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wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.

wanting ⬩ lacking ⬩ absent ⬩ to be wanting ⬩ wanting for the completion of a number

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wanting, lacking, absent, with substantive verb, wana wesan to be wanting Ic eom wana of ðam getele desum, Ælfc. Gr. 32 ; Zup. 202, II. Án þing ðé is wana (wona, Lind., Rush.) unum tibi deest, Lk. Skt. 18, 22 : Mk. Skt. 10, 21. Wæs eów ǽnig þing wana

wǽt

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽt, adj.

wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture ⬩ wet, moist, having moisture ⬩ wet, rainy

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wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture Ðæt wæter is wǽt and ceald, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35: Met. 20, 77. Hyra blód byð wǽt and wearm, Anglia viii. 299, 29. Ðú ðam wættere wǽtum and cealdum foldan tó flóre gesettest, Met. 20, 90. Mid wættere rude roseo

wærc

(n.)
Grammar
wærc, wræc, es; m.

Wark ⬩ ache ⬩ pain

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Wark (in Northern dialects), ache, pain Mé sár gehrán, wærc in gewód, Exon. Th. 163, 29; Gú. 1001. Seó reádnes and bryne ðæs swyles and wærces rubor tumoris ardorque, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31. Wið magan wærce . . .

Linked entries: wræc breóst-wærc

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, (see also wǽge), e; f.

a weight ⬩ a wey ⬩ an implement for weighing ⬩ a balance

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a weight, as a general term Byrðen oððe wǽg pondus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Zup. 58, 17 note. Genim ðære ylcan wyrte ánre tremesse wǽge, Lchdm. i. 72, 11. Genim twéga trymessa wǽge, 70, 15. Þreóra trymessa wǽge, 72, 26: 74, 4. Habbaþ emne wǽga aequa sint pondera

wáwa

(n.)
Grammar
wáwa, an ; m.

Woe ⬩ misery

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Woe, misery On dære wǽron áwritene heófunga and leóð and wáwa (scriptae erant in eo lamentationes et carmen et uae) . . . se wáwa getácnaþ ðone écan wáwan, ðe ða habbaþ on hellewíte, ðe nú God forseób, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 279, 1-8. Ðonne sceal eów weaxan

Linked entry: weá

wand

(n.)
Grammar
wand, [, e; f. ?]

a mole

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a mole Wond (wand, uuond) talpa Txts. 101, 1973

Linked entry: wande-weorpe

wǽl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl, es; m. n.

A weel ⬩ a deep pool ⬩ gulf ⬩ deep water of a stream or of the sea

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A weel (e.g. Mode weel (wheel), Lanc.), a deep pool, gulf, deep water of a stream or of the sea Wǽl gurges, deópnys abyssus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 34: 80, 65. Sume weriaþ on gewitlocan wísdómes streám, ðæt hé on unnyt út ne tóflóweþ, ac se wǽl wunaþ on weres

Cant-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Cant-ware, gen. a; dat. um; acc. e; pl. m.

Kentish men, inhabitants of Kent ⬩ Cantuarii

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Kentish men, inhabitants of Kent; Cantuarii Of Geáta fruman syndon Cantware and Wihtsǽtan de Jutarum origine sunt Cantuarii et Victuarii, Bd. l, 15; S. 483, 22. Cantwara cyningas kings of Kentish men, L. H. E; Th. i. 26, 4, 5: 34, 3: 36, 2. Agustinus

Linked entries: Cont-ware Cantwara burg

wamb

(n.)
Grammar
wamb, e; f.

a belly, stomach ⬩ a womb ⬩ a hollow

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of living things, a belly, stomach Wamb venter, Wrt. Voc. i. 71, 21. Seó inre wamb alvus, 44, 38. Seó útre wamb venter, 45, 21. Gif sió wamb wund bið, Lchdm. ii. 162, 13. Is seó womb ( of the phenix) neoþan wundrum fæger, Exon. Th. 219, 14;Ph. 307. Be

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, an; m.

want ⬩ lack ⬩ absence ⬩ want of necessaries ⬩ lack ⬩ want ⬩ defect

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want, lack, absence Mé ys feós wana deest mihi pecunia, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Zup. 202, 12. Hláfes wæs wana panis deerat, Gen. 47, 13. Ðonne wana (wona, Hatt. MS. ) bið ðæs ðe hié habban woldon hae cum desunt, Past. 18 ; Swt. 126, 22. Hit nan mon ne mæg eall

Linked entries: wan wan ge-wana

aðol-ware

(n.)
Grammar
aðol-ware, gen. -wara ; dat. -warum ; pl. m.

Citizens ⬩ cives

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Citizens; cives, Exon. 92 a; Th. 346, 6; Gn. Ex. 201

wáþ

(n.)
Grammar
wáþ, e ; f.

wandering ⬩ roving ⬩ hunting

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wandering, roving Deóra gesíð of wáðe cwom, Nabochodonossor, Cd. Th. 257, 26; Dan. 663. Féðan sǽton, reste gefégon, wérige æfter wǽðe, Andr. Kmbl. 1185 ; An. 593. Ic (a storm) beámas fylle . . . wrecan on wáþe wide sended I fell trees . . . sent driving

Linked entries: wǽðe wǽðan

wǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wǽt, es; n.

wet, moisture ⬩ liquor, drink

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wet, moisture Se cyle geþrowode wið ða hǽto, and ðæt wǽt wiþ ðám drýgum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 33: Met. 20, 74. liquor, drink Hé ána gereorde, and be dǽle ǽt and wǽt gewanod sý reficiat solus, sublata ei portione sua de vino, R. Ben. 69, 14. Hé ne mæg

hell-ware

(n.)
Grammar
hell-ware, -wara; pl.

The inhabitants of hell

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The inhabitants of hell Ealle gesceafta heofonwara eorþwara helwara onbúgaþ Criste all creatures, those in heaven, those on earth, those in hell, bow to Christ, Homl. Th. ii. 362, 1: i. 36 26. Ealle hellwara all the inmates of hell, Exon. I21 b; Th.

Linked entry: hell-waran

Wiht-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht-ware, pl. m.

The people of the Isle of Wight

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The people of the Isle of Wight Cantware and Wihtware (-wara, v. l.), Chr. 449; Th. i. 20, col. I. Hé bróhte Wiht-warum (-an, v. l.) fulwiht ǽrest, 661; Th. i. 54, col. I. v. preceding word

wác

(adj.)
Grammar
wác, adj.

yielding ⬩ not rigid ⬩ pliant ⬩ fluid ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ wanting mental or moral strength ⬩ wanting courage ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ not of great value or in high esteem ⬩ vilis

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yielding, not rigid, pliant, fluid Waac lentus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 35. Wæter, wác and hnesce (cf. ðæt hnesce and flówende wæter, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 3), Met. 20, 93. Wác hreód ðe ǽlc hwiða windes mæg áwecggan, Past. 42; Swt. 306, 6. Gerd wácc ł bifiende

wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m. . I. the word, which is almost confined to poetry, may be rendered by words denoting the surface of the ground taken in their most general sense,

field ⬩ plain ⬩ land ⬩ country ⬩ place

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field, plain, land, country, place Wonge (wongc?) arvum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 51. Mec se wǽta wong wundrum freórig of his innaþe cende roscida me genuit gelido de viscere tellus (Ald.), Exon. Th. 417, 7; Rä. 36, 1. Se wong seomaþ eádig and onsund. Is ðæt

bealo-ware

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo-ware, bealu-ware.
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Dele and see bealo; adj

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stain ⬩ filth, impurity, corruption ⬩ a blot, disgrace, damage, hurt ⬩ moral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilement ⬩ evil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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in a physical sense, a spot, mark, blot. stain Wam livor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 17. Wommum nevis, 61, 39. filth, impurity, corruption Wyrms oððe wom lues, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27;Zup. 53, 7. Cwealmbǽrne wom letiferam luem (gipsae crudelitas, quae letiferam civibus

Linked entries: wom wam

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.
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Se wara weard his ágenre þearfednesse ille sollicitus suae paupertatis custos. Gr. D. 201, 11