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wég

(n.)

a

wél

(n.)

a pool

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a pool

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Hé geládde wærge weorod adducto maligno exercitu, Bd. 4, 12; S. 580, 40. of evil spirits Ðú ( the serpent ) scealt werg ðínum breóstum bearm tredan brád[r]e eorðan, Cd. Th. 56, 3; Gen. 906. Se werga gǽst, Exon. Th. 129, 16; Gú. 422.

wefan

(v.)
Grammar
wefan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to weave a webto weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive

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to weave a web Ic wefe texo, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 47. Ðú wyfst and wǽda tylast, Homl. Th. i. 488, 25. Ðín wyln wefð tui ancilla texit, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Zup. 104, 13. Webbu swá hwylc swá wyfð, Lchdm. iii. 210, 28. Hí smalo hrægel wefaþ and wyrceaþ texendis

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

neoþe-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
neoþe-, nioþo-, niþe-weard; adj.

Lowsituated beneathbottom of

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Low, situated beneath, bottom of (the noun with which the adjective agrees) Niþeweard fót planta; hóh niþeweard calx, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 73, 75. Is se hals gréne nioþoweard and ufeweard, Exon. Th. 218, 23; Ph. 299. On nyþewerdum ðam munte ad radices montis

forþ-weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-weaxan, p. -weóx, pl. -weóxon; pp. -weaxen

To grow or break forthprocrescĕreprorumpĕre

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To grow or break forth; procrescĕre, prorumpĕre Forþweóx his feóndscipe prorūpit ejus ŏdium, Gr. Dial. 2, 27

ge-wépan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wépan, p. -weóp, pl. -weópon; pp. -wópen

To weeplamentflere

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To weep, lament; flere Petrus geweáp bitterlíce Petrus flevit amare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 62. Giweópun alle flebant omnes, Rush. 8, 52. Gewópen fletum, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 1; Som. 28, 28

ná-hwǽrn

(adv.)
Grammar
ná-hwǽrn, (?), -wérn; adv.

No-where

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No-where Náwem non usquam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 9 : 95, 8. Cf. ǽgwérn, Ors. Swt. 154, 22

Linked entries: ná-wérn -hwǽrn

neáten

(n.)
Grammar
neáten, neá-west.

Similar entry: níten

niþer-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer-weardes, -weard; adv.

Downwardsin a downward direction

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Downwards, in a downward direction Niþerweardes per praeceps, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 32. Nyþerwerd deorsum versum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 63. Niþerwurd in praeceps, deorsum, Hpt. Gl. 499. 66

wei lá wei

Similar entry: weg

a-weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weaxan, p. -weóx, -wóx; pp. -weaxen; v. intrans.

To waxgrowarisecome forthcrescereoririprovenire

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To wax, grow, arise, come forth; crescere, oriri, provenire Him aweaxeþ wynsum gefeá to them shall grow winsome delight, Exon. 26 a ; Th. 77, 7 ; Cri. 1253: Ps. Th. 128, 4: Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 24; Rä. 10, 10 : 103 b; Th. 392, 6; Rä. 11, 3: Elen. Kmbl

Linked entries: a-weóx a-wóx

wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽgan, p. de

To deceivedelude

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To deceive, delude Ne gewurðe hit ðæt ic on dam hálgum gerecednyssum wǽge, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 18. Bepǽhst vel wǽgest deludis, i. decipis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 53. Uuégið fefellit, 108, 46. Wǽgeþ fefellit, i. eludit, 35, 28. Wégð mentitur, Kent. Gl. 414

a-wéstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wéstan, p. -wéste; pp. -wésted [-wéstd], -wést [a intensive, wéstan to waste]

To wastelay wastedepopulateravagedestroyvastaredevastaredesertum faceredesolare

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To waste, lay waste, depopulate, ravage, destroy; vastare, devastare, desertum facere, desolare Hí awéste eam vastavit, Jos. 10, 39. Hí ealle Ægypta awéston they laid waste all Egypt, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 26. Troia awésted wæs Troy was laid waste, 2,

ed-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
ed-wendan, p. -wende; pp. -wended; v. intrans.

To return, desist from, cease reverti, cessāre

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To return, desist from, cease; reverti, cessāre Gyf him edwendan ǽfre scolde bealuwa bísigu if ever the tribulation of evils should return to him. Beo. Th. 565; B. 280

Linked entry: wend

be-werung

(n.)
Grammar
be-werung, e; f.

A defence, fortificationtutamen

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A defence, fortification; tutamen Bewerung strang a strong defence, Scint. 64

æt-lǽtnes

Grammar
æt-lǽtnes, v. æf-wela, and cf. for-lǽt(en)nes (
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or ? æt-lǽdan)

feorred-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
feorred-lic, Lch. i. lxi, 1. l. weored-lic (v. Hpt. 31, 8, 133).

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for-weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weaxan, p. -weóx, pl. -weóxon; pp. -weaxen, -wexen

To overgrowgrow immoderatelyswellexcrescĕreturgescĕre

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To overgrow, grow immoderately, swell; excrescĕre, turgescĕre Ðý-læs hie to ðæm forweóxen ðæt hie forseáreden lest they should grow so much that they should wither away, Past. 40, 3; Hat. MS. 54 b, 17. Wið ðon ðe man on wambe forweaxen sý in case that

Linked entry: for-grówan