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web-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
web-geweorc, es; n.

Weaving

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Heó wolde beón fram ðære þriddan tíde óð ða nigoþan tíd ymbe hyre webb-geweorc, Homl. Ass. 127, 348

wan-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hoga, an ; m.
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C. 105. v. un-hoga, and following words

ge-wand

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wand, es; n.
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a turning aside, shrinking, hesitation Hé Godes þá gecorenan búton gewande getúcude eall swá hé wolde, Hml. S. 23, 15. Hí búton gewande sóna in tó þám ciningce eódon, 142.

wác-lic

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Him þúhte þá tó wáclic þæt hé wolde gefremman þá leásan leahtras, ac hé leornode ǽfre máran and máran on his mánfulnysse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 14-28

wan-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hál, adj.
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wolde gehelpan þearfum and wanuhálum, 26, 276: Elen. Kmbl. 2057 ; El. 1030. Clypa þearfan and wanhále and healte and blinde uoca pauperes, debiles, clodos, caecos, Lk. Skt. 14, 13, 21

Linked entry: wan-hǽle

ǽdre-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽdre-weg, es; m.

A drain waya veinan arteryarteriavena

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A drain way, a vein, an artery; arteria, vena

ærne-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ærne-weg, es; m. [ærnan to run, weg a way]

A running-waya way fit for running ona broad roadvia cursui aptaplatea

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A running-way, a way fit for running on, a broad road; via cursui apta, platea Æt sumes ærneweges ende at the end of some course, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 9. Gescroepe ærneweg via apta cursui equorum, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41

æ-wén

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-wén, adj. [æ without, wen hope]

Doubtfuluncertaindubius

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Doubtful, uncertain; dubius And eów biþ eówre líf æwéne and your life will be doubtful to you. Deut. 28, 66

án-wald

(n.)
Grammar
án-wald, es; m.

Sole powerjurisdictionrule

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Sole power, jurisdiction, rule Ðæt se Cásere eft ánwald ofer hí ágan móste that the Cæsar might again obtain power over them, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 123; Met. 1, 62. Se ánwald Godes Ælmihtiges the power of Almighty God, 9, 95; Met. 9, 48: Exon. 63 a; Th. 232

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

á-wár

(adv.)
Grammar
á-wár, adv. [ = á-wǽr = á-hwǽr]

Anywherealicubi

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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

a-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
a-weg, adv.

AWAYoutauferendi vim habet

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AWAY, out; (this is its meaning both in and out of composition) ; auferendi vim habet Ðá éode he aweg autem abiit, Mt. Bos. 19, 22. Ge drehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg ye strain the gnat out; excolantes [ex out, colare to filter, strain ] culicem, Mt. Bos.

Linked entry: aweg-weorpan

a-wend

(v.)
Grammar
a-wend, pp. of a-wendan

turnedtranslated

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turned, translated; Seó bóc is on Englisc awend the book is turned [translated] into English, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 30

a-weól

flowed forth

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flowed forth, Cot. 72

beado-wég

(n.)
Grammar
beado-wég, -wége, es; n.

A war-cupcontestdiscussionpoculum certaminiscertamen

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A war-cup, contest, discussion; poculum certaminis, certamen Him betwih beadowég [MS. beadowíg] scencton ðæs heofonlícan lífes dum sese alterutrum cælestis vitæ poculis ebriarent [MS. debriarent ], Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 17

Linked entry: beadu-wég

bæþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-weg, es; m.

A bath-waythe seavia balneimare

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A bath-way, the sea; via balnei, mare Brecan ofer bæþweg to break over the bath-way, Andr. Kmbl. 445; An. 223. Bæþweges blǽst a blast or wind of the sea, a sea breeze, the south wind. Súþwind is so called, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290

ciric-wag

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-wag, es; m.

A church-wallecclesiæ murus

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A church-wall; ecclesiæ murus Se ðe ofslehþ man binnan ciricwagum biþ feorhscyldig he who slays a man within church-walls is life-guilty, L. Eth. viii. 13; Th. i. 332, 8: ix. 1; Th. i. 340, 5: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 23

Linked entry: cyric-wag

dúne-ward

(adv.)
Grammar
dúne-ward, dúne-weard

downward

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downward, Som. Ben. Lye. v. a-dúnweard

efen-wel

(adv.)

even, well, equally æque, sĭmĭlĭter

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even, well, equally; æque, sĭmĭlĭter, Off. Regum 10, Lye

Linked entry: wel

eorl-werod

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-werod, es; n. [werod a company, troop]

A band of men, warrior band vĭrōrum turma

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A band of men, warrior band; vĭrōrum turma Ðǽr ðæt eorlwerod sæt the warrior band sat there, Beo. Th. 5779; B. 2893