æt-wesan
To be present ⬩ adesse
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To be present; adesse Wilferþ ætwæs, eác swylce ætwǽron úre brúðru Wilfrid adfuit, adfuerunt et fratres nostri, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 12
burh-waru
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The inhabitants of a city considered as a community, the whole body of citizens; civitas, civitatis populus Ǽlc burhwaru wæs búgende to him non fuit civitas quœ se traderet illis, Jos. 11. 19.
Linked entries: burg-waru buruh-waru land-waru
wer
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In ic wæs cempena láreów, and mid mycclum were ymbseald, nú ic eom ána forlǽten, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 195
cyne-gyrd
A royal wand, sceptre ⬩ sceptrum
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A royal wand, sceptre;sceptrum Cynegyrd sceptrum, Wrt. Voc. 72, 55. Cynegeard sceptrum, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 69, 127; Wrt. Voc. 42, 7. Cynegerd sceptrum, 6; Som. 56, 47; Wrt. Voc. 18, 2. Hí to ðæs caseres cynegyrde gebugon they submitted to the emperor's
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Cantwara burg
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He wæs bebyrged innan Cantwarbyrig he was buried within Canterbury, 690; Th. 65, 23, col. 1: 754; Th. 81, 36. II.
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a-wærged
Accursed ⬩ maledictus
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Accursed; maledictus Wit ðæs awærgdan wordum gelýfdon we two believed the words of the accursed one, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 16; Sat. 416
eá-lifer
Liverwort? ⬩ eupătŏrium cannăbĭnum
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Liverwort? eupătŏrium cannăbĭnum Lin Eálifer hátte wyrt gníd on ealaþ rub in ale the herb called liverwort, L. M. 1, 22; Lchdm. ii. 64, 21: 2, b24; Lchdm. ii. 216, 14
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wearp
the warp, thread stretched lengthwise in a loom ⬩ a pliant twig that may be used in basket-making.
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the warp, thread stretched lengthwise in a loom Wearp stamen. Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 34: i. 59, 32: 66, 21: 282, 4. Línen wearp linostema, 40, 8. Be cembum wearpe de stuppe stamineo (de stuppae stamine, Ald. 51 and v. Hpt. Gl. 494, 1), ii. 83, 15: 26, 62.2
cear-wylm
agitation ⬩ sollicita perturbatio, agitatio
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Á wæs sæc cnyssed cearwelmum the contest was ever tossed with waves of sorrow, Elen. Kmbl. 2513; El. 1258. Æfter cear-wælmum after anxious emotions, Beo. Th. 4138; B. 2066
wág-rift
A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)
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A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple) Wagryft curtina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 68: 15, 57. Wágrift ðes temples velum templi, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 203, 17. Wáhrift, Mk. Skt. 15, 38. Wáhryft (wág-, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 51 : Lk. Skt. 23, 45 : Homl. Th
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aðol-ware
Citizens ⬩ cives
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Citizens; cives, Exon. 92 a; Th. 346, 6; Gn. Ex. 201
breóst-weall
a wall ⬩ A wall as high as the breast a rampart, defence; ⬩ structura in muris ad pectus munimentum, alta, propugnaculum,
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A wall as high as the breast a rampart, defence;; structura in muris ad pectus munimentum, alta, propugnaculum, Cot. 199
wág-hrægel
A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)
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A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple) Wághrægl (-hrǽl, Rush.) temples velum templi, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 38, Wághrǽl(-hrægl, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 45. Wághruhel, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 51. Bitwih wághrǽle (wǽghrægle, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 11
wág-þiling
Wall-planking, wainscoting
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Wall-planking, wainscoting Wáhþyling tabulatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 15
and-sǽte
Odious ⬩ hateful ⬩ abominable ⬩ exosus ⬩ perosus
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Odious, hateful, abominable; exosus, perosus, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 60: Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 101; Wrt. Voc. 49, 9
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eíg-land
Water-land, an island ⬩ insŭla
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Water-land, an island; insŭla On ðis eíglande in this island, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 15
wépan
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Hé wæs wépende mid teárum, Blickl. Homl. 151, 20: Andr. Kmbl. 117; An. 59. trans. with accusative, to mourn, lament, bewail, deplore, of persons Hé weóp his sunu lugens filium suum, Gen. 37, 34.
weall
a wall that is made, ⬩ wall of a building, of a town, ⬩ side of a cave ⬩ a natural wall ⬩ a steep hill ⬩ a cliff.
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Winneþ wǽg wið wealle, Exon. Th. 383, 33; Rä. 4, 20. Ǽniges monnes wíg forbúgan oððe on weal fleón ( flee to the hill ) líce beorgan, Vald. 1, 15. Weallas him wiþre healdaþ, Exon. Th. 336, 24; Gn. Ex. 54.
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wígan
to fight ⬩ do battle
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to fight, do battle Nú sceal hond and heard sweord ymb hord wígan, Beo. Th. 5012; B. 2509. Móises getealde ðæs folces meniu wígendra manna numeravit Moyses omnem sianmam filiorum Israel a viginti annis et supra, Num. 26, 1. Six hund þúsenda wígendra
wecg
a wedge ⬩ a mass of metal ⬩ a piece of money
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a wedge Waecg cuneus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 70. Wecg, 15, 49: 137, 29.