gylding-wecg
a gold mine ⬩ a vein of gold ⬩ aurifodina
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a gold mine, a vein of gold; aurifodina, Cot. 16, 167, Som
hors-weg
A horse-road
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A horse-road Tó horsweges heale, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 219, 2
horu-weg
A dirty road, a lane [?]
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A dirty road, a lane [?] Ðar horoweg útt sceát, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 173, 17. Horwegstige devia semita, Cot. 61, Lye
on-wícan
to yield, retreat
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to yield, retreat Onwican cessere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 23
holm-weg
A way over the sea
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A way over the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 764; An. 382
twi-weg
A place where two roads meet
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A place where two roads meet Twiweg bivia vel bivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 57
for-wel
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Forebeácn forwel manegum prodigium multis, Ps. L. 70, 7: Hml. S. 30, 7. Forwel oft interdum, i. aliquando, An. Ox, 3346. Add
forþ-weg
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Hé his gást ágeaf on Godes wære, fús on forðweg (desirous to depart), Men. 218. Add
wan-hǽþ
Defective health ⬩ weakness ⬩ sickness
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Defective health, weakness, sickness ]þurh wanhǽlðe per inbecillitatem, Scint. 54, 19
Linked entry: wan-hálness
wan-hafness
Poverty ⬩ want
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Poverty, want Nis wanhafnes (inopia) ondrǽdendum hine, Ps. Spl. 33, 9
Linked entry: -hafness
wan-hál
Imperfect as regards health or soundness of body ⬩ weak ⬩ sick ⬩ maimed ⬩ infirm ⬩ unsound
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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
want of mind ⬩ folly ⬩ rashness ⬩ recklessness ⬩ imprudence
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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
Imperfectly clothed ⬩ ill-clad
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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
Epileptic ⬩ having the falling sickness ⬩ frenzied ⬩ lunatic
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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
Poor ⬩ indigent
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Poor, indigent Sum ǽhta onlíhð; sum bið wonspédig. 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
síd-weg
A road that stretches far ⬩ distant parts
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A road that stretches far; in the plural distant parts Ðá wæs gesamnod of sídwegum mægen unlytel, Elen. Kmbl. 564; El. 282. Fugla cynn on healfa gehwone heápum þringaþ sígaþ sídwegum contrahit in coetum sese genus omne volantum, Exon. Th. 221, 19; Ph
síþ-weg
A road to travel on ⬩ high-road
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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
a road along which blackthorns grow
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a road along which blackthorns grow, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 27