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heofon-waru

heaven

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Add: the inhabitants of heaven Gesamnod wyrð eall heofonwaru. Wlfst. 25, ii: Ll. Th. ii. 132, 21. Gehýrað, heofonwaru audite, celi, Wlfst. 44, 28. heaven, the region occupied by beatified spirits Hé hefenware cǽga him (St. Peter) befæste, 176, 15

horu-weg

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Dele the second passage, and add (?) On horweges norðende; of horweges norðende andlang weges eástweard, C. D. B. ii. 246, 11. Cf. tó horgan wege, 245, 25

in-waru

(n.)
Grammar
in-waru, e; f.
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Performance of services due in the case of in-land. v. werian ; c .iii. hída tó inware, and óðer healf tó útware, Cht. E. 235, 28

Lunden-weg

(n.)
Grammar
Lunden-weg, es; m.
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The London-road Andlang ðæs mylanweges on ðone Lundenweg ; andlang ðes Lundænes weges, C. D. vi. 31, 29

Mǽþ-ware

(n.)
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the Medes Médware, Shrn. 155, 33

Linked entry: Méd-ware

mearc-weg

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Andlang mearcweges per longum limitosas vias, C. D. B. ii. 260, 31. Add

mid-weg

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Þá þá hé wæs on midwege cum in medium iter venisset. Gr. D. 314, 11. Ǽr þám þe hé tó midwege cóme before he had gone halfway, Hml. S.31, 946. Add

mód-wén

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>mód-wynn,</b> e; f. Heart's delight, treasure Þonne ic forð áscúfan sceal þæt freán mínes módwyn freoðað middel-nihtum when I (a key) push forth what protects my lord's treasure at midnight, i. e. the bolt of the lock, Rä.

or-weg

(adj.)
Grammar
or-weg, adj.
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Difficult of access Horweg stíg, horuueg stiig deuia callus (-is), Txts. 57, 651: Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 25. Orweg stíg, 139, 57

ó-web

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Seolcen áb tramasericum, wyllen áb linostema, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 4, 8. See á-web. Add

Persc-ware

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Add: Shrn. 110, 16. Cf. Pers-ware

sal-warp

Grammar
sal-warp, v. sealt-wearp.
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Dele this entry. The word is a river name, the Salwarpe in Worcestershire

Linked entry: sal-warp

wær-lic

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Add: — Hí þurh ꝥ swýþur cunnedon þǽre Godes gife þonne hit wærlic wǽre, Gr. D. 27, 12

wær-lot

(n.)
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Before wærlotes insert Gebrægdnes, and see ge-brægden

wær-sagol

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Add: cf. wser-wyrde

wæter-weg

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Of ðám éwylme andlang weterweges úp tó stréte, C. D. v. 207, 29. Add

wan-hálness

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On geogoðe and on ylde, on gesundfulnysse and on wanhálnesse, Archiv cxxi. 46, 9. Add

weall-weg

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On wealweg, C. D. ii. 29, 13. Cf. hege-weg. Add

weá-mód

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Witan him ( the king ) sceolan rǽdan, and hé ne sceal beón weámód, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 2. Add

web-beám

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web-beám, In 1. 3 for insubula 1.
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insubulae