wæl-rǽs
A deadly attack ⬩ an attack in which men are slain
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A deadly attack, an attack in which men are slain Wæs sió swátswaðu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5886; B. 2947. Æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan, 5055; B. 2531. Æfter ðam wælrǽse (the fight in which Grendel was mortally wounded), 1652
wæl-hlenca
A slaughter-link ⬩ a link of a coat of mail
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A slaughter-link, a link of a coat of mail Wriðene wælhlencan, Elen. Kmbl. 47; El. 24. Gúðweard gumena grímhelm gespeón, ... [h]wælhlencan sceóc. Cd. Th. 188, 31; Exod. 176
Linked entry: hlenca
wæl-not
A fatal mark ⬩ a mark that brings death ⬩ a rune that brings death,
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A fatal mark, a mark that brings death, a rune that brings death, v. Kemble in Archæologia, vol. 28, p. 336. See for baleful influence of runes, Egils Saga, c. 75: Grettis Saga, c. 81; see also Corpus Poeticum Boreale, vol. i. pp. 40, 41, for the virtues
Linked entry: not
wæl-scel
slaughter ⬩ the slain
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slaughter, the slain Cirdon cynerófe wíggend on wiþertrod wælscel oninnan, reócende hrǽw, Judth. Thw. 26, 6; Jud. 313
Linked entry: -scel
wæl-strǽl
A fatal shaft
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A fatal shaft Bád se ðe sceolde endedógor áwrecen wælslrǽlum (the pangs of mortal disease) Exon. Th. 179, 11; Gú. 1260
wæl-streám
A destructive stream
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A destructive stream Ðonne wselstreámas (the waters of the Deluge) werodum swelgaþ, sceaðum scyldfullum, Cd. Th. 78, 30; Gen. 1301
wæl-spere
A battle-spear ⬩ spear with which slaughter is to be wrought
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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31
wæl-wang
A plain of slaughter
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A plain of slaughter Ðár wæs secg manig on ðam wælwange (the place at which were assembled those who maltreated St. Andrew) wíges oflysted, Andr. Kmbl. 2453; An. 1228
pening-wǽg
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A penny-weight Wið lúsum; cwic seolfor and eald butere; án pening seolfres, and tú peningwǽge buteran, Lchdm. ii. 124, 24
Linked entry: wǽg
ge-wæg
bore, carried
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bore, carried.Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22;
grund-wæg
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A foundation, the earth He on grundwæge men of deáþe worde awehte he [Christ] on this earth raised men from death by his word, Andr. Kmbl. 1163; An. 582
Linked entries: grund-weg grund-weall
seolh-wæd
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The seal's ford, path, the sea Hié on ýðum æðelinga wunn ofer seolhwaðu (-wadu ?, -paðu ?) geseón mihton, Andr. Kmbl. 3424; An. 1716. Cf. preceding word and mearc-pæð, -wæd
twi-wǽg
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A balance Twiwǽge bilance, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 20
ungemet-wæl
Very great carnage
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Very great carnage Ðǽr wæs ungemetwæl geslægen, Chr. 867; Erl. 73, 14
mearc-waed
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Dele, and see mearc-pæþ
seolh-wæd
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The facsimile reprint of the codex Vercellensis has seolhpaðu
wæl-gæst
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wæl-hreów
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Add: (i) Se wælreuw truculentus (natrix). An. Ox. ii. 90. Wælreów cruenta, i. atrox (saevitia), An. Ox. 3301