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west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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West, westward, to the west, in a westerly direction, marking the direction of movement Hér fór se here west ðe eást gelende, Chr. 886; Erl. 84, 24: 918; Erl. 102, 23: Cd. Th. 219, 12; Dan. 53. West féran, 220, 25; Dan. 76: Exon.

wefan

(v.)
Grammar
wefan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to weave a web ⬩ to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive

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to weave a web Ic wefe texo, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 47. Ðú wyfst and wǽda tylast, Homl. Th. i. 488, 25. Ðín wyln wefð tui ancilla texit, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Zup. 104, 13. Webbu swá hwylc swá wyfð, Lchdm. iii. 210, 28.

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Ðæt geat is swýðe wíd and se weg is swíðe rúm lata porta et spatiosa via, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 13. Se mereweard ( the whale ) múð ontýneþ, wíde weleras . . . hí ðǽr in faraþ, óþ ðæt se wída ceafl gefylled bið, Exon. Th. 363, i. 13-27; Wal. 53-60.

wicg

(n.)
Grammar
wicg, es; n. (a poetical word)
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Wicge wegan, Exon. Th. 395, 27; Rä. 15, 14. Wicge rídan, Beo. Th. 474; B. 234. Hé on meare rád, on wlancan ðam wicge, Byrht. Th. 138, 54; By. 240: Exon. Th. 489, 14; Rä. 78, 7. On wicge sittan, Beo. Th. 578; B. 286: Runic pm. Kmbl. 345, 1; Rún. 27.

ná-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ná-hwǽr, -hwár, -wér; adv.

no-where ⬩ in no place ⬩ in no case ⬩ never ⬩ in no respect ⬩ not at all

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No trúige ús swá wel, ne náwér neáh swá ðám, 197, 13

Linked entry: á-hwǽr

a-wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wecgan, -wegan ; p. -wegde, -wegede ; pp. -weged ; v. trans.

To move ⬩ remove ⬩ shake ⬩ movere ⬩ amovere ⬩ commovere ⬩ agitare

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To move, remove, shake; movere, amovere, commovere, agitare Ne mihton awecgan Iob of his módes ánrǽdnysse might not move Job from his constancy of mind, Job Thw. 167, 33 : Andr. Kmbl. 1005; An. 503. Hí ne mihton hine awecgan they could not move it, Homl

Linked entries: a-wegan a-wegyd

lyge-searu

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-searu, wes; n.

artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ snare

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A false trick, artifice, wile, snare, lying art Hý ligesearwum áhófun hearmstafas with lying arts they stirred up mischiefs, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 34; Gú. 199: Elen. Kmbl. 415; El. 208. Lygesearwum, Exon.19 a; Th. 48, 23; Cri. 776

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, (?), -we; f.
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Counsel, deliberation Ðonne merestreámas meotudes rǽswum ( or from rǽswa ?) onwealcaþ, Exon. Th. 193, 24; Az. 126. And see rǽs-bora, rǽswian

wéne

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-werd

(suffix)

Similar entry: línen-werd

wegan

(v.)

to bend.

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to bend

well

Similar entry: will

welm

Similar entry: wilm

weód

(n.)
Grammar
weód, e ; f. ?;
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Wið cneówærce genim weóde wísan Lchdm. iii. 16, 16

weor

bad

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bad

werc

Similar entry: weorc

wela

Grammar
wela, <b>. II.</b>
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Sume hé bereáfaþ hiora welan swíþe hraþe þæs ðe hí ǽrest gesǽlige weorþaþ, þý lǽs hí for longum gesǽþum hí tó úp áhæbben, and ðonan on oferméttum weorðen quosdam remordet, ne longa felicitate luxurient, Bt. 39, II; F. 228, , 22. Add

-welm

(suffix)
Grammar
-welm, -welma. v. fót-welm(a).

weor

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Dele, and see weorc ; VII

-wesa

(suffix)

Similar entry: ár-wesa