út-weald
An outlying wood
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An outlying wood An útwalda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 73, 36
Linked entry: weald
wealc-basu
Similar entry: wealh-basu
weald-stapa
A grasshopper ⬩ locust
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A grasshopper, locust Waldstapan locustas, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 6
Linked entry: stapa
weale-wyrt
Similar entry: wealh-wyrt
wealh-sáda
A noose for binding a captive or slave
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A noose for binding a captive or slave (? cf. Exon. Th. 393, 22; Rä. 13, 4, given under wealh, II) Forhýddan oferhygde mé inwitgyrene, wráðan wealsádan absconderunt superbi laqueos mihi, Ps. Th. 139, 5
wealh-stod
An interpreter ⬩ one who serves as a medium between speakers of different languages ⬩ an interpreter of written language ⬩ a translator ⬩ an interpreter of a subject, ⬩ an expounder ⬩ a mediator ⬩ the word occurs as a proper name
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An interpreter Wealhstod interpres, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 60: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Zup. 51, 14. one who serves as a medium between speakers of different languages Se cyning gerehte his witan on heora ágenum gereorde ðæs bisceopes bodunge, and wæs his wealhstod
Linked entry: -stod
Wealh-þeód
The Welsh people
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The Welsh people Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Angelcynnes witan and Wealhþeóde rǽdboran gesetton, L. O. D. proem.; Th. i. 352, 1
wealh-word
A wanton word
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A wanton word Ic eom ondetta ðæt ic onféng on mínne múð wealworda, Anglia xi. 98, 37
Linked entry: weal-word
wealh-hnutu
A foreign nut ⬩ walnut
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A foreign nut, walnut Hnutbeám oððe walhhnutu nux, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 23
weall-dor
A door in a wall
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A door in a wall Ðú eart ðæt wealldor; þurh ðé Freá on ðás eorþan út síðade, Exon. Th. 21, 1; Cri. 328
weall-wyrhta
A wall-wright ⬩ a mason ⬩ builder
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A wall-wright, a mason, builder Wealwyrhta cimentarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 15: 85, 27. Fram wealwyrhtan (-wyrhtum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 6 = a cementario, Ald. 31) a cimentario, Anglia xiii. 32, 106. Weallwyrhtan cimentarii, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 83
weall-gebrec
A breaking down of a wall
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A breaking down of a wall Hié noldon ðæs weallgebreces geswícan donec perfractis muris, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 30
weall-steáp
high as regards its walls ⬩ buildings, with lofty walls ⬩ with lofty cliffs, lofty.
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high as regards its walls orbuildings, with lofty walls Hié on weallsteápe burg (cf. seó steápe burh on Sennar, 102, 15; Gen. 1700) wlítan meahton, Cd. Th. 145, 7; Gen. 2402. with lofty cliffs, lofty. Similar entries v. weall, Hié oferfóran weallsteápan
weall-þrǽd
A plumb-line,
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A plumb-line, Walðrǽd perpendicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 68
weall-hát
Boiling hot ⬩ red-hot
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Boiling hot, red-hot Ácéle ðú wealhát ísen ðonne hit furþum sié of fýre átogen on wíne, Lchdm. ii. 256, 15
æfes-weorc
Pasturage
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Pasturage Æfsweorc sive lǽnes landes bryce fructus Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 31
Linked entry: æfs-weorc
æfs-weorc
Similar entry: æfes-weorc
æfter-wearþ
Similar entry: æfter-weard
ælmes-weorc
Alms-deed, work of charity
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Alms-deed, work of charity Ðæt wé úre synna béton mid fæstenum and mid gebedum and mid ælmesweorcum, Bl. H. 25, 17
gúþ-weorc
A warlike work ⬩ deed
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A warlike work or deed, Andr. Kmbl. 2133; An. 1068