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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

lifer-wærc

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Add: — Gelíc liferwærces tácnum, Lch. ii. 258, 1. Be sex þingum þe þone liferwærc wyrceað, 198, 9

wamb-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
wamb-scyldig, (?); adj.
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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

rop-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
rop-wærc, es; m.

Colic

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Colic Ropwærc colica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 68. Hropwyrc, i. 19, 56

sceáp-wæsce

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-wæsce, an ; f.

A place for washing sheep

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A place for washing sheep the word remains as a place-name in Sheepwash, in Worcestershire Of ðam stáne on sceápwæscan ; andlang sceápwæscan, Cod. Dip. v. 48, 6. Andlang sceápwæscan tó sceápwæscan forda, 174, 11. Tó ðære sceápwæscan, 298, 4. Juxta fluvium

Linked entry: wæsce

wægn-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-geréfa, an; m.

A wain-reeveone 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

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-gewǽde, es; n.

A waggon-clothcovering for a waggon

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A waggon-cloth, covering for a waggon Man sceal habban wǽngewǽdu, Anglia ix. 264, 4

wægn-scilling

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-scilling, es; m.

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

wæstm-berendlíc

(adj.)

Similar entry: un-wæstmberendlíc

wæstm-fæstness

Similar entry: un-wæstmfæstness

wæstm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-líc, adj.

Fruitful

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Fruitful Wæstimlíc fructuosus, Rtl. 18, 25

walc-spinl

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weall-wala

(n.)
Grammar
weall-wala, an; m.

A wall-foundation(?)

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A wall-foundation(?) Hygeróf gebond weallwalan wírum wundrum tógædere, Exon. Th. 477, 9; Rum. 21

fylle-wærc

Similar entry: fille-wærc

breóst-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-wærc, es; n?

A breast-pain, the asthma, short windedness, pectoris dolor vel morbus, forsan asthma,ἄσθμα short breath, a panting.

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A breast-pain, the asthma, short windedness,; pectoris dolor vel morbus, forsan asthma, Lye. = ἄσθμα short breath, a panting

brún-wann

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-wann, adj.

fuscusaterDark-brown, duskyfusco-ater

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[brún fuscus, wan, wann ater] Dark-brown, dusky; fusco-ater Niht helmade brúnwann beorgas steápe dusky night covered over the steep mountains, Andr. Kmbl. 2613; An. 1308

Linked entry: wann

Gal-walas

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Hé hyne onsende tó Galwala mǽgðe tó þǽre ceastre þe ys nemned Limouex, Shrn. 98, 27. Add

heáfod-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-wærc, es; m.

Pain in the head,cephalia, cephalargiahead-ache

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Pain in the head, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18,5, 19

Linked entry: heáfod-wræc

heaðu-wælm

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-wælm, -welm; wylm, es; m.

Fierce, intense heat

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Fierce, intense heat, Cd. 17; Th. 21, 14; Gen. 324: 149; Th. 187, 8; Exod. 148: Beo. Th. 165; B. 82: 5630; B. 2819: Andr. Kmbl. 3082; An. 1544: Elen. Kmbl. 1154; El. 578: 2607; El. 1305

bán-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
bán-wærc, es; m. (not n.).
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Bánwærc caradrum, dolor ossium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 83. Add