wær-líc
Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect
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Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect Wærlíc cauta, sollicita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 70. Wærlíc bið ðæt man ǽghwilce geáre sóna æfter Eástron fyrdscipa gearwige, L. Eth. vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 3. Wærlíc mé þinceþ ðæt gé wæccende wið hettendra hildewóman wearde
wær-scipe
Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness
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Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness Wærscipe cautela,i. astutia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 77. Ðæt hié geícen ða gód hira ánfealdnesse mid wærscipe, and suá tilige ðære orsorgnesse mid ðære ánfealdnesse ðætte hé ðone
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wær-wyrde
Cautious of speech, prudent in speech, careful of one's words
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Cautious of speech, prudent in speech, careful of one's words Wærwyrde sceal wísfæst hæle breóstum hycgan, nales breahtme hlúd, Exon. Th. 303, 22; Fä. 57
wær-word
A word of caution, forewarning
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A word of caution, forewarning Wærwordum antefatis(as if from ante-fatus= spoken before, cf. antefataforewyrde, 100, 28; but the Latin is ante fatis. Cf. Hpt. Gl. 529, 40 fatis ge*-*wyr[dum]), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 34: 5, 42
walc-spinl
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wil-wang
A pleasant plain ⬩ pleasant land
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A pleasant plain, pleasant land Ðone wudu weardaþ fugel (the Phenix)..., eard bihealdaþ..., nǽfre him deáþ sceþeþ on ðam willwonge, Exon. Th. 203, 24; Ph. 89
Wiht-ware
The people of the Isle of Wight
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The people of the Isle of Wight Cantware and Wihtware (-wara, v. l.), Chr. 449; Th. i. 20, col. I. Hé bróhte Wiht-warum (-an, v. l.) fulwiht ǽrest, 661; Th. i. 54, col. I. v. preceding word
brún-wann
fuscus ⬩ ater ⬩ Dark-brown, dusky ⬩ fusco-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
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Gal-walas
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Hé hyne onsende tó Galwala mǽgðe tó þǽre ceastre þe ys nemned Limouex, Shrn. 98, 27. Add
á-wacan
to spring ⬩ arise
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to spring, arise. Fram þan Wódne eall úre cynecynn áwóc, Chr. 449; P. 13, 25: 547; P. 17, 20. Odo þe þás þyng of áwócan, 1087; P. 223, 25. Hú fela þeóda áwócon of his iii. bearnum?, Sal. K. 182, 24, 26. Add
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weale
A female slave ⬩ servant
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A female slave, servant Wonfeax wale, . . . mennen, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8. Wonfáh wale weóld hyra( two buckets ) síþe, 435, 11; Rä. 53, 6
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wág-hrægel
A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)
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A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple) Wághrægl (-hrǽl, Rush.) temples velum templi, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 38, Wághrǽl(-hrægl, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 45. Wághruhel, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 51. Bitwih wághrǽle (wǽghrægle, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 11
wág-þiling
Wall-planking, wainscoting
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Wall-planking, wainscoting Wáhþyling tabulatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 15
wæscan
To wash
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To wash Heó wæsceþ his hrægl, Exon. Th. 339, 24; Gn. Ex. 99. Ðæt man cláðas waxe, Wulfst. 296, 7. Wicþénas on ðone Sætresdæg ǽgðer ge fata þweán, ge wætercláðas wacsan (waxsan, waxan, v. ll.) R. Ben. 59, 7. Wacxon hig hira reáf, Ex. 19, 10. Waxan hig
wægn
A waggon ⬩ wain ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ Charles' wain
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A waggon, wain, carriage, vehicle Wægn vehiculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 40. Wǽn plaustrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 51: 284, 43: plaustrum vel carrum, 16, 19: 85, 69. Mid ðý hé ðá se wǽn (wægn, MS. T.) com ðe man ða bán on lǽdde cum venisset carrum in quo ossa
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wáh
Fine
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Fine Genim wáh mela hæsles oþþe alres, ásift ðonne ful clǽne tela micle hand fulle, Lchdm. ii. 270, 22
wál
(?) some part of a helmet
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(?) some part of a helmet Ymb ðæs helmes hróf heáfodbeorge wírum bewunden wál an útan (walan utan, MS.) heóld about the helm's top a 'wál' wire-girt guarded on the outside the head's defence (i.e. the helmet), Beo. Th. 2067;B. 1031. [cf. M. H. Ger. wæl
burh-waru-man
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A citizen; civis, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 12
wár
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ware) Waar, uaar, uár alga, Txts. 39, 120. Wár. Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 46: i. 285, 12. sand, strand. Cf. sondhyllas alga, Txts. 39, 125 Streámas weorpaþ on stealc hleoþa stáne and sande, wáre ( or under I ?) and wǽge, Exon. Th. 382, 8; Rä. 3, 8. Wára sablonum