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wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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wealth, riches Wela, hord, feoh gazofilacium Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 24. Wuldur and wela gloria et divitiae Ps. Th. 111, 3. Geðenc nú hwæt ðínes ágnes seó ealra ðissa woruldǽhta and welena . . . hwæt hæfst ðú . . . æt ðám welum ? Sege mé nú hwæþer se ðín wela

Linked entries: wala weala weola

-wend(ed)ness

(suffix)

Similar entry: á-wendedness

were

(n.)
Grammar
were, wered a troop, wered sweet, were-mód. v. wer, weorod a troop, weorod
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sweet, wer-mód

werp

Similar entry: wirp

sal-warp

Grammar
sal-warp, v. sealt-wearp.
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Dele this entry. The word is a river name, the Salwarpe in Worcestershire

Linked entry: sal-warp

-cwedolness

(suffix)
Grammar
-cwedolness, v. wearg-, wiþer-cwedolness.

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weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Ðæt cild weóx and wearð gewened. Gen. 21, 8: Cd. Th. 167, 25; Gen. 2771. Ðæt cild swíþe weócs, Jud. 13, 24. His feax weóx swá swá wímmanna, Homl. Th. ii. 434, 8. Sumu hé cearf ðonne him ðúhte ðæt hié tó swíðe weóxen (weóxsen, Hatt. MS.) ...

wiþ-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-weorpan, p.-wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen

To reject

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To reject Ðú eart se weallstán ðe ða wyrhtan wiðwurpan, Exon. Th. 1, 4;Cri. 3. Gé ðære snyttro [stán (? cf. Lk. 30, 17)] unwíslíce wiðweorpon, Elen. Kmbl. 587; El. 294

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep Geseh hé beornas swefan on slǽpe; hé sóna ongann wígend weccean, Andr. Kmbl. 1699; An. 852. to rouse from the sleep of death Býman weccaþ of deáðe eall monna cynn, Exon. Th. 55, 21; Cri. 887. Ic gǽ ðætte of slépe

Andredes ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Andredes ceaster, leág, weald.

týdre

Grammar
týdre, weak.

Similar entry: tídre

ge-leóf

Grammar
ge-leóf, weak.

Similar entry: ge-léf

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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wearp lósép on cweartern, Gen. 39, 20: Cd. Th. 20, 7 ; Gen. 304. Hé wearp hine on ðæt morðer innan, 22, 18; Gen. 342. Hé wearp hine of ðan heán stóle, 19, 33; Gen. 300. Hé wearp hineon wyrmes líc, 31, 26; Gen. 491.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

for-warþ

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-warþ, = for-wearþ; p. of forweorþan.

perished

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perished. Cd. 213; Jun. 92, 2

ge-wealdes

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wealdes, adv. [gen. of ge-weald power]

Of one's powerof one's own accordwillinglysponte

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Of one's power, of one's own accord, willingly; sponte Gif man hine sylfne gewealdes ofslihþ si quis sponte seipsum occiderit, L. M. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 268, 15. Se ðe his gewealdes monnan ofsleá he who slays a man of his own accord, L. Alf. 13; Th. i.

Linked entries: ge-weald wealdes

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Twégen weras (wæras, Lind.: wearas, Rush., uiri ) Móysés and Hélias, Lk. Skt. 9, 30.

Linked entry: wíf

Eádweard

(n.)
Grammar
Eádweard, -ward, es; m. [eád happy, weard ward, guardian] .

Edward the Elder, the eldest son of Alfred the Great. Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925Edward the Martyr, son of Edgar. Edward was king of Wessex, Mercia, and Northumbria, for three years, from A. D. 975-978 Edward the Confessor, son of Æthelred. Edward was king of England for twenty-four years, from A. D. 1042-1066

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D. 978, wearþ Eádweard cyning gemartyrad here king Edward was martyred, Chr. 978; Th. 232, 1-3, col. 1. Edward the Confessor, son of Æthelred. Edward was king of England for twenty-four years, from A. D. 1042-1066 Hér, A.

an-walg

(adj.)
Grammar
an-walg, -wealg; adj.

Entirewholesoundinteger

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Entire, whole, sound; integer, Past. 52, 2

Linked entry: an-wealg

ge-méðgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-méðgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [méðig wearied]

To weary, fatigue, impairfătīgāre

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To weary, fatigue, impair; fătīgāre Wæs Gúþláce mægen geméðgad Guthlac's strength was impaired, Exon. 47 a; Th. 160, 27; Gú. 950

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Gif hé geþeó ðæt hé hæbbe híwisc landes . . . þonne bið his wergild .cxx. sciłł.; and gif hé ne geþeó búton tó healfre híde, þonne sí his wer (were, v. l. ) .lxxx. sciłł., L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 14. Wergildes ( v. l. weres) . . . Se wer, 1; Th. i. 186,