wan-hæfelness
Similar entry: wan-hafolness
wan-hæfenness
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Want, need Wanhæfænysse and metelǽste famis inedia, Hpt. Gl. 480, 33
Linked entry: hæfenness
wan-hǽle
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Having bad health Ealle ða ðe wonnhiǽle wǽron, healtte and blinde, dumbe and deáfe, Nar. 48, 31
Linked entry: wan-hál
wan-hafa
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A poor person Wanhafa and þearfa ic eom inops et pauper sum ego. Ps. Spl. 85, 1
Linked entry: hafa
wan-hafol
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Needy, destitute Him embe stódon wépende wyde*-*wan and wanhafele þearfan, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 65. Widewena bigleofa and wanhafolra manna, ii. 25, 765. Gehelp wanhafolum mannum mid ðínum ágenum spédum, i. 21, 363
wan-hafolness
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Need, want, destitution Nis wanhafolnes [inopia) ondrǽdendum hine. Ps. Lamb. 33, 10. Úre wanhæfelnesse inopiae nostrae, 43, 24
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wan-hálian
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To weaken, impair the health or soundness of something
Linked entry: ge-wanhálian
wan-hálness
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Weakness, sickness, unsoundness, infirmity Ðæm abbode is á tó behealdenne heora (fratrum infirmorum) wanhálnes (imbecillitas), R. Ben. 75, II. Wanhálnysse (debilitate) ealles líchaman, Scint. 38, 7. Dysig æfter untrumnysse his ongyt, and æfter wanhálnysse
wan-hlyte
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Not having a share in something, destitute of Wanhlytne expertem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 8
wan-spéd
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Poverty, indigence Þurh wanspéde per inopiam, Scint. 226, 6. On ðæm gefeohte wæs ǽrest anfunden Sciþþia wanspéda ea res primo fidem inopiae Scythicae dedit, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 34
wan-wegende
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Waning On wanwegendum mónan, Lchdm. i. 100, 20. Wanwægendum, 98, 17
wæl-scel
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slaughter, the slain Cirdon cynerófe wíggend on wiþertrod wælscel oninnan, reócende hrǽw, Judth. Thw. 26, 6; Jud. 313
Linked entry: -scel
wæl-sliht
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Slaughter in battle, slaughter, carnage Hér wæs micel wælsliht (-sleht, MS. E.) on Lundenne, Chr. 839; Erl. 66, 16. Ðǽr wearþ micel wælsliht on gehwæþere hond, 871; Erl. 74, 32. Wǽpna wælslihtes, Cd. Th. 198, 25; Exod. 328. Gemyndig wælsleahta, Exon.
wæl-slítende
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Corpse-rending, that rends the dead Ðæt líc ðǽr ( in the grave ) tó fúlnesse weorðeþ and ðám wælslítendum wyrmum weorðeþ tó ǽte, Wulfst. 187, 14. On helle mid deóflum and mid dracum and mid wælslítendum wyrmum, 241, 12
wæl-spere
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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31
wæl-stów
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The place of the slain, a battle-field God ána wát hwá ðære wælstówe wealdan móte God only knows who shall be master of the field, Byrht. Th. 134, 36; By. 95: Beo. Th. 4108; B. 2051: 5960; B. 2984: Cd. Th. 121, 4; Gen. 2005. Ða Deniscan áhton wælstówe
Linked entry: hreá-wíc
wæl-strǽl
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A fatal shaft Bád se ðe sceolde endedógor áwrecen wælslrǽlum ( the pangs of mortal disease ), Exon. Th. 179, 11; Gú. 1260
wæl-streám
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m, A destructive stream Ðonne wselstreámas ( the waters of the Deluge ) werodum swelgaþ, sceaðum scyldfullum, Cd. Th. 78, 30; Gen. 1301