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weá-gesíþ

(n.)
Grammar
weá-gesíþ, es; m.

A companion in misery or in wickedness

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A companion in misery or in wickedness Tó ðam symle sittan eodon ealle his (Holofernes' )weágesíþas, Judth. Thw. 21, 13 ; Jud. 16. Hé ðone deófol on helle mid his weágesíðum ofþrihte, Wulfst. 145, 4. Ða deorcan and ða dimman stówe helle tintrego, ðe

weá-láf

(n.)
Grammar
weá-láf, e; f.

A remnant spared by calamity ⬩ those who remain after evil times ⬩ the survivors of calamity

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A remnant spared by calamity, those who remain after evil times, the survivors of calamity Land hý áwéstaþ and burga forbærnaþ and ǽhta forspillaþ and eard hý ámiriaþ. And ðonne land wurðeþ for sinnum forworden and ðæs folces duguð swíðost fordwíneþ,

weá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weá-líc, adj.

Miserable

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Miserable Sumum ðæt gegongeþ, ðæt se endestæf weálíc weorþeþ; sceal hine wulf etan, Exon. Th. 328, 4; Vy. 12

Linked entry: wá-líc

weall-weg

(n.)
Grammar
weall-weg, (?), es; m.

A walled road(?)

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A walled road(?) On ðane ealdan walweg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 17: 138, 4

Linked entry: hege-weg

weá-tácn

(n.)
Grammar
weá-tácn, es; n.

A sign of misery, a woeful signal

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A sign of misery, a woeful signal Nis þǽr on ðam londe, ne wóp ne wracu, weátácen nán, yldu ne yrmðu, Exon. Th. 201, 5; Ph. 51. Wæs ðæt weátácen geond ða burh bodad, ðæt hié ðæs cnihtes cwealm gesóhton. Andr. Kmbl. 2239; An. 1121

web-beám

(n.)
Grammar
web-beám, es; m.

a weaver's beam ⬩ the treadle of a loom

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a weaver's beam Lorh vel webbeám liciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 19: 281, 73. the treadle of a loom Webbeámas insubula, 59, 43: insubuli, ii. 49, 56. [A webbemne laciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 218, 3 (15th cent.).]

web-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
web-líc, adj.

Of weaving

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Of weaving Weblíc gewurc textrinum opus, Hpt. Gl. 431, 4. Ðæt weblíce textrinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 17

web-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
web-sceaft, es; m.

A weaver's beam

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A weaver's beam Websceaft liciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 10. Cf. web-beám

Linked entry: web-beám

web-tawa

(n.)

thread for weaving

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thread for weaving Webtawa linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 11. Cf. next word

web-teáh

(n.)
Grammar
web-teáh, -teág, e; f.

Thread for weaving

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Thread for weaving Waebtaeg linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 4

web-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
web-wyrhta, an; m.

A fuller

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A fuller Webwyrhta fullo, Wülck. Gl. 245, 33. Swylcne gerelan swylcne nǽnig fulwa, ðæt is nǽnig webwyrhta, ðæt mihte dón, Shrn. 56, 10. Ðone Iacóbum Iudǽa leorneras ofslógan mid webwyrhtan róde, 93, 12

Linked entry: fulwa

wed-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wed-lác, es; n.

a pledge, security ⬩ wedlock, espousals

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a pledge, security Wed vel wedlác arra*-*bona vel arrabo, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 7. Wedlác arrabo, 50, 31. in reference to marriage, v. weddian, II, wedlock, espousals Wedlác wiðsacende pacta sponsalia refutans, Hpt. Gl. 498, 44. [The latter is the usual

wed-loga

(n.)
Grammar
wed-loga, an ; m.

One who is false to a pledge or engagement

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One who is false to a pledge or engagement On ðison gére swác Harðacnut Eádulf eorl under his grðle, and hé wæs ðá wedloga. Chr. 1041 ; Erl. 166, 33. Ic ðé eom andetta mínra synna . . . ic eom wedloga, Anglia xii. 501, 19. Ðæt gé ne beón wedlogan ne

weg-bráde

(n.)
Grammar
weg-bráde, -brǽde, an ; f.

Way-bread

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Way-bread (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names) Wegbráde, uuegbrádae, uegbrádae arnaglossa, Txts. 43, 213. Uuegbráde plantago, uuaegbrádae plantago vel septenerbia, 87, 1601. Wegbrǽde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 21. Wegbráde arnaglosse, i. 67, 10. Wegbrǽde, 286, 22

weg-férende

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-férende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Wayfaring ⬩ a wayfarer, traveller. ⬩ travelling, ⬩ going a way, passing by

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Wayfaring; used subst. a wayfarer, traveller. travelling, on a journey Gif ðú wǽre wegférende, and ðú becóme on þeófsceole, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 25. Se wegférenda man, se ðe nimð ðone sméðan weg, ðe hine mislǽt, Homl. Th. i. 164, 7. Ánes wegférendes mannes

Linked entry: weg-férend

weg-fór

(n.)
Grammar
weg-fór, e; f.

A wayfaring, going away

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A wayfaring, going away On wegfóre in provectione ( = profectione?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 29

weg-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
weg-gedál, es; n.

A place where a road divides

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A place where a road divides Weggedál difortium, Txts. 57, 672 : compitum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 60

weg-lísu

(n.)
Grammar
weg-lísu, (?); f.

Want of road

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Want of road Welise ( = wílésu?) devium, Kent. Gl. 432

Linked entries: -lísu weg-leást

weg-twislung

(n.)
Grammar
weg-twislung, e ; f.

The forking of a road

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The forking of a road Wegtwislung (spelt -twiflung) diverticulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 6

Linked entry: twislung

wel-dón

(v.)

to satisfy ⬩ please

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to satisfy, please Hé walde ðæm folce weldón (satisfacere) Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 15