wacor
Watchful, vigilant
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Watchful, vigilant Se ðe wǽre slápol, weorðe se ful wacor, Wulfst. 72, 14. Beó ðú wacor esto vigilans, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 20. Sint tó manienne ða ðe hiera synna onfunden habbaþ, ðætte hié mid wacore móde (vigilanti cura) ongieten..., 52; Swt. 405, 8
wæfre
flickering ⬩ wavering ⬩ quivering ⬩ wavering ⬩ languishing ⬩ active ⬩ nimble
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flickering, wavering, quivering Wylm ðæs wæfran líges (cf. Icel. vafr-logi), Cd. Th. 231, 2; Dan. 241. fig. wavering, languishing Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420. Hé ne meahte wæfre mód forhabban in hreþre, 2305; B. 1150
wæl-fel
Cruel to the slain ⬩ very cruel
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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
eager to slay ⬩ eager to prey on the dead
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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: hrá-gífre wæl-grǽdig
wæl-bleát
Causing mortal weakness ⬩ deadly ⬩ mortal
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Causing mortal weakness, deadly, mortal Benne, wunde wælbleáte, Beo. Th. 5443; B. 2725
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wæl-ceald
Deadly cold
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Deadly cold Hé him helle gescóp, wælcealde wíc (cf. Ðǽr (in hell) cymð forst fyrnum cald, Cd. Th. 20, 28; 316), wintre beðeahte, Salm. Kmbl. 937; Sal. 468
wǽl-líc
Deep
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Deep (of water) On deópum ł in welicum (= wǽllícum. v. wæl) grunde sǽwe in fundo maris, Hpt. Gl. 452, 23
wǽpen-leás
Without arms ⬩ unarmed
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Without arms, unarmed Ðam wǽpenleásan menn ne mihton ða wælhreówan mid wǽpnum wiðstandam, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 175. Fram wǽpenleásre fémnan e virgine inermi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 38. Gehwilce wǽpenleáse inermes (sine armis) quosque. Hpt. Gl. 423, 48
wæmbede
Having a great belly ⬩ ventriculosus.
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Having a great belly; ventriculosus. Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 37
wǽr-fæst
Faithful,
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¨ Faithful, as an epithet of the Deity Waldend gemunde wǽrfæst (faithful to his covenant)Abraham árlíce, Cd. Th. 156, 8; Gen. 2585. Ús Hǽlend God wǽrfæst onwráh Jesus, faithful to the covenant, has revealed God to us, Exon. Th. 24, 13; Cri. 384. Wǽrfæst
wǽr-leás
Faithless, false
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Faithless, false Wǽrleás mon . . . and ungetreów, Exon. Th. 343, 24; Gn. Ex. 162. Se feónd, wræcca wǽrleás, 263, 17; Jul. 351: 267, 26; Jul. 421. Wǽrleás werod ( the fallen angels ), Cd. Th. 5, 5; Gen. 67. Wǽrleásra weorud ( the wicked at the day of
wær-sagol
Cautious in speech, careful of what one says
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Cautious in speech, careful of what one says Se ðe wǽre leássagol, weorðe se sóðsagol; se ðe wǽre bæcslitol, weorðe se wærsagol; se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17
wǽt
wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture ⬩ wet, moist, having moisture ⬩ wet, rainy
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wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture Ðæt wæter is wǽt and ceald, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35: Met. 20, 77. Hyra blód byð wǽt and wearm, Anglia viii. 299, 29. Ðú ðam wættere wǽtum and cealdum foldan tó flóre gesettest, Met. 20, 90. Mid wættere rude roseo
wæstm-berende
Fruit-bearing, fertile, fruitful, productive,
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Fruit-bearing, fertile, fruitful, productive, referring to inanimate things Se dǽl se ðæt flód ne grétte ys gyt wæstm*-*berende on ǽlces cynnes blǽdum, Ors. 1, 3; Swt. 32, 13. Seó wæstm*-*berendeste ( fertilissima ) eorþe, Nar. 5, 20. referring to living
wæstm-bǽre
Fruitful, fertile, productive
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Fruitful, fertile, productive Wæstmbǽre ferax, Gr. 9, 60; Zup. 69, 5: frugalis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 31. Wæstm*-*bǽru fecunda, 38, 22. referring to inanimate things Ðæt wæstm*-*bǽre land campi uberes, Ors. 1, 3;Swt. 32, 2. Sceáwiaþ ðæt land, hwæðer hit
wæstm-leás
Without fruit(lit. or fig.)
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¨ Without fruit(lit. or fig.) Ðæt word westem*-*leás geweorðæd verbum sine fructu efficitur, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 22. Ðí læs ðe se Hláford ús wæstmleáse geméte, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 27. [Itt liþ uss wasstmeleas off alle gode dedess, Orm. 13858.]
wæter-full
Dropsical
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Dropsical Wæterfull hydropicus (v. Lk. 14, 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 57 : 43, 21
wæterig
Watery
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Watery Wæterig æcer alluvius ager, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 52. Gif se útgang sié windig and wætrig and blódig, Lchdm. ii. 236, 7. Seó wamb ðe bið wæterigre gecyndo, 220, 26. On wæterigum in aquoso, Blickl. Gl. : Ps. Spl. 62, 3. Mid ðam wæterian bleó, Scrd.
wæter-líc
Aquatic
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Aquatic Wæterlíce aquatiles, Germ. 394, 243
wæter-seóc
Dropsical
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Dropsical Ðá wæs sum wæterseóc man homo quidam hydropicus erat, Lk. Skt. 14, 2 : Homl. Skt. i. 5, 145. Wæter-seóc lymphaticus, Hpt. Gl. 514, 30. Ydropicus byð se wæterseóca, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56;Zup. 68, 3. Wæterseóces mannes þurst gecélan, Lchdm, i. 146,