wád-sǽd
Woad-seed
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Woad-seed Línséd sáwan, wádsǽd eác swá, Anglia ix. 262, 11
wǽd-bréc
Breeches ⬩ a covering for the loins
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Breeches, a covering for the loins Wǽdbréc perizomata vel campestria vel succinctoria, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 62: perizomata vel campestria, 81, 64. Hig siwodon fícleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc (perizomata), Gen. 3, 7
wǽge-tunge
The tongue of a balance
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The tongue of a balance Wǽgetunge (or wǽge tunge, v. wǽg, II) examen, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 41
wægn-geréfa
A wain-reeve ⬩ one who has charge of carriages
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A wain-reeve, one who has charge of carriages Wǽngeréfa carpentarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 44: ii. 16, 66
wægn-gewǽde
A waggon-cloth ⬩ covering for a waggon
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A waggon-cloth, covering for a waggon Man sceal habban wǽngewǽdu, Anglia ix. 264, 4
wægn-scilling
A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan
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A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cynges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc (cf. sine aliquo tribute dominatoris gentis praedictae, id est statione siue inoneratione
wægn-treów
A perquisite of a log of wood from each load to the labourer loading and leading the waggon
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A perquisite of a log of wood from each load to the labourer loading and leading the waggon (? cf. wægn-scilling) On sumere þeóde gebyreþ ... æt wuduláde wǽntreów, æt cornláde hreáccopp, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 27
wæl-cræft
A deadly power ⬩ power which causes death
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A deadly power, power which causes death Ðonne mín hláford wile láfe þicgan ðara ðe hé of lífe hét wælcræf[tum] áwrecan (of those whom he has ordered to be slain), Exon. Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11
wǽl-ben
A wound inflicted by the sea,
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A wound inflicted by the sea, Gársecg wédde ... egesan stódon, weóllon wǽlbenna (wæl- ?) (the reference is to the death of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 208, 30; Exod. 491
wæl-ceásiga
A chooser of the slain ⬩ a raven
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A chooser of the slain, a raven Wonn wælceásega, Cd. Th. 188, 6; Exod. 164
wæl-feld
The field of the slain ⬩ the battle-field
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The field of the slain, the battle-field Hí on wælfelda plegodan, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 17
wæl-fill
Slaughter ⬩ carnage
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Slaughter, carnage Wælfill cedes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 67. Wælfyl statis (stragis, v. Ald. 173, 3), 93, 52. Hér micel wælfill wæs æt Wóddesbeorge (Wódnes-, MS. E.), Chr. 592; Erl. 18, 30. Blódgyte, wællfyll weres, morð mid mundum. Cd. Th. 92,11; Gen. 1527
Linked entry: wæl-feall
wæl-gár
A deadly spear
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A deadly spear Wælgár slíteþ, Exon. Th. 354, 46; Reim. 61. Ðǽr wæs heard plega, wælgára wrixl, wígcyrm micel, Cd. Th. 120, 5; Gen. 1990
wæl-gim
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The word seems to be an epithet for the sheath of a sword, which is called in the riddle the sword's byrne Byrne is mín (a sword's) bleófág, swylce beorht seomað (-d, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, ðe mé waldend geaf, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4
wæl-fús
Ready to be slain
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Ready to be slain; referring to Beowulf before the fight in which he was mortally wounded Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, wyrd ungemete neáh, se sceolde sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420
wæl-fyll
Abundance of slain
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Abundance of slain Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna; ðanon eft gewát tó hám faran mid ðære wælfylle. Beo. Th. 250; B. 125
wæl-cyrging
One that belongs to the race of the wælcyrgan
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One that belongs to the race of the wælcyrgan Gorgoneus, ðæt is wælkyrging (-cyrginc, v.l.), Nar. 35, 6
wæl-gryre
The terror that comes from danger of falling in battle
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The terror that comes from danger of falling in battle On fyrd hyra (the Israelites) fǽrspell (the tidings of the approach of the Egyptian army) becwom; egsan stódan wælgryre weroda, Cd. Th. 186, 11; Exod. 137
wæl-gæst
A deadly guest ⬩ spirit? ⬩ a murderous guest
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A deadly guest (spirit?), a murderous guest Wælgaest (Grendel), Beo. Th. 3994; B. 1995: (Grendel's mother), 2666; B. 1331
wæl-grimlíce
With the utmost bitterness
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With the utmost bitterness Hí wǽlgrimlíce gefuhton. Ðǽr wæs se mǽsta blódgyte on ǽgðere healfe, Ors. 4, 2; Swt. 160, 31
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