síþ-weg
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A road to travel on, high-road (?) Hé gehǽlde hygegeómre ðe hine gesóhtun of síðwegum (síd- ? v. síd-weg) he (Guthlac, who lived in the wilderness) healed the sad in heart that from the travelled ways sought him, Exon. Th. 155, 13 ; Gú. 859
Sodom-ware
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The people of Sodom Cómon Sodomware, Cd. Th. 148, 4; Gen. 2451: 120, 18; Gen. 1996. Búton Sodomwarum ánum, Blickl. Homl. 79, 10
sláhþorn-weg
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a road along which blackthorns grow, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 27
stapol-weg
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A road marked out by posts(?) From túnweges ende ford be efise tó stapolwege ufeweardan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 281, 23
stíþ-weg
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A hard, rough way Strong on stíðweg. Exon. Th. 384, 29 ; Rä. 4, 35
súþ-weg
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A road lying to the south; in pl. southern countries, the south Hié gesáwon of súðwegum fyrd Faraonis, Cd. Th. 187, 23; Exod. 155
syl-weg
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A miry way (?) On sylweg; andlang weges on ða hǽðihtan leáge, and swá on ðæt fúle slóh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 262, 22
twi-weg
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A place where two roads meet Twiweg bivia vel bivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 57
underburh-ware
The inhabitants of a suburb
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The inhabitants of a suburb Of underburhwarum de suburbanis, Cant. M. ad fil. 32
Linked entry: burg-waran
wan-hǽþ
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Defective health, weaknes, sickness ]þurh wanhǽlðe per inbecillitatem, Scint. 54, 19. [Cf. O. H. Ger. wana-heilí debilitas.]
wan-hafness
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Poverty, want Nis wanhafnes (inopia) ondrǽd*-*endum hine, Ps. Spl. 33, 9
Linked entry: -hafness
wan-hál
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Imperfect as regards health or soundness of body, weak, sick, maimed, infirm, unsound Wanhál inbecillis, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 23. Betere ðé ys ðæt ðú gá wanhál (debilis) oððe healt tó lífe, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 8: Mk. Skt. 9, 43. Hú God mæ̂rsodon swá oft swá ǽnig
Linked entry: wan-hǽle
wan-hygd
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want of mind, folly, rashness, recklessness, imprudence For wlence and for wonhygdum hí ceastre worhton, and tó heofnum up hlǽdræ rǽrdon, Cd. Th. 100, 33; Gen. 1673. Grendel for his wonhýdum wǽpna ne récceþ ; ic ðæt ðonne forhicge ðæt ic sweord bere,
wan-scrýd
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Imperfectly clothed, ill-clad Hé wæs swíðegeswǽs eallum swincendum, and on mislicum yrmðum mannum geheólp, wǽdligum and wanscrýddum. Homl. Th. ii. 500, 17
wan-seóc
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Epileptic, having the falling sickness, frenzied, lunatic Wanseóce comitiales, lunaticos, Hpt. Gl. 519, 43. v. bræc-, fylle-, gebræc-, mónaþ-seóc; bræc-coþu
wan-spédig
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Poor, indigent Sum ǽhta onlíhð; sum bið won*-*spédig. Exon. Th. 295, 11 ; Crä. 31. Ðín wanspédiga mǽg attenuatus frater tuus, Lev. 25, 25. Ðás læssan lác, ðe wǽron wannspédigra manna lác. Homl. Th. i. 140, 6. Uton dón þearfum and wannspédigum sume híððe
wax-georn
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