23
wæter-gewæsc
Land formed by the washing up of earth
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Land formed by the washing up of earth Circumlutus locusmid wæter ymbtyrnd stede, alluvium wætergewæsc, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 15, 16
Linked entry: ge-wæsc
wæter-líc
Aquatic
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Aquatic Wæterlíce aquatiles, Germ. 394, 243
hærfest-wǽta
Autumnal wet ⬩ humor æstatis
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Autumnal wet; humor æstatis, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 7
Linked entry: wǽta
hálig-wæter
Holy water
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Holy water Sumne dǽl ðæs háligwæteres de aqua benedicta, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 19: L. Ath. 4, 7; Th. i. 226, 24: L. M. 1, 64; Lchdm. ii. 138, 28. Mid háligwætere with holy water, 62; Lchdm. ii. 136, 4. On háligwætre in holy water, 45, 1; Lchdm. ii. 110,
wíg-wǽgn
A war-chariot
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A war-chariot: — -Se kyningc Pharon hæfde syx hund wígwægna (curruum), Ors. I. 7 ; Swt. 38, 24, 35
hilde-wǽpen
A weapon of war,
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A weapon of war, Beo. Th. 77; B. 39
wæccer
Vigilant ⬩ watchful
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Vigilant, watchful Þurh niht wæcer (printed wæter) pernoctans (Lk. 6, 12), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 42. Mid wæccere (wæccre, Bd. M. 84, 2) móde is tó smeágeanne vigilanti mente pensandum est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 2
Linked entry: wæcer
wæl-stów
The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter
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Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33. On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan, Byrht.
Linked entry: hreá-wíc
æt-wæg
took away
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took away,Beo. Th. 2401; B. 1198;
a-wæh
weighed out ⬩ weighed to ⬩ appendit
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weighed out, weighed to; appendit, Gen. 23, 16
burh-waru
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The inhabitants of a city considered as a community, the whole body of citizens; civitas, civitatis populus Ǽlc burhwaru wæs búgende to him non fuit civitas quœ se traderet illis, Jos. 11. 19. Wearþ eall seó burhwaru onstyred commota est universa civitas
Linked entries: burg-waru buruh-waru land-waru
buruh-waru
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the people of a city in a body, Chr. 1013; Th. 270, 28: Deut. 21, 21