æt-foran-weall
The outer wall ⬩ outworks ⬩ a bulwark before a castle ⬩ antemurale.
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The outer wall, outworks, a bulwark before a castle; antemurale
wansian
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To diminish Swá hwá swá fúre gife óuþer óðre gódene manne gyfe wansiaþ, wansie him seó heofenlíce iateward on heofonríce, Chr. 656 ; Erl. 32, 17. The compound á-wansian also occurs :-- If áni man ðis ilk forward breke and áwansige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv
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féðan
walk
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To travel on foot, walk Fergað and féþað fæder and módor father and mother lead [the child] and walk (with it), Vy. 7. Hí námon þá hors þe hí þyder bróhton, and wǽron ðá rídende ðe ǽr wǽron féðende, Hml. A. 116, 449. Substitute:
Linked entry: féþa
sweord-plega
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-Æt ðam sweordplegan wíg forbúgan, Wald. 22; Vald. 1, 13
holm-weall
A wall formed by the sea
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A wall formed by the sea, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 16; Exod. 467
múr
A wall
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A wall Burstan múras and stánas, Exon. 24 b; Th. 70, 23; Cri. 1143
a-windan
To wind ⬩ bend ⬩ plectere ⬩ torquere ⬩ To strip off ⬩ detrahere ⬩ To whirl or slip off ⬩ labi
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v. trans. To wind, bend; plectere, torquere Hí him onsetton þyrnenne helm awundenne imponunt ei plectentes spineam coronam, Mk. Bos. 15, 17. v. trans. To strip off; detrahere Gif him mon ðonne awint of ða cláþas if any man should strip off the clothes
edwít-scype
Cowardice ⬩ ignāvia, ignōmĭnia
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Cowardice; ignāvia, ignōmĭnia þurh edwítscype ignomĭniōse, Wald. 23; Vald. l, 14
frore
Frost ⬩ ice ⬩ icicle ⬩ gĕlu ⬩ glăcies ⬩ stīria
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Frost, ice, icicle; gĕlu, glăcies, stīria, Wald. 81; Vald. 2, 12
ge-wítan
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substitute: To see after, take care of. with acc. Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard þisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps. Th. 79, 14. with clause Gewíte þǽre cirican ealdor ꝥ him mon on þám fierste mete ne selle, Ll. Th. i. 64, 16
sǽ-weall
a sea-wall, ⬩ a wall formed by the sea
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a sea-wall, a cliff by the sea Higelác wunode sǽwealle neáh, Beo. Th. 3853 ; B. 1924 : Exon. Th. 471, 15 ; Rä. 61,1. a wall formed by the sea Sǽweall ástáh (cf. Ðæt wæter ( of the Red Sea ) stód swilce twegen hége weallas, Ex. 14, 22), Cd.
walden-íge
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Blue- or grey-eyed, wall-eyed Ualdenégi cessius, glaucus, Txts. 110, 1166
burg-weall
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a city-wall, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 28; Mód. 38: 22a; Th. 61, l; Cri. 978
feðra
- Exon. 57b ;
- Th. 207, 6 ;
- Ph. 137: 58b ;
- Th. 212, 5 ;
- Ph. 205: 77a ;
- Th. 289, 13; Wand. 47 ;
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of feðer
EORL
an earl ⬩ cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis
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an earl; cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis. This title, which was introduced by the Jutes of Kent, occurs frequently in the laws of the kings of that district, the first mention of it being Gif on eorles túne man mannan ofslæhþ xii scillinga gebéte if a man
Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm
eós
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of eoh
bréden
Broad; ⬩ latus
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Broad; latus Seuerus geworhte weall of turfum, and brédenne [breden MS: bred weal, col. 1: bred weall, col. 2] ðár on ufon, fram sǽ to sǽ Severus made a wall of turfs, and a broad wall thereupon, from sea to sea, Chr. 189; Th. 15, 22, col. 3
Linked entries: bred-weall briden brýden wah
un-mǽg
One who is not a kinsman ⬩ an alien ⬩ a bad kinsman
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One who is not a kinsman, an alien; or a bad kinsman Unmǽgas, Wald. 102; Vald. 2, 23
weall-weorc
Wall-work ⬩ building
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Wall-work, building Ða gebróðra eodon tó ðam weallweorce, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 14, 25
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weall-gebrec
A breaking down of a wall
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A breaking down of a wall Hié noldon ðæs weallgebreces geswícan donec perfractis muris, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 30