wæl-spere
A battle-spear ⬩ spear with which slaughter is to be wrought
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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31
wær-líc
Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect
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Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect Wærlíc cauta, sollicita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 70. Wærlíc bið ðæt man ǽghwilce geáre sóna æfter Eástron fyrdscipa gearwige, L. Eth. vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 3. Wærlíc mé þinceþ ðæt gé wæccende wið hettendra hildewóman wearde
wær-wyrde
Cautious of speech, prudent in speech, careful of one's words
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Cautious of speech, prudent in speech, careful of one's words Wærwyrde sceal wísfæst hæle breóstum hycgan, nales breahtme hlúd, Exon. Th. 303, 22; Fä. 57
wær-word
A word of caution, forewarning
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A word of caution, forewarning Wærwordum antefatis(as if from ante-fatus= spoken before, cf. antefataforewyrde, 100, 28; but the Latin is ante fatis. Cf. Hpt. Gl. 529, 40 fatis ge*-*wyr[dum]), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 34: 5, 42
wág-rift
A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)
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A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple) Wagryft curtina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 68: 15, 57. Wágrift ðes temples velum templi, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 203, 17. Wáhrift, Mk. Skt. 15, 38. Wáhryft (wág-, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 51 : Lk. Skt. 23, 45 : Homl. Th
Linked entry: wág-hrægel
wág-þyrel
a door-way
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a door-way Swá swá wáge l wágþeorles áhyldum tamquam parieti inclinato, Ps. Lamb. 61, 4. (?)
weal-more
Similar entry: wealh-more
weal-wyrt
Similar entry: wealh-wyrt
weax-æppel
A wax apple, a ball of wax
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A wax apple, a ball of wax Se Pater Noster mæg ána ealla gesceafta on his ðære swíðran hand on ánes weaxæpples onlícnisse geðýn and gewringan, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 33
weax-berende
bearing a wax candle
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bearing a wax candle; the word (in the form uæx biorende) glosses cerarius in the passage: Accoluthus grece, cerarius ad recitandum evangelium (cf.Acolitus is gecweden se ðe candele oððe tapor byreþ þonne mann godspell rǽt, Ælfc. C. 14; Th. ii. 348,
æf-wela
Decrease of wealth
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Decrease of wealth Gyf man méte ꝥ hé his hús timbrie ꝥ byð his weaxnes (ꝥ hys gód byþ weaxende, v. l.). Gyf him þince ꝥ his hús sí tóworpen sum æfwela (ætlætnes, v. l. ) him bið tóweard, Lch. iii. 170, 13
Linked entry: wela
hord-wela
Hoarded, stored-up wealth
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Hoarded, stored-up wealth Ðeáh ðe hordwelan heólde lange, Beo. Th. 4677; B. 2344
Corn-weal
CORNWALL ⬩ Cornubia
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CORNWALL; Cornubia Som. Ben. Lye
gold-wecg
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A lump of gold Goldwecg (-wecd, MS.) auri metallum, An. Ox. 451
Linked entry: gold-óra
ge-wær
Aware ⬩ conscius
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Aware; conscius Hí his gewær wurdon they were aware of him, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 39
Linked entry: wær
wæl-cwealm
A death-pang ⬩ pain of violent death
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A death-pang, pain of violent death Récas stígaþ ofer hrófum, hlin bið on eorþan, wælcwealm wera, Exon. Th. 381, 8; Rä. 2, 8
á-wár
Anywhere ⬩ alicubi
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Anywhere; alicubi Swilce he áwár wǽre, ǽrðan ðe he geboren wǽre as if he were anywhere, before he was born, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19
wæl-clam
A fatal bond
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A fatal bond Forgif mé mennen ðe ðú áhreddest wera wælclommum (captivity in which they might have been slain ?) Cd. Th. 128, 17; Gen. 2128
Linked entry: wæl-bend