leósan
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Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmannefor his unrihtcræfinge, Cht. Th. 633,26
bearn-eácnod
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pregnant Heó wæs bearneácnod of ðám Hálgan Gáste, Nap. 8
Baðan
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Wæs æt Baðum geréfa, Chr. 906; P. 94, 20. Add
hræd-líc
Quick ⬩ hasty ⬩ sudden ⬩ speedy ⬩ precipitate
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Quick, hasty, sudden, speedy, precipitate Hit wǽre tó hrædlíc gif hé ðá on cildcradole ácweald wurde it had been precipitate, had he been slain then in the cradle, Homl. Th. i. 82, 28.
sǽ
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Add Wæs gecweden tó ðǽre byrig ðe Sídón hátte, sió stód bí ðǽre sǽ: 'Ðiós sǽ cwið ðæt ðú ðín scamige.' Swelce sió burg wǽre ðurh ðæs sǽs stemne tó scame geworden, Past. 409, 32-35. Ofer sę́as hé gestaðolode hié, Ps. Vos. 23, 2.
ge-dreóg
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. ; (Take here <b>ge-dreóh</b> in Dict.) of animals, gentle, tame; mitis Hé áwrát Crístes róde tácen on þæs horses heáfde and ealle his réðnysse áwende on geþwǽrnysse, swá þæt hit wæs stillre and gedreóhre (mitior) þonne hit wǽre ǽr þǽre
on-sígan
of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descend ⬩ of violent movement
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Hé bodode ðæt him wæs Godes grama onsígende, 246, 17. Mé wæs onsígende se stranga wynd, St. And. 28, 13. Onsígendum ingruenti, Hpt. Gl. 503, 32
mynster
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Wæs se abbud gehádod tó þǽm mynstre þe Eádgár cyning mid munecum gesette, Lch. iii. 438, 26. Þes þeáw lange on Angelcynnes mynsterum forþweard wæs, 434, 20. Hé began georne mynstera wíde geond his cyneríce tó rihtlǽcynne, 440, l.
for-liden
Much-travelled
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Much-travelled, that has travelled far and wide Se ilce Nathan wæs forliðen (cf. gelyðen, 26, 13), þæt hé wæs gefaren fram ǽlcen lande tó óðren, and fram sǽ to sǽ, swá þæt hé hæfde ealle eorðe gemǽren þurhfaren, St. A. ix. 11
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
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
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