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werc

(n.)
Grammar
werc, glosses nanus, Wet. Voc. ii. 60, 45 : 71, 36. [Elsewhere nanus is rendered by dweorh, for which werc is perhaps wrongly written. Or (?) werc might be for wearh. v. wearg.]

Linked entry: dweorg

eágan weán

(n.)
Grammar
eágan weán, wenn

A ringworm, tetterimpetīgo

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A ringworm, tetter; impetīgo Eágan weán vel wearhbrǽde impetīgo, Ælfc. Gl. 73 ; Som. 71, 9; Wrt. Voc. 43, 62

wésten

(n.)
Grammar
wésten, wésten[n], wéstern (in northern dialect), es, e ; m. f. n.
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On ðæt wésten in desertum, Ex. 4, 27: in solitudinem 5, 3. On án wésten, 15, 22. On wésten (woestenne, Rush. : woestern, Lind.) in desertum Mt. Kmbl. 4, 1: Blickl. Homl. 35, 6. Hé wæs geond ðæt wésten sundorgenga, 199, 5. Wildeóra wésten, Cd.

wend

(n.)

a coursean alternativea case

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a course, an alternative, a case Ðonne gerecce hé, gif hé mæge, óþer twéga, oððe ðara spella sum leás oððe ungelíc ðære sprǽce ðe wit æfter spyriaþ; oððe þridde wend (a third course or alternative)ongite and geléfe ðæt wit on riht spirien Bt. 38, 2;

wela

(n.)
Grammar
wela, weola, weala, an; m.

wealthrichesabundancewealthwealprosperityhappy estate

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wealth, riches Wela, hord, feoh gazofilacium Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 24. Wuldur and wela gloria et divitiae Ps. Th. 111, 3. Geðenc nú hwæt ðínes ágnes seó ealra ðissa woruldǽhta and welena . . . hwæt hæfst ðú . . . æt ðám welum ? Sege mé nú hwæþer se ðín wela

Linked entries: wala weala weola

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,

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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From the west, marking the direction of movement Ðæm fultume ðe him westan com, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 15. Monige from eástan and westan (weosta, Lind.) cumaþ, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 11. Cymeþ westa (woesta, Lind.), Lk. Skt. Rush. 13, 29.

Linked entry: westane

web

(n.)
Grammar
web, webb, es; n.

A web, woven stuff

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A web, woven stuff Web telum, webb, uueb textrina, Txts. 101, 2004, 2005. Web textrina, telum, Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 72: textrina, 66, 9: tela vel peplum, 82, 5: peblum, 59, 30. Lang web tela, 59, 20. Webb byþ gefylled mid þrǽdum tela consummatur filis,

Linked entry: wæbb

wefl

(n.)
Grammar
wefl, e; wefle (-a ; m.?), an; f.

weft, woof, thread which crosses the warpan implement for weavinga shuttle (?)

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weft, woof, thread which crosses the warp Weft vel ówef, uuefl cladica, caldica, Txts. 51, 482. Cladicawefl oððe ówef oððe claudica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 4. Wefl vel óweb cladicla, 131, 59. Wefl cladica, 16, 31: i. 66, 13: 281, 76. Uuefl panuculum, ii.

Linked entry: wefta

wésten

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God lǽdde hine ðurh ðæt wésten, Past. 304, 7. Add

wésan

(v.)
Grammar
wésan, p. de.
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Heoretes sceafeþan of felle áscafen mid pumice and wése mid ecede, 44, 11: ii. 100, 15: 246, 13. v. ge-wésan; wése, wésing. to ooze, suppurate Ðonne ǽrest onginne se healsgund wésan (wesan?), Lchdm. ii. 44, 11

Linked entries: wésa wésing

wéstan

(v.)
Grammar
wéstan, p. te
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Hí his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt 78, 7. Hié wæron ðæt lond herigende and wéstende, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 20

wésten

(adj.)
Grammar
wésten, adj. Desert
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Seó stów wæs swá wésten and swá dígle, ðæt næs ná ðæt án ðæt heó wæs ungewunelíc, ac eác swilce uncúð ðám landleódum him sylfum, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 105. Hé férde him ðanon tó ánum wéstenum earde, Homl. Ass. 66, 24: 71, 166

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Wese ðín mildheortnis well ofer ús Ps. Ben. 32, 18. marking degree well, much, thoroughly, freely: Gecnua wel Lchdm. ii. 322, 26. Lǽt gestandan wel let it stand a good while Lchdm. ii. 326, 19.

Linked entry: BET

weota

Similar entry: wita

werp

Similar entry: wirp

wersa

Similar entry: wirsa

webb

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Webb telas, An. Ox. 26, 8. Add

wecg

Grammar
wecg, <b>. II.</b>
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Wecge maleriem, An. Ox. 50, 36. v. gold-, gylding-wecg. Add

wedd

Grammar
wedd, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðonne cwið se éca cyning tó ánra gehwylcum : '. . . Hwet gedydest þú? Syle wedd be þissum eallum þe ic for þé dyde and for þe þrowade.' Ðonne andswaraþ se man úrum Drihtne and cwið: 'Nebbe ic ǽnig wedd tó syllanne nimþe míne (dǽda). 'Þonne bið bóc ontýned