wealh-wyrt
Wall-wort ⬩ dwarf elder ⬩ the word glosses ebulum and intula
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Wall-wort, dwarf elder; the word glosses ebulum and intula Walhwyrt, uualhuyrt, ualuyrt ebulum, elleus, Txts. 59, 714. Wealwyrt ebulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 75. Walwyrt, i. 30, 58. Wealwyrt ł ellenwyrt ebule ł eobulum, Lchdm. iii. 302, col. 1. Wælwyrt vel
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Wealh-færeld
A 'Welsh' expedition ⬩ a term applied to forces defending the Welsh Marches(?)
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A 'Welsh' expedition, a term applied to forces defending the Welsh Marches(?) Liberabo monasterium ( Blockley, Worcestershire ) a pastu et refectione illorum hominum quos Saxonice nominamus Walhfæreld and heora fæsting, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 60, 29
Wealh-geféra
A count of the Welsh Marches(?) ⬩ the commander of the Wealh-færeld(?)
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A count of the Welsh Marches(?), the commander of the Wealh-færeld(?) Ðý ilcan gére forðférde Wulfríc cynges horsðegn; se wæs eác Wealhgeféra ( other MSS. have -geréfa.Kemble, taking the latter reading, says: 'I am disposed to believe that he was a royal
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wealh-hafoc
A foreign hawk ⬩ a gerfalcon ⬩ herodius
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A foreign hawk, a gerfalcon; herodius (v. erodius gerfawcune, Wrt. Voc. i. 188, col. 2: jarfawkon, 220, col. 2) Walhhabuc falc(o ), Txts. 61, 826. Walchhabuc, uualhhaebuc, uualh[h]ebuc, ualchefuc herodius, 67, 1016. Góshafuc accipiter, wealhhafuc herodius
wealh-land
a foreign land ⬩ Normandy
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a foreign land Ǽghwǽr eorðan dǽr wit earda leás mid wealandum wunian (winnan, MS.) sceoldon (cf. mé ellþeódigne, l. 20), Cd. Th. 163, 30; Gen. 2706. Normandy (cf. Icel. í Vallandi er síðan var kallat Norðmandi) Com Eádweard hider tó lande of Weallande
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weall-clif
A steep cliff
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A steep cliff Hí scufon wyrm oferweallclif, léton wǽg niman, Beo. Th. 6255; B. 3132
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weall-geat
A gate in a wall
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A gate in a wall Hié gegán hæfdon tó ðam weallgeate they had reached the city's gate, Judth. Thw. 23, 26; Jud. 141. Tó weallgeatum, Andr. Kmbl. 2407; An. 1205
weall-stellung
The putting a wall in order, repairing of a wall.
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The putting a wall in order, repairing of a wall. Similar entries v. burh-bót Tó ánes æceres brǽde on wealstillinge (cf. weall-geweorc) and tó ðære wære gebirigeaþ xvi. hída; gif ǽlc híd byþ be ánum men gemannod, ðonne mæg man gesettan ǽlce gyrde mid
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weall-geweorc
Wall-work, ⬩ wall-building ⬩ the destruction of walls
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Wall-work, wall-building Gang tó ðínum weallgeweorce ( a monastery was being built ), Homl. Skt. i. 6, 173. Sí hit ǽlces þinges freoh bútan ferdfare and walgeworc (cf. burh-bót) and brycgeworc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 5, 13. Hé gesette hí tó his weallgeweorcum
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weall-stán
A stone for building
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A stone for building Ðú eart se weallstán ðe ða wyrhtan wiðwurpon tó weorce ( lapidem, quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, Mt. 21, 42), Exon. Th. 1, 2; Cri. 2. Wrætlíc is ðes wealstán marvellous is this masonry, 476, 1; Ruin. 1. Ceastra, wrætlíc weallstána
weall-steall
A place where there are buildings
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A place where there are buildings Ðisne wealsteal this spot where the walls stand(cf. weallas stondaþ, 291, 3; Wand. 76), Exon. Th. 291, 26; Wand. 88
weall-lím
Mortar
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Mortar Hig hæfdon tygelan for stán and tyrwan for wealliim habuerunt lateres pro saxis et bitumen pro caemento, Gen. 11, 3
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weall-díc
A walled ditch(?)
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A walled ditch(?) Andlang ðære wealdíc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 346, 21, 22. Cf. Usque la diche walle; et sic per fossatum, iii. 408, 10
weall-wala
A wall-foundation(?)
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A wall-foundation(?) Hygeróf gebond weallwalan wírum wundrum tógædere, Exon. Th. 477, 9; Rum. 21
æcer-weorc
Field-work, agricultural labour ⬩ field-work, harvest-work
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Field-work, agricultural labour Fra[m] hys æcerweorce agresti bonus, Germ. 391, 60
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grund-weall
A foundation
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A foundation Ðes grundweall hoc fundamentum, Ælfc. Gr. 8;Som. 7, 60. Ic lecge grundweall fundo, 37;Som. 39, 20. Se cræft is eallra bóclícra cræfta ordfruma and grundweall that art is the beginning and foundation of all literary arts, 50;Som. 51, 2;Wrt
hám-weorud
The body of people connected with a 'ham;' ⬩ vicani
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The body of people connected with a 'ham;' vicani Ðá com hé tó sumum húse on ǽfentíd and eode on ðæt hús ðǽr ðæt hámweorud eall tó symble gesomnod wæs pervenit ad vicum quendam vespere intravitque in domum in qua vicani cænantes epulabantur, Bd. 3, 10
hand-weorc
Handiwork, work done by the hand
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Handiwork, work done by the hand Handweorc Godes the work of God's hand, Cd. 167, Th. 209, 1; Exod. 492. Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E. I. 3;
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heaðu-weorc
A work of war, a fight
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A work of war, a fight, Beo. Th. 5776; B. 2892
ofer-weorc
A superstructure, a tomb
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A superstructure, a tomb Oferwurces sarcophagi, tumba. Hpt. Gl. 488, 51
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