wærc
Wark ⬩ ache ⬩ pain
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Wark (in Northern dialects), ache, pain Mé sár gehrán, wærc in gewód, Exon. Th. 163, 29; Gú. 1001. Seó reádnes and bryne ðæs swyles and wærces rubor tumoris ardorque, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31. Wið magan wærce . . . Wið wambe wærce, Lchdm. ii. 318, 4, 15
Linked entries: wræc breóst-wærc
wæps
A wasp
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A wasp Waefs fespa, Txts. 63, 859. Waefs hurnitu (uaeps, Erf. Gl.) velcrabro, 55, 603. Wæps vespa, fe[s]pa, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 66: ii. 35, 27. Wæsp, vespis, 148, 17: i. 281, 37. Weaps vespa, 77, 49. Uuaefsas (waeffsas, Ep. Gl.) vespas (uuaeps, vespa, Erf
wearg
a villain, felon, scoundrel, criminal ⬩ of other creatures, a monster, malignant being, evil spirit
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of human beings, a villain, felon, scoundrel, criminal Wearg furcifer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 66. Wearh, 152, 2. Wearh sceal hangian, fægere ongildan ðæt hé ǽr fácen dyde manna cynne, Menol. Fox 572; Gn. C. 55. Hí héton mé ( the cross ) heora wergas hebban
wed
a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact
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a pledge, what is given as security Wed vel álǽned feoh pignus, gylden wed vel feoh arra, wed vel wedlác arrabona vel arrabo, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 5-7. Wed pignus, ii. 82, 25. Þeós gerýnu is wedd and híw; Cristes líchama is sóðfæstnyss. Ðis wed wé healdaþ
wencel
A child
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A child Gif his hláford him wíf sylle and hig suna hæbbon and dohtra, ðæt wíf and hire winclo (liberi) beóð ðæs hláfordes. Gif se wiel cwið: 'Mé ys mín hláford leóf and mín wíf and míne winclo,' Ex. 21, 4, 5. Se eorðlíca kempa bið ǽfre gearo, swá hwyder
Linked entry: wincel
æfes-weorc
Pasturage
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Pasturage Æfsweorc sive lǽnes landes bryce fructus Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 31
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hǽr
Hair, a hair
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Hair, a hair Hǽr capillus, Wrt. Gl. 70, 30 : pilus, Recd. 38, 21; Wrt. Voc. 64, 30. Hǽr pili, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 54; Wrt. Voc. 42, 62. Loccas vel unscoren hǽr comæ, 70, 56; Wrt. Voc. 42, 64. Gif hǽr tó þicce síe if the hair be too thick, L. M. i.
Linked entry: hér
hænep
Hemp
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Hemp Henep, hænep, Herb. 27, 1; Lchdm. i. 124, 1, 3 : Lchdm. iii. 22, 31
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hamer-secg
Hammer-sedge
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Hammer-sedge, L. M. i. 56, 2; Lchdm. ii. 126, 19
heáh-deór
A stag, deer ⬩ the hunting of deer
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A stag, deer Swá swíðe he lufode ða heádeór swilce hé wǽre heora fæder he loved the stags as if he were their father, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 29: Hexam. 9; Norm. 16, 3
Linked entry: heá-dor
HEARM
HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insult ⬩ pain, grief ⬩ grief, sorrow, harm ⬩ calamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuria ⬩ grief, sorrow
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HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insult Hýnþ vel lyre vel hearm dispendium vel damnum veldetrimentum, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 73, 24; Wrt. Voc. 47, 29. Eác is hearm gode módsorg gemacod pain also and heart-sorrow
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will-gespryng
A spring
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A spring Ðeós eorþe is berende missenlícra fugela and sǽwihta and fiscwyllum wæterum and wyllgespryngum avium ferax terra marique generis diversi, fluviis quoque multum piscosis, ac fontibus praeclara copiosis, Bd. l, I; S. 473, 16. Of dam wilsuman wyllgespryngum
Linked entry: ge-spryng
wille-wæter
Spring-water
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Spring-water Þweah mid wyllewætre, Lchdm. ii. 308, ll. Wyrc ðæt bæþ of ðám ilcum wyrtum on cealdum wylle wætre, 74, 27. Seóðe on yrnendum wyllewætere, i. 330, 14
wilm-fýr
Fierce fire ⬩ flaming fire
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Fierce fire, flaming fire Fore Dryhtne færeþ wælmfýra mǽst, hlemmeþ háta lég, Exon. Th. 58, 7; Cri. 932
wín-ærn
a place where wine is stored ⬩ a place where wine is sold and drunk ⬩ a tavern ⬩ a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting
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a place where wine is stored Wínæm apotheca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 6.. Similar entries v. win-hús a place where wine is sold and drunk, a tavern Wínaern taberna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 3. Wínærn i. 290, 52. a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting
wín-beám
A vine-pole
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A vine-pole Wínbeám partica, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 4 trabs uinee, Wülck. Gl. 245, 20
wín-beger
A grape
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A grape Ðæt wínbeger uuam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 44. Wínbegær uvas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 16. Wíntrog, ðér monn tred ða wínbegera torcular Lind. 21, 33
Linked entry: beger
wín-clyster
a bunch of grapes ⬩ a row of vines
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a bunch of grapes Wínclyster botrus, Scint. 154, 2. a row of vines Wínclystra antes, Engl. Stud. xi. 64, 3
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windel-stán
A tower with a winding staircase
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A tower with a winding staircase Windelstán coclea, gewind circuitus ascensus (the word occurs in a list of names of buildings), Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 3
wind-hreóse
A storm of wind
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A storm of wind Swá swá gód scipstýra ongit micelne windhreóse ǽr ǽr hit weorþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 14. Cf. wind-rǽs
Linked entry: hreóse