norþ-sciphere
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a northern fleet Wæs Legeceasterscír gehergod fram Norðsciphere, Chr. 980; P. 124, 10
Linked entry: scip-here
twi-sestre
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Containing two sesters Éghuælc án wæs twisestre gemet, Jn. L. 2, 6 marg
fore-hús
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a porch Þǽr wæs án forehús æt þǽre cyrcan duru, Vis. Lfc. 33
súþ-duru
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A south door Wæs seó súðduru hwæthwega háde máre, Blickl. Homl. 201, 15
un-blinnendlíce
Incessantly
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Incessantly Unblinnendlíce dón wæs incessabiliter acta est, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 26
un-tídre
Not weak ⬩ firm ⬩ strong
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Not weak, firm, strong Him wæs hyge untyddre, Andr. Kmbl. 2506; An. 1254
Linked entry: tídre
wist-fyllu
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Abundance of food Him álumpen wæs wistfylle wén, Beo. Th. 1472; B. 734
án-cenned
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Se cniht wæs áncenned sunu his méder, Hml. Th. i. 492, 5. Add
dropung
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Hé wæs geondgoten mid þæs swátes dropunge, Hml. S. 23 b, 233. Add
þrilig
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Wǽs þǽr án þrilig wáhrægel and swýðe þicce gewefen, Vis. Lfc. 69. Add
un-forgifende
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Unforgiving Hé wæs heard and unforgyfende þám forwyrhtum mannum, Gr. D. 320, l
Bryttisc
British ⬩ Britannicus
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British; Britannicus He wæs Bryttisc he was British, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 3
Linked entry: Brittisc
or-eald
Of great age ⬩ valde senex, grandaevus, veteranus, decrepitus
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Of great age Caron wæs swíðe oreald, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 20
Linked entry: or-ildu
ge-éfstan
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Voc. ii. 65, 78. to strive after Ꝥ án wæs swíðost fram heom eallum geefst, ꝥ heora ǽlc wǽre on líchaman deád and on gáste libbende the one most earnest endeavour of all was to be dead in the body and living in the spirit, Hml. S. 23 b, 90
Wandale
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Wandali) rícsodon . . . án wydewe sǽde ꝥ hire sunu wǽre gelǽded in hæftnýde fram Wænla (Wendla, v.l. ) cyneges áðume, Gr. D. 179, 14-21. Wændla (Wendla, v.l. ) ríce, 181, 7.
Linked entry: Wendlas
lǽce-cræft
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Wæs sum munuc, þám wæs nama lustus, sé waes gelǽred on lǽceræfte ( medicinali arte imbutus ), Gr. D. 344, 6: 11. Hé áxode gif hé cúðe áht on lǽcecræfte, Hml.
un-lust
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Add Unlust mé wæs tó lifianne vivendi mihi taedium est, Verc. Först. 140, 5. Se ylca fæder wæs geswænced mid unluste (gedréfednesse, v.l.) his swíðlican geornnesse idem pater nimietatis ejus taedio affectus, Gr. D. 156, 6.
ing
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In the Runic poem 22 ; Kmbl. 343, 27 it is taken as the name of a prince of the East Danes Ing wæs ǽrest mid Eást Denum gesewen secgum ; óþ hé siððan eft ofer wǽg gewát. Ðus heardingas ðone hæle nemdon. This name [cf.
land-sittende
Occupying land
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Occupying land Hé létt gewrítan hú mycel ǽlc man hæfde ðe landsittende wæs innan Englalande on lande oððe on orfe and hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurþ he [William I.] caused to be written how much every man that was in the occupation of land in England, had
weorold-folgoþ
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Næs ná ðæt hé his willan on ðæm woruldfolgaðe wǽre . . . Ðá hé wæs týn wintre, and hine hys yldran tó woruldfolgaðe tyhton, ðá fleáh hé tó Godes ciricean. Blickl. Homl. 211, 22-29.