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wæter-geblǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-geblǽd, a blister with water in it (?); or
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a blister made by boiling water (?), Lchdm. iii. 36, 21

wæter-gelád

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gelád, es; m.
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A water-way, an aqueduct Wætergeláda aquae ductuum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 16

Linked entry: ge-lád

wæter-grund

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-grund, es; m.
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The bottom of the sea, the depth of the sea On wætergrundum in profundo, Ps. Th. 106, 23

wæter-leást

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-leást, e; f.
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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177

wæter-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæter-líc, adj.
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Aquatic Wæterlíce aquatiles, Germ. 394, 243

wæter-méle

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-méle, -mǽle, es; m.
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A water-cup Wæterméle pelvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Zup. 75, 15. Wætermǽle pulvis, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 68

Linked entry: méle

wæter-nædre

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-nædre, an; f.
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A water-snake Wæternædre anguis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 21 : i. 285, 3: salamandra, 289, 29. Wæternedrum [h]ydris, ii. 97, 2

wille-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wille-wæter, es; n.
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Spring-water Þweah mid wyllewætre, Lchdm. ii. 308, ll. Wyrc ðæt bæþ of ðám ilcum wyrtum on cealdum wylle wætre, 74, 27. Seóðe on yrnendum wyllewætere, i. 330, 14

fant-wæter

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Ǽr þan þe gé þæt hǽþene cild fullian on þám fantwætere, ofergeót ðínne líchaman mid fantwætere, Hml. Th. ii. 346, 14, 24. Bedýp on fontwætre gehálgodum, Lch. ii. 344, 23. Add

fullwiht-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-wæter, es; n.
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Baptismal water Þæt tácnode ꝥ ðurh his blód fulwihtwæter gewyrþan sceolde, Nap. 27

hálig-wæter

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Gá man mid háligdóme út and mid háligwætere, Wlfst. 173, 13. Sprænge se mæssepreóst háligwæter ofer hig ealle, Ll. Th. i. 226, 23. Add

wæter-gefeall

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gefeall, es; n.
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A waterfall Æfter heáfdon tó þám wætergefeal; æfter streáme, Cht. Crw. 21, 43

wæter-scipe

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Ðá wǽron twégen gebrððra . . . and hæfdon ǽnne fiscnoþ on ánum brádum mere . . . ac þǽr wurdon eft æt þám wæterscipe . . . micel gefeoht for þám fixnoþe. Hwæt þá se bisceop . . . ábaed æt Gode ꝥ hé worhte þone wæterscipe tó wynsumum ytþlande . . . and

wæter-steall

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Add: The original Latin is; Nunc stagnis, nunc flactiris, interdum nigris fusis vaporibus et laticibus

wæter-streám

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Críst wolde sylf swá hálgian úre fulluht mid his hálgan líchaman and ealle wæterstreámas mid his ingange, Nap. 67. Add

wæter-weg

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

wæcer

Similar entry: wæccer

wæser

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Wæser bubimus (? bulimus; cf. bulimus vermis similis lacertae in stomacho hominis habitans, Corp. Gl. Hessels, 26, 209), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 62

wǽte

Similar entry: wǽta

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.: wǽte, an; f.
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Ne dranc hé wínes drenc, ne nán ðæra wǽtena ðe druncennysse styriaþ, Homl.

Linked entry: wǽte

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