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ge-wát

(v.)

departed

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departed; p. of ge-wítan

ge-wéd

(n.)
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ge-wéd, es; n.

A ragingmadnessfŭror insānusrăbies

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A raging, madness; fŭror insānus, răbies Wælhreówes [Nerónes] gewéd wæs fulwíde cúþ the madness of the cruel [Nero] was full widely known, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 9; Met. 9, 5. He langre tíde ealle heora mǽgþe mid gewéde wæs geondfarende multo tempŏre tōtas

Linked entry: -wéd

ge-wén

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wén, e; f.

Hopespes

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Hope; spes

Linked entries: ge-wéd ge-wéþ

riht-wer

(n.)
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a legal wergild Tóeácan þám rihtwere, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 21

borh-wed

(n.)
Grammar
borh-wed, -wedd, es; n.

Anything given in pledgevadimonium

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Anything given in pledge; vadimonium

síþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-weg, es ; m.
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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

sláhþorn-weg

(n.)
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a road along which blackthorns grow, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 27

stapol-weg

(n.)
Grammar
stapol-weg, es; m.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
stíþ-weg, es ; m.
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A hard, rough way Strong on stíðweg. Exon. Th. 384, 29 ; Rä. 4, 35

súþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-weg, es; m.
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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

súþ-west

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-west, adv.
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South-west Án ðæra gárena líþ súðwest ( in africum ), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 3

þegen-wer

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-wer, es; m.
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The wer-gild of a thane Hé sý þegenweres and þegenrihtes wyrðe, L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 21: vi. 5; Th. i. 316, 14. Gif weofodþén be bóca tǽcinge his ágen líf rihtlíce fadige, ðonne sí hé fulles þegnweres and weorðscipes wurðe, ix. 28; Th. i. 346, 18

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twi-weg

(n.)
Grammar
twi-weg, es; m.
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A place where two roads meet Twiweg bivia vel bivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 57

wan-fáh

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wan-fóta

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wan-hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hǽþ, e ; f.
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Defective health, weaknes, sickness ]þurh wanhǽlðe per inbecillitatem, Scint. 54, 19. [Cf. O. H. Ger. wana-heilí debilitas.]

wan-hafness

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hafness, e; f.
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Poverty, want Nis wanhafnes (inopia) ondrǽd*-*endum hine, Ps. Spl. 33, 9

Linked entry: -hafness

wan-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hygd, -hygdu(-o) [cf. ofer-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

(adj.)
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wan-scrýd, wan-scrýdd; adj.
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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

(adj.)
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wan-seóc, adj.
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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