mód-wén
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Substitute: <b>mód-wynn,</b> e; f. Heart's delight, treasure Þonne ic forð áscúfan sceal þæt freán mínes módwyn freoðað middel-nihtum when I (a key) push forth what protects my lord's treasure at midnight, i. e. the bolt of the lock, Rä.
or-weg
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Difficult of access Horweg stíg, horuueg stiig deuia callus (-is), Txts. 57, 651: Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 25. Orweg stíg, 139, 57
wæter-weg
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Of ðám éwylme andlang weterweges úp tó stréte, C. D. v. 207, 29. Add
weall-weg
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On wealweg, C. D. ii. 29, 13. Cf. hege-weg. Add
weá-mód
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Witan him ( the king ) sceolan rǽdan, and hé ne sceal beón weámód, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 2. Add
weg-férende
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Þá cwæð se wegférenda, Gr. D. 128, 15. Add
wel-boren
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Welboren generosa, nobilis, Germ. 390, 31. v. bet-, betst-boren. Add
Linked entry: bet-boren
wel-dǽd
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Gif hwylc ungesǽlig mann his Scyppende bið ungehýrsum, and nele þurhwunian on weldǽdum oð ende, Hml. S. II, 280. <b>II a.</b> doing good :-- Weldǽde and gemǽnnysse nelle gé forgytan beneficii et communionis noli te obliuisci (Heb. 13, 16
wel-gelícod
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Add: well-pleasing, much liked Ic nát for hwí eów sindon þá ǽrran gewin swá welgelícad, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 120, 2. On welgelícodon folces ðínes in beneplacito populi tui, Ps. Vos. 105, 4
wel-hwilc
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Wellhwylce men tweóað carnales quique dubitant, Gr. D. 260, 21. Add
wel-willedness
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Sé sóð ys freóndscype þe náht sécd of þingum freóndes bútan sylfe welwyllednysse (beniuolentiam), Scint. 198, 3. Add
wille-weg
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A road to a well Andlang d;íc on wylleweg; ðæt andlang wylleweges, C. D. v. 150, 12. Cf. well-weg
riht-weg
A right way
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A right way Se ðe secge ðæt hé on Crist gelýfe fare se ðæs riht-weges ðe Crist sylf férde qui se dicit in Cristum credere debet ambulare sicut et ipse ambulavit, Wulfst. 65, 25. Gebringan on rihtwege ða ðe ǽr dweledan, 75, 2 : 49, 19
sǽ-weg
a sea-way,
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a sea-way, a path through the sea Sǽfiscas ða faraþ geond ða sǽwegas pisces maris qui perambulant semitas maris. Ps. Th. 8, 8
up-weg
The way to heaven
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The way to heaven Wæs Gúðláces gǽst gelǽded on upweg, Exon. Th. 180, 15; Gú. 1280: 184, 6; Gú. 1340: Andr. Kmbl. 1659; An. 832. Hí dóm hlutan, eádigne upwæg, Menol. Fox 383; Men. 193
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
weá-cwánian
To lament, wail
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To lament, wail Deófla weácwánedon mán and moiður. Cd. Th. 284, 12; Sat. 320
Linked entry: cwánian
weá-mód
Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate
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Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate Se ðe wǽre weámód, weorðe se geþyldmód, ulfst. 70, 7.W Ne réce ðú ná weámódes wífes worda you are not to care for an angry woman's words, Prov. Kmbl. 48. Ða weámódan and ða grambǽran iracundi, Past. 40; Swt. 289,
weá-þearf
Grievous need
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Grievous need Ic mé féran gewát folgað sécan, wineleás wræcca, for mínre weáþearfe, Exon. Th. 442, 10; Kl. 10
wed-bróðer
One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate
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One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate Ða luuede Wulfere hit swíðe for his bróðer luuen Peada, and for his wedbróðeres luueu Oswí, Chr. 656 ; Erl. 30, 1. Cóman bégen ða cyningas tógædre and wurdon feólagan and wedbróðra, and