heáh-weorc
Lofty work
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Lofty work Æfter heáhweorce heofenes ðínes secundum altitudinem cæli, Ps. Th. 102, 11
hors-wealh
A servant that attends to horses
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A servant that attends to horses [Thorpe takes wealh to mean one of British origin, v. Glossary] Be cyninges horsweale. Cyninges horswealh se ðe him mǽge geǽrendian ðæs wergield biþ cc sciłł. L. In. 33; Th. i. 122, 12
Linked entry: wealh
on-wealh
Whole, entire ⬩ sound, uninjured, uncorrupted ⬩ whole, entire
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Whole, entire Onwalh integer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 25. Of anwealhre integro, Hpt. Gl. 525, 61. literal, sound, uninjured, uncorrupted Ealne his líchoman gemétton onwealhne and gesundne ( integrum ), Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, 37. Ealle ða scýtan ðe se líchoma
on-weald
Powerful
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Powerful Ðá Dryhten of deáþe árás onweald (-wealh?) of eorþan, Exon. Th. 168, 9; Gú. 1075
orleg-weorc
War-work, action
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War-work, action Se ðæt orlegweorc ( the defeat of the people of Sodom) gecýðde, Cd. Th. 122, 2; Gen. 2020
holm-weall
A wall formed by the sea
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A wall formed by the sea, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 16; Exod. 467
ác-wern
The name of an animal, a squirrel ⬩ scirra ⬩ sciurus
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The name of an animal, a squirrel; scirra, sciurus, Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 9
Linked entry: ácweorna
ǽ-werd
Perverse ⬩ froward ⬩ averse ⬩ perversus
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Perverse, froward, averse; perversus
a-werd
A spoiled or worthless fellow ⬩ vappa
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A spoiled or worthless fellow; vappa,Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 113; Wrt. Voc. 18, 61
fór-werd
A fore-ward ⬩ precaution ⬩ contract ⬩ agreement ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum
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A fore-ward, precaution, contract, agreement; præcautio, pactum Hér swutelaþ ymb ða fórwerda ðe Wulfric and se arcebisceop geworhton here is made known concerning the agreements which Wulfric and the archbishop made, Cod. Dipl. 738; A.D. 1023; Kmbl.
línen-werd
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Dressed in linen Hé wæs línenwerd and his lendena wǽron ymbgirde he was clothed in linen, and his loins were girded, L. Ælfc. P. 17; Th. ii. 370, 11
Linked entry: -werd
ó-wérn
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Anywhere, Th. An. 102, 16. (Smith's Bede, 595, 3, has ówhwǽr.)
ge-werc
A fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx
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A fort, fortress; arx Hie ðǽr gewerc worhton they there wrought a fortress, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 16
corn-weal
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Dele
forþ-werd
Similar entry: forþ-weard
fót-welm
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Add: e; f. (? v. Kent. Gl. 165 below; or has the glosser taken plantae to be dative?): -welma, an; m. Fótwelma, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 46. Fótwylm planta, Germ. 396, 151. His fótwelme (ut non comburantur) plantae ejus, Kent. Gl. 165. Heó (Jezabel) wæs eall
hype-werc
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and add: cf. þeóh-wærc
weal-more
Similar entry: wealh-more
weal-wyrt
Similar entry: wealh-wyrt