efen-wǽge
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An equipoise Ebnwége aequipensum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 47. Efenwǽge equipensium, 143, 71
ge-wǽge
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Substitute: Weight. determination of amount by weighing In swá hwelce giwége (on suá huælc gewǽge, L.) giwegen gí bióðon eft giwegen bið iów in qua mensura mensi fueritis remetietur uobis, Mk. R. 4, 24. Genim ðú betonican þǽre wyrte twá trymessan gewǽge
wæfer-sín
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Cóm mycel werod tó pǽre wæfersýne þæs hálgan mannes deáðes ( ad spectaculum mortis), Gr. D. 254, 17. Add
wæsc-hús
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A washhouse, laundry Wæschús colimbum, lauandariam. Hpt. 31, 13, 323
wæter-drync
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A drink of water Hé sǽede þæt man mid wæterdrinces sylene mihte him mycele ælmessan gedón, Nap. 67
wæter-flód
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wæter-frogga
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A water-frog Wæterfrocgan (ranę in aqua) hwílon hí man gesihð of wætere, and swá þeáh sécað tó fúllicum mórseohtrum, Chrd. 96, 27
Linked entry: frogga
wæter-gelád
wæter-leást
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For wæterlíste, Ps. Spl. 105, 14. Add
wæter-swilige
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A deep pit witi water in it Of mǽrdíc on ðá wæterswylian; of ðǽre swylian, C. D. vi. 220, 23. Cf. swelg
wamb-scyldig
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Gluttonous (?) Lá, ðú eorðan lamb (= lám) and dúst and wyrma gifel, and þú wambscyldiga (-= wammscyldiga?) fætels and gealstor and fúlnes and hrǽw, Nap. 67
sǽ-wæter
Sea-water
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Sea-water Genim celeþonian seáw and sǽwæter. Lchdm. ii. 28, 12
wæfer-gange
A spider
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A spider Wæfyrgange (gongeweafre. Ps. Surt.) aranea, Ps. Spl. 89, 9
wæfer-geornness
Eagerness to see sights
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Eagerness to see sights Mæssepreóstas ne sceolon fremdra manna túnas, ne hús, for nánre waefereornnysse sécan, L. E. I. 13; Th. ii. 410, 19
wæfer-hús
A theatre ⬩ amphitheatre
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A theatre, amphitheatre Hé lǽdde hí tó ðam wæferhúse, ðǽr ða deór wunodon, beran and león, ðe hí ábítan sceoldon, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 49
wæfer-líc
Of a theatre
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Of a theatre Wæferlíce glencgu theatrales pompas, Hpt. Gl. 407, 42
Linked entry: wafor-líc
wægn-geréfa
A wain-reeve ⬩ one who has charge of carriages
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A wain-reeve, one who has charge of carriages Wǽngeréfa carpentarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 44: ii. 16, 66
wægn-gewǽde
A waggon-cloth ⬩ covering for a waggon
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A waggon-cloth, covering for a waggon Man sceal habban wǽngewǽdu, Anglia ix. 264, 4
wægn-scilling
A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan
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A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cynges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc (cf. sine aliquo tribute dominatoris gentis praedictae, id est statione siue inoneratione
wæsc-ærn
A wash-house
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A wash-house Wæscern lautorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 22