wæl-cwealm
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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
wæl-dreór
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The blood of the slain Wæter wældreóre fág, Beo. Th. 3267; B. 1631. Eorðe wældreóre ( the blood of Abel) swealh of handum ðínum (Cain's ), Cd. Th. 62, 19; Gen. 1016. Ic fylde mid folmum ordbanan Abeles, eordan sealde wældreór weres, 67, 9; Gen. 1098
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-fýr
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a fire that, slays, deadly fire Beorges weard ( the fire-drake ) wearp wælfýre, wíde sprungon hilde leóman, Beo. Th. 5157; B. 2582. a fire that burns the slain, a funeral pile Hét Hildeburh hire selfre suna on bǽl dón ... wand tó wolcnum wælfýra mǽst
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
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-niþ
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Deadly hate, mortal enmity Ðæt ys sió fǽhðo, and se feóndscipe, wælníð wera, Beo. Th. 5992; B. 3000. Æfter wælníðe, 170; B. 85. Áwehte ðone wælníð Nabochodonossor, Cd. Th. 218, 28; Dan. 46. Weallaþ wælníðas. Beo. Th. 4136; B. 2065
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
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-weald
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An outlying wood An útwalda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 73, 36
wác
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A weakness Nyste ic on ðám þingum ðe ðú ymbe specst fúl ne fácn, ne wác ne wom tó ðære dæigtíde ðe ic hit ðé sealde, ac hit ǽgðer wæs ge hál ge clǽne búton ǽlcon fácne, L. O. 9; Th. 1. 182, 3
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wác-scipe
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Remissness Ðæt hí stýran ǽlcum ðara ðe ðis ne gelǽste and mínra witena wed ábrecan mid ǽnigum wácscipe wille, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 272, 7. Cf. wáce
wæccend
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A watcher, watchman Ne mæg hí cynlíce wæccend ... weard gehealdan in vanum vigilant qui custodiunt eam, Ps. Th. 126, 2
wæd
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A ford, shallow water, water that may be traversed (cf. wadan, and the forms wade, wath in place-names, e.g. Biggles-wade, Longwathby); poet, a body of water, sea Bí wædes ófre, Exon. Th. 360, 22; Wal. 9. Wyllelm king lǽdde scypferde and landfyrde tó
wǽd
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referring to the dress of human beings. a weed (as in palmer's, widow's weeds), an article of dress, a garment Martinus mé bewǽfde mid ðyssere wǽde, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 34. Ne cume hé búton his oferslipe, ne hé þénige búton ðære wǽde, L. Edg. C. 46; Th
wǽde-ráp
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A stay, halyard; pl. rigging Segelgyrdas antemnas, wǽderápa (wæderráp, Wrt.) rudentum (the passage is: Antemnas solvens de parte rudentum, Ald. 213), Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 30. Untóslitenum wǽderápum (the passage is: Quod nostrarum carbas antennarum indisruptis