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wel-dón

(v.)

to satisfyplease

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

wel-dónness

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dónness, e; f.

Kindnessbenignity

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Kindness, benignity Weldónnis benignitas Rtl. 13, 33

Linked entry: -dónness

wel-fremende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-fremende, wel-fremmende; adj.

Beneficent

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Beneficent Welfremmende (-fremende, Rush.) geceiged biðon benefici vocantur Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 25

wel-fremming

(n.)
Grammar
wel-fremming, e; f.
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A well-doing, benefit, kindness Uelfremming beneficium Rtl. 187, 39

wel-gecwémedlíc

(adj.)

beneplacitus

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glosses: beneplacitusPs. Spl. 149. 4

wel-gedón

(adj.)

well doneThe word also glosses beneficium:

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well done Gif hwæt welgedónes bið si qua bene gesta sunt Past. 17; Swt. 111, 3. Suíðe suíðe wé gesyngiaþ, gif wé óðerra monna welgedóna dǽda ne lufigaþ valde peccamus, si aliena bene gesta diligimus 34; Swt. 231, 1. The word also glosses beneficium:

wel-gehwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
wel-gehwǽr, adv.

Everywhere

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Everywhere Hí welgehwǽr hergedon and bærndon Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 2

Linked entry: ge-hwǽr

wel-gelǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-gelǽred, adj.

Well-instructed

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Well-instructed Larwas ł welgilǽrde Godes docibiles Dei Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 45

wel-hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-hǽwen, adj.

Beautifully blue

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Beautifully blue Ðæt bleóh ðæs welhǽwnan iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs blácan carbuncules coerulei coloris hyacinthus praefertur pallenti carbunculo Past. 52; Swt. 411, 28

wel-lícung

(n.)
Grammar
wel-lícung, e;f.

Well-pleasing

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Well-pleasing Wellícunga beneplaciti Ps. Spl. T. 68, 16

wel-rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wel-rúmlíce, adv.

Kindlybenignantlybenigne

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Kindly, benignantly; benigne Rtl. 41, 11: 46, 14: 109, 4

wel-rúmmód

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-rúmmód, adj.

Kindbenignant

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Kind, benignant Uelrúmmódo benigni Rtl. 12, 39

Linked entry: rúm-mód

wel-swégende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-swégende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Melodioussonorous

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Melodious, sonorous Heriaþ hine on cimbalum welswégendum laudate eum in cymbalis bene sonantibus Ps. Spl. 150, 5

wel-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-weorþ, adj.
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Of high esteem, of great account Hé swá wuldorfulle and Gode swá welweorþe (wel weorþe ? v. weorþ III a) leóde geneósian wolde Lchdm. iii. 432, 31

wel-willedness

(n.)
Grammar
wel-willedness, e; f.

Benevolencekindness

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Benevolence, kindness Máre ys welwyllednyss ðænne ðæt ys geseald . . . nys sóðlíce mildheortnyss ðǽr nys welwillednyss maior est beniuolentia quam quod datur . . . non est enim misericordia non ubi non est beniuolentia Scint. 160, 4-6

Linked entry: -willedness

wel-wyrcende

(adj.)

well-doing

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well-doing Ic ðé hálsie, ðú árfæsta, welwilende and welwyrcende Shrn. 169, 19. Ǽlcum welwyrcendum God myd beó midwyrhta 179, 29. Se freódóm ðæs deófollícan onwaldes wæs seald eallum welwyrcendum Blickl. Homl. 137, 14

gamen-wáðu

Grammar
gamen-wáðu, l. -wáþ.

Linked entry: wáþ

gyrd-weg

(n.)
Grammar
gyrd-weg, es; m.

A road with a fence on either side[?],

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A road with a fence on either side[?], Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 21

hæc-wer

(n.)
Grammar
hæc-wer, es; m.

A weir with a grate to take fish

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A weir with a grate to take fish, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 450, 15, 22

á-wár

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Þæt wé óðrum mannum forgifon, gif hí áwár ús geǽbiligdon, Hml. Th. ii. 100, 33. Add