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ár-wela

Similar entry: eár-wela

weol-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
weol-deáþ, es; m.

A violent death

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A violent death Hié wældeáð (death at Grendel's hands) fornam, Beo. Th. 1395; B. 695

weax-æppel

(n.)
Grammar
weax-æppel, es; m.

A wax apple, a ball of wax

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A wax apple, a ball of wax Se Pater Noster mæg ána ealla gesceafta on his ðære swíðran hand on ánes weaxæpples onlícnisse geðýn and gewringan, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 33

weax-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
weax-berende,

bearing a wax candle

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bearing a wax candle; the word (in the form uæx biorende) glosses cerarius in the passage: Accoluthus grece, cerarius ad recitandum evangelium (cf.Acolitus is gecweden se ðe candele oððe tapor byreþ þonne mann godspell rǽt, Ælfc. C. 14; Th. ii. 348,

weá-spell

(n.)
Grammar
weá-spell, es; n.

A tale of woe

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A tale of woe Æfter weáspelle ( the news of Æschere's death ), Beo. Th. 2634; B. 1315

ǽt-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
ǽt-wéla, an; m.

Abundance of fooda feastcopia cibi

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Abundance of food, a feast; copia cibi, Exon. 100a; Th. 574, 8; Seel. 123

ǽ-welm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-welm, -wellm, -wylm, -wylme, -wielme, es; m. [eá water, wælm a welling or boiling up]

A welling up of waterspringfountainsourcehead of a riverbeginningaquæ fons

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A welling up of water, spring, fountain, source, head of a river, beginning; aquæ fons Swá sum mical ǽwelm and dióp as some great and deep spring, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 10. Seó eá cymþ eft to ðam ǽwelme the river comes again to the source, Fox 134, 17.

Linked entries: ǽ-wylm eá-wylm

a-weól

flowed forth

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flowed forth, Cot. 72

fót-welm

(n.)
Grammar
fót-welm, -wylm, es; m: fót-wolma, an; m.

The sole of the footpĕdis planta

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The sole of the foot; pĕdis planta Fótwelm planta, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 94; Wrt. Voc. 45, 2. Fótwylm planta, Wrt. Voc. 71, 62. Mid ðære cóðe he wæs ofset fram ðam hnolle ufan óþ his fótwylmas neoðan with which disease he was afflicted from the crown

blǽd-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd-wéla, an; m.

Fruitful richesopes uberes

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Fruitful riches; opes uberes Ic ðé on ða fægran foldan gesette to neótenne neorxna wonges blǽdwélan I set thee on the fair earth to enjoy the fruitful riches of Paradise, Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 16; Cri. 1392

ár-wéla

Grammar
ár-wéla, l.
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ár-wela

eád-wéla

Grammar
eád-wéla, l. -wela,
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weax-bred

Grammar
weax-bred, <b>. I.</b>
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Wexbred abbachus, tabula pictoria, Hpt. 31, 9- 155- Add

eár-wela

(n.)
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Take here passage given under ár-wela

Linked entry: ár-wela

weás-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
weás-gelimp, es; n.

What happens by chance, accident, chance

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What happens by chance, accident, chance Mid weásgelimpe fortuitu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 35

weax-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
weax-georn, adj.

Eager to grow (?), eating much with the desire of growing (?)

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Eager to grow (?), eating much with the desire of growing (?) Swíþe waxgeorn eart ðú (the boy) ðonne ðú ealle þingc etst ðe ðé tóforan gesette synd valde edax es, cum omnia manducas quae tibi apponuntur, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 31

Linked entry: wax-georn

weax-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
weax-sealf, e; f.

A salve made of wax

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A salve made of wax Wexsealf cerotum, unguentum de cera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 41. Weaxsealf wiþ wyrme; weaxsealf; butere, pipor, hwít sealt, meng tósomne, smire mid, Lchdm. ii. 124, 11

Linked entry: weaxhláf-sealf

bryne-welm

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

A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heatincendii fervor vel æstus

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A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat; incendii fervor vel æstus Brynewylmum mealt gifstól Geáta the gift chair of the Goths was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4642; B. 2326: Exon. 42a; Th. 142, 14; Gú. 644. In helle heó brynewelme bídan

a-dún-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
a-dún-weard, adv.

Downwarddeorsum

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Downward; deorsum Scotedon adúnweard mid arewan they shot their arrows downward, Chr. 1083; Th. i. 352, 14

and-weard-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
and-weard-líce, adv.

Presentiallyin the presence ofpresentpræsentialiter

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Presentially, in the presence of, present; præsentialiter Ðe hine andweardlíce gesáwon who saw him present, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 30: Elen. Grm. 1141