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wéde-berge

(n.)
Grammar
wéde-berge, an ; f.

A plant that is used against madness, hellebore

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A plant that is used against madness, hellebore Woedeberge, woedibergæ eleborus, Txts. 59, 736. Woidiberge helleborus, 67, 1017. Wédeberge, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 21 : 32, 30. Ðeós wyrt ða man elleborum album . . . and eác sume men wédeberge hátaþ, Lchdm.

Linked entries: woide-berge berge

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, e; f.

A change for the betterrecoveryimprovement

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A change for the better, recovery from sickness, improvement in circumstances Hé tilaþ ðæs gewundedan werpe ðe hé bewitan sceal vulnerati sui, cui medicamentum adhibet, vitam servat Past. 62; Swt. 457, 16. Lege on lǽcedómas ða ðe út teón ða yfelan wǽtan

wer-met

(n.)
Grammar
wer-met, es; n.
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A man's measure, stature of a man Tó wermete ad staturam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 23: 8, 70. (In both cases stauram is printed; but the former is a gloss on Mt. 6, 27. v. Wülck. Gl. 479, 23.)

and-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
and-werd, adj.

Presentpræsens

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Present; præsens On ðisum andwerdan dæge on this present day, Homl. Th. ii. 284, 5

deáþ-wége

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-wége, es; n. [deáþ death, wége a cup]

A deadly cup mortis pōcŭlum

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A deadly cup; mortis pōcŭlum Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópandeáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep deadly cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 25; Gú. 964

fóre-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-werd, adj.

Forwardforeformerearlyprōnusantĕriorpriorprīmus

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Forward, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior, prīmus On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease in prīmo māne mĭno ŏves meas ad pascua, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 11. Fórewerd swira căpĭtium, Wrt. Voc. 282, 42. Fóreword násu pĭrŭla,

forþ-werd

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-werd, [ = -weard]

Forthwardthose who are presentpræsens

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Forthward, those who are present; præsens Ðis gemet [imperativus] sprecþ forþwerd this mood [imperative] speaketh to those present, Ælfc. Gr. 21; Som. 23, 23

ná-wérn

Similar entry: ná-hwǽrn

ge-wéne

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wéne, adv.

Perhapsforte

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Perhaps; forte Gewoene forte, Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 2

Linked entry: ge-wén

un-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéne, adj.

hopelessnot having hope or expectationnot hoped forunexpected

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hopeless, not having hope or expectation. Similar entries Cf. or-wéne Wæs ðǽr án cnapa geǽttrod þurh næddran, swíðe tóswollen þurh ðæs wyrmes siege, unwéne his lífes, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 7. Hé gehǽlde ánre wydewan sunu ðe unwéne læg, Homl. Skt. i. 6,

werh-brǽde

Similar entry: wearg-brǽde

ǽ-werd

Grammar
ǽ-werd, -werdla.

Similar entry: ǽ-wird

ge-wefe

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-wef,</b> es; n. what is woven, a web Wágryfta gewef curtinarum textura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 12. text?, context Actiuum opus ..., enarratiuum ... Gyt ys þridde cynn þǽre rake ... commune ... Sé þe wylle ymbe þæs gerímes deópnyssa

Linked entry: ge-wef

ge-wéne

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Dele, and see ge-wénan; II

or-wéne

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add: with clause; and for last passage substitute Ealle Italiam geswicon Rómánum and tó Hannibale gecirdon, for þon þe hié wǽron orwéne hwæðer ǽfre Rómáne tó heora anwealde becómen omnis Italia ad Annibalem, desperata Romani status reparatione, defecit

wece-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
wece-drenc, es; m.

An emetic

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An emetic Wecedrenc . . . sele ðæt lytlum súpan . . . óþ ðæt hé spíwe, Lchdm. ii. 268, 31: 170, 8

wéde-hund

(n.)
Grammar
wéde-hund, es; m.

A mad dog

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A mad dog Gif wédehund man tóslíte, Lchdm. i. 86, 13. Wið wédehundes (cf. wódes [printed woden] hundes, 4, 8) slite, 78, 17 : 92, 12 : 138, 13: 198, 8: 370, 12, 15 : ii. 144, 9. Hé réþigmód rǽst on gehwilcne wédehunde (printed reðe hunde, but cf. wédende

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

eald-a-wered

Similar entry: á-werian