wel-willedness
Benevolence ⬩ kindness
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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
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
gyrd-weg
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
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
horder-wice
The office of a treasurer or steward,
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The office of a treasurer or steward, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 14
á-wár
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Þæt wé óðrum mannum forgifon, gif hí áwár ús geǽbiligdon, Hml. Th. ii. 100, 33. Add
beám-weg
A road made with logs ⬩ a corduroy road
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A road made with logs, a corduroy road On beámweg (cf. stánweg, 15), C. D. B. i. 417, 17
wen-wyrt
The name of some plant supposed to be good for wens
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The name of some plant supposed to be good for wens Wyrc sealfe of wenwyrte Lchdm. ii. 52, 4. Gesmire mid wenwyrte 62, 27. Wensealf; ontre, reáde netlan, twá wenwyrta 128, 14
wén-líc
fair ⬩ handsome ⬩ comely ⬩ conveniens
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fair, handsome, comely Stranglíc on wæstme and wénlíc on nebbe Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 41. Heó wæs swíðe wlitig and wénlíces híwes erat eleganti aspectu nimis Homl. Ass. 108, 205. the word glosses conveniens in the following passages Ne wæs woenlíc (þæslíc
Linked entry: wénþ
west-dǽl
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Ne se steorra gestígan wile westdǽl wolcna, Met. 29, 13. Tungol beóþ gewiten under waþeman westdǽlas on, Exon. Th. 204, 14; Ph. 97. the west Beheald . . . tó westdǽle vide . . . ad occidentem, Gen. 13, 14: Deut. 3, 27.
Linked entry: eást-dǽl
wan-hoga
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One who is wanting in understanding, a foolish, imprudent person Hí lifiaþ him in máne, heáhgestreón healdaþ georne, . . . and wénaþ wanhogan ðæt hý wile God gehýran, Salm. Kmbl. 639; Sal. 319.
weá-mód
Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate
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Angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate Se ðe wǽre weámód, weorðe se geþyldmód, ulfst. 70, 7.W Ne réce ðú ná weámódes wífes worda you are not to care for an angry woman's words, Prov. Kmbl. 48.
wer-genga
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A stranger who seeks protection in the land to which he has come Deóra gesíð, wildra wærgenga, Nabochodonossor the beasts' comrade, the stranger that sought shelter among wild beasts, Nebuchadnezzar, Cd. Th. 257, 25; Dan. 663.
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wan-hál
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Næs ðǽr wínes drenc búton wanhálum mannum, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 22: Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 202. Hé wolde gehelpan þearfum and wanuhálum, 26, 276: Elen. Kmbl. 2057 ; El. 1030.
Linked entry: wan-hǽle
ǽdre-weg
A drain way ⬩ a vein ⬩ an artery ⬩ arteria ⬩ vena
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A drain way, a vein, an artery; arteria, vena
ærne-weg
A running-way ⬩ a way fit for running on ⬩ a broad road ⬩ via cursui apta ⬩ platea
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A running-way, a way fit for running on, a broad road; via cursui apta, platea Æt sumes ærneweges ende at the end of some course, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 9. Gescroepe ærneweg via apta cursui equorum, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41
áþ-wed
A pledge on oath ⬩ a solemn pledge ⬩ sacramentum
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A pledge on oath, a solemn pledge; sacramentum Áþ-wed vel áþe-gehát sacramentum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 119; Wrt. Voc. 20, 56
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á-wár
Anywhere ⬩ alicubi
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Anywhere; alicubi Swilce he áwár wǽre, ǽrðan ðe he geboren wǽre as if he were anywhere, before he was born, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19
a-web
The cross threads in weaving ⬩ called the woof or weft ⬩ subtegmen
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The cross threads in weaving, called the woof or weft; subtegmen, Cot. 161
a-weg
AWAY ⬩ out ⬩ auferendi vim habet
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AWAY, out; (this is its meaning both in and out of composition) ; auferendi vim habet Ðá éode he aweg autem abiit, Mt. Bos. 19, 22. Ge drehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg ye strain the gnat out; excolantes [ex out, colare to filter, strain ] culicem, Mt. Bos.
Linked entry: aweg-weorpan