wæscestre
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One who washes. used of a man Iobinus wæs mín wæscestre (fullo), Gr. D. 191, 23 : 192. of a woman Hé wæs lufigende his wæscestran (presbyteram) swá swá his ágne swuster . . . þá þá hine geseah seó his wæscestre, Gr. D. 276, 1-14
freom
Firm ⬩ strong ⬩ powerful ⬩ firmus ⬩ strēnuus ⬩ fortis
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Se wæs má on cyriclícum þeódscypum gelǽred, ðonne he freom wǽre in weoroldþingum măgis ecclesiastĭcis discĭplīnis instĭtūtum, quam in sēcŭli rēbus strēnuum, Bd. 4, 2; S. 566, 18
ge-uferian
To exalt ⬩ elevate ⬩ delay ⬩ put off
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Wæs ðá þurh his langsume fær ðæra cildra slege geuferod the children's slaying was delayed by his long journey, Homl. Th. i 80, 28
Linked entries: oferian ge-yferian ge-oferian uferian
scip-fird
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A naval force or expedition, a fleet Ðá ðeós scipfyrd ( the naval expedition described in the preceding paragraph ) ðus geendod wæs, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 15. Wé næfdon ða gesélþa ðæt seó scipfyrd nytt wǽre ðisum earde, 1009; Erl. 141, 26.
wegan
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Perhaps in Exod. 180 wǽpn might be inserted before wǽgon, aud the passage be removed to <b> A. III</b> 1
ge-styrian
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Gestyred wæs (commota est) all ðiú ceaster, Mt. L. 21, 10. Mið miltheortnisse gestyred wæs (motus est), Lk. L. 15, 20. Gestyred wæs (turbatus est), and ondo gefeóll ofer hine, Lk. L. R. l, 12.
tó-sceád
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Wæs heora ǽghwæðer Heáwold nemned.
ge-búr
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Dudda wæs gebúr into Hǽðfeldan, vi. 211, 28. Bráda hátte wæs gebúr tó Hǽðfelda, and Hwíte hátte ðæs Brádan wíf, wæs gebúres dohtor tó Hǽðfelda, 212, 15-17.
Linked entry: ge-býr
leóht-berend
Lucifer
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Ðá wæs ðæs teóþan werodes ealdor swíðe fæger and wlitig gesceapen swá ðæt hé wæs geháten Leóhtberend, Homl. Th. i. 10, 22. Se hátte Lucifer, ðæt ys Leóhtberend, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 35
ge-mǽte
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Seó ðrúh wæs geworht hire swá gemiéte swylce heó hyre sylfre swá gesceapen wǽre, and æt hire heáfde wæs áheáwen se stán gemǽte þám heáfde (ita aptum (gemǽte, Bd.
Numentisc
Of Numantia
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Of Numantia Se wæs Numentisc, Ors. 5, 3; Swt. 222, 14
scill
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-Scyl wæs hearpe, Exon. Th. 353, 44; Reim. 27
ungesceád-micel
Excessively great
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Excessively great Ǽled wæs ungesceádmicel, Cd. Th. 231, 6; Dan. 243
eáþ-dǽde
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Easy to do Wæs hit hyre eáðdǽde, Lch. iii. 428, 30
hundnigontig-wintre
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þá hé wæs nigon-and-hundnigon*-*ligwintre, Gen. 17, 1. Add
ǽht
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Hé wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. E. 276, 18. Add
pyrtan
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To strike, beat Wæs sceacen vibratur, pyrte ferit, Germ. 401, 47
Linked entry: portian
þreótíne-geáre
Thirteen years old
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Thirteen years old Seó fǽmne wæs .xiii. geáre, Shrn. 153, 32
á-hátan
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To call, name Wæs áhéten dicebatur (Barabbas), Mt. L. 27, 16
eahtatíne-wintre
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Eighteen years old Þá heó eahtatýnewintre wæs, Hml. S. 33, 36