wǽg-flota
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A wave-floater, a ship Hú ðú wǽgflotan sund wísige, Andr. Kmbl. 973; An. 487. Gesión brecan ofer bæðweg brimwudu myrgan, sǽmearh plegan, wadan wǽgflotan, Elen. Kmbl. 491; El. 246: Beo. Th. 3818; B. 1907
wǽg-hengest
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A sea-steed, a ship Hé bát gestág, wǽghengest wræc, Exon. Th. 181, 34; Gú. 1303. Hí gehlódon hildesercum wǽghengestas, Elen. Kmbl. 472; El. 236
wǽg-stæþ
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A shore, bank Cwom .LX. monna tó wǽgstæþe rídan, Exon. Th. 404, 3; Rä. 23, 2
wǽl-bed
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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to till him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62, 8; Gen. 1011
wæl-bend
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A deadly, mortal band Wǽlbende handgewriþene deathband hand-twisted (i.e. death at a person's hauds ), Beo. Th. 3876; B. 1936
Linked entry: wæl-clam
wæl-bleát
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Causing mortal weakness, deadly, mortal Benne, wunde wælbleáte, Beo. Th. 5443; B. 2725
Linked entry: bleát
wæl-ceald
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Deadly cold Hé him helle gescóp, wælcealde wíc (cf. Ðǽr ( in hell ) cymð forst fyrnum cald, Cd. Th. 20, 28; Gen 316), wintre beðeahte, Salm. Kmbl. 937; Sal. 468
wæl-dreór
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Ic fylde mid folmum ordbanan Abeles, eordan sealde wældreór weres, 67, 9; Gen. 1098
wæl-fǽhþ
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Deadly feud, hostility that leads to slaying Hé wælfǽhða dǽl, sæcca gesette. Beo. Th. 4061; B. 2028
wæl-fæðm
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A deadly embrace Brim wælfæðmum sweóp, fǽge crungon ( of the overwhelming of the Egyptians in the Red Sea ), Cd. Th. 208, 9; Exod. 480
wæl-feall
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The fall of the slain, destruction Tó wælfealle and tó deáðcwalum Deniga leódum, Beo. Th. 3427; B. 1711. [Icel. val-fall; n; strages.] Cf. wæl-fill
wæl-fel
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Cruel to the slain (?) or very cruel. Cf. wæl-hreów Hræfen uppe gól, wan and wælfel, Elen. Kmbl. 105; El. 53
wæl-gífre
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eager to slay, of persons Ðá com hæleða þreát ( those who wished to kill St. Andrew ) wadan wælgífre, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273. Deáð, wiga wælgífre, Exon. Th. 231, 8; Ph. 486: 162, 7; Gú. 972. of things Wǽpen wælgífru, Exon. Th. 292, 16; Wand. 100
Linked entries: wæl-grǽdig hrá-gífre
wæl-here
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A slaughtering host Fóron tósomne wráðe wælherigas, Cd. Th. 119, 21; Gen. 1983
wæl-hwelp
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A dog that slays, a dog for hunting Ic ( a badger) mé siþþan (after getting to my hole ) ne þearf wælhwelpes wíg wiht onsittan, Exon. Th. 397, 21; Rä. 16, 23
wǽl-líc
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Deep (of water) On deópum ł in welicum (= wǽllícum. v. wæl) grunde sǽwe in fundo maris Hpt. Gl. 452, 23
wæl-mist
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A mist that covers the bodies of the slain Hreám wæs on ýðum, wæter wǽpna ful, wælmist ástáh ( the passage refers to the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea ), Cd. Th. 206, 12; Exod. 450. Sum sceal on galgan rídan ... hé, blác on beáme, bídeþ
wæl-reáf
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what is taken from the slain, spoil taken in war, spoil, prey Waelreáf (wael-, uuel-reáb) manubium, Txts. 77, 1277. Wælreáf, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 44: manubia (the passage is: Vesperi dirimens manubias (v. Gen. 49, 27), Ald. 26), 78, 48. Hé under segne sinc
wæl-réc
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Deadly reek 'Mé is leófre ðæt mínne líchaman gléd fæþmie' ... Wód ða þurh ðone wælréc, Beo. Th. 5315; B. 2661
wæl-regn
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A deadly rain (the rain that caused the Flood) Ic on andwlítan sígan lǽte wællregn ufan wídre eorðan; fǽhðe ic wille on weras stǽlan, and mid wǽgþreáte eall ácwellan, Cd. Th. 81, 24; Gen. 1350