ge-wild
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Substitute: <b>ge-wild</b> power, control, in the phrase ánum tó gewildum gedón to get into one's power, subdue, subjugate Æfter þǽm þe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him tó gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 9. Siþþan
efen-wyrcan
To co-operate ⬩ co-opĕrāri
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To co-operate; co-opĕrāri Efen-wyrcend co-opĕrātor, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 27
camp-wered
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Warriors, soldiers, fighting-men, army; militia, exercitus Hí sceoldan for heora campwered gebiddan and to Gode þinigian they should pray and make intercession to God for their warriors, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 39. Æðelhere mon slóh mid ealle his campweorude
Linked entries: camp-weorud comp-weorod
ge-wealcan
To roll ⬩ volvere ⬩ revolvere
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To roll; volvere, revolvere Fám biþ gewealcen the foam is rolled, Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 1; Rä. 3, 4
weorþe
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un-weorþe, weorþ-líce
wela
wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ abundance ⬩ wealth ⬩ weal ⬩ prosperity ⬩ happy estate
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wealth, riches Wela, hord, feoh gazofilacium Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 24. Wuldur and wela gloria et divitiae Ps. Th. 111, 3. Geðenc nú hwæt ðínes ágnes seó ealra ðissa woruldǽhta and welena . . . hwæt hæfst ðú . . . æt ðám welum ? Sege mé nú hwæþer se ðín wela
wáwan
To blow, be moved by the wind
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To blow, be moved by the wind Hnescre ic eom micle halsrefeþre, seó hér on winde wǽweþ on lyfte, Exon. Th. 426, 30; Rä. 41, 81
á-wér
anywhere ⬩ in any wise
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anywhere, in any wise, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 28; Met. 8, 14: Bt. 7, 3 ; Fox 20, 14
cyt-wér
A weir with a kiddle or a cut for a fish trap ⬩ kidellus, machina piscatoria in fluminibus ad salmones, aliosque pisces intercipiendos
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A weir with a kiddle or a cut for a fish trap; kidellus, machina piscatoria in fluminibus ad salmones, aliosque pisces intercipiendos On Sæuerne xxx cytwéras thirty 'cyt-wérs' on the Severn, Cod. Dipl, Apndx. 461; A.D. 956; Kmbl. iii, 450, 13, 15, 20
fisc-wér
A draught of fishes ⬩ piscium captúra
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a draught of fishes] A draught of fishes; piscium captúra Lǽtaþ eówre nett on ðone fiscwér laxáte rétia vestra in captúram [piscium ], Lk. Bos. 5, 4
fulwiht-wer
A baptist
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A baptist Seó gebyrd Sancte Iohannes ðæs fulwiht-weres the birthday of St. John the Baptist, Blickl. Homl. 161, 6
húsel-wer
a communicant
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One who may take the sacrament, a communicant Húsulweras, Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 28; Gú. 768
mylen-wer
A mill-weir ⬩ mill-dam
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A mill-weir, mill-dam Andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 92, 30
port-wer
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A citizen; civis, Rtl. 187, 23
wer-beám
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A strong man, warrior Ðá slóh mid hálige hand heofonríces weard werbeámas ( the Egyptians in the Red Sea ), wlance ðeóde, Cod. Th. 208, 20; Exod. 486. Cf. the epithets derived from words denoting trees which are applied to men in Icelandic poetry. v.
wer-cweþan
Similar entry: wearg-cweþan
wer-cyn
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Mankind World wendeþ . . . wercyn (wen-, MS.) gewíteþ, Exon. Th. 354, 45; Reim. 61. Cf. wer-þeód
wer-scipe
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prudence
wer-stede
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A weir-stead, place where thsre is a weir Of ðam wege on ða eá, and se werstede be súðan hreódbricge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 105, 11