wæl-rest
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The rest or bed of the slain Wælræste wunian to be dead, Beo. Th. 5796; B. 2902: Exon. Th. 184, 10; Gú. 1342. Wælreste ceósan to die, Cd. Th. 99, 8; Gen. 1643: Byrht. Th. 135, 5; By. 113. Sceal fǽge flǽschoma foldærne biþeaht wunian wælræste ( inhabit
Linked entry: wǽl-bed
wæl-rún
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The secret of approaching slaughter Fyrdleóð ágól wulf on walde, wælrúne ne máð ( proclaimed the coming carnage ), Elen. Kmbl. 56; El. 28
út-wærc
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Dysentery, painful evacuation Se útwærc, Lchdm. ii. 278, 4. Wyrð ðæt tó útwærce, 278, 15. Wiþ útwærce, 174, 1: 234, 30: 276, 20
út-waru
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Defence away from home Gif ceorlisc man geþeó ðæt hé hæbbe .v. hída landes tó cynges útware, L. Wg. 9; Th. i. 188, 6: L. R. 3; Th. i. 190, 21
wád-spitel
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a woad-spade, Anglia ix. 263, 6
wæl-sceaft
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A deadly shaft, Beo. Th. 801; B. 398
wæl-seax
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A war-knife, a sword or dagger used in fight Hé wælseaxe gebrǽd, ðæt hé on byrnan wæg, Beo. Th. 5400; B. 2703
wæl-steng
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A spear Feówer scoldon on ðæm wælstenge weorcum geferian Grendles heáfod, Beo. Th. 3280; B. 1638
wæl-sweng
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A murderous stroke Æfter wælswenge ( the stroke which killed Abel ), Cd. Th. 60, 25; Gen. 987
wæl-wulf
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as an epithet of a warrior, a war-wolf, one who is as fierce to slay as is a wolf Wódon wælwulfas, wícinga werod, Byrht.
wæp-mann
Similar entry: wǽpen-mann
wærc-sár
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Pain Fruma wercsáre initium dolorum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 8
blǽder-wærc
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Pain in the bladder Wiþ blǽdderwærce, Lch. ii. 320, 3
burg-waru
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Eall seó buruhwaru populus civitatis, Deut. 21, 21. Gyf hit binnan byrig gedón bið, fare seó buruhwaru sylf tó and begyte þá banan, Ll. Th. i. 286, 21. Seó burhwaru gelæhton hine, Ap Th. 26, 23. Seó burhwaru, þæt sind Turonisce ..., and Pictauienscisce
ceaster-wara
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Þá eádigan ceasterwaran (þǽre eádigan ceastre weras, v. l. ), Wlfst. 265, 11. Hé cwaeð tó ðám ceasterwarum: 'Gé Tharsysce ceasterwaran,' Ap. Th. 9, 23: 12, 19
ceaster-ware
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Ceasterware civis, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 33. Eal seó burh wæs onstyred, and þá ceasterware cégdon, Bl. H. 71, 13. Þǽre burge ceasterware ( cives urbis illius ) gecyrdon, Gr. D. 198, 15. Þæs éþles ceasterware wǽron englas, 260, 20. Þá ceasterwara (-e, v.
ciric-wag
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-wág
eorþ-waru
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Add: Grammar eorþ-waru, -waru Eall eorðwaru, s. Grammar eorþ-waru, -ware Forhtiaþ ealle gesceafta, ge heofonware ge eorþware, Bl. H. 11, 4. Heofonwara hyht and eorþwara, 87, 10: Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 20. Grammar eorþ-waru, -waran Samson wæs ealra eorðwarena
eotol-ware
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On Italia mǽgðe, ꝥ is. on Etelwara lande, Mart. H. 90, 10. Tó Etelwara (Eten-, v. l.) mǽgðe, 84, 19. Add