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wæx

Similar entry: weax

walas

Similar entry: wealh

walh

Similar entry: wealh

wamb

(n.)
Grammar
wamb, e; f.
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of living things, a belly, stomach Wamb venter, Wrt. Voc. i. 71, 21. Seó inre wamb alvus, 44, 38. Seó útre wamb venter, 45, 21. Gif sió wamb wund bið, Lchdm. ii. 162, 13. Is seó womb ( of the phenix) neoþan wundrum fæger, Exon. Th. 219, 14; Ph. 307.

wamm

(adj.)
Grammar
wamm, adj. I.
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foul Ic under eorþan sceáwige wom wræcscrafu (? wrað-, MS. ) wráþra gésta, Exon. Th. 424, 18; Ru. 41, 41. II. evil, wicked :-- Ná ðú be gewyrhtum, Wealdend, úrum, wommum wyrhtum woldest ús dón non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, Ps. Th. 102, 10

wacan

(v.)
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This infinitive form does not occur, its place seems taken by wæcnan

wácu

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(?)

wǽdl

Grammar
wǽdl, <b>; I.</b> ¶
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Ic sende fýr and gewirce eów tó wǽdlan visitabo vos in egestate et ardore, Lev. 26, 16. <b>Ia.</b> add :-- Seó wǽdl þǽra andlyfna alimentorum indigentia, Gr. D. 145, 6: alimentorum inopia, 159, 7. <b>I b.</b> with gen. describing

wǽg

Grammar
wǽg, water.
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Add Wǽg limpham, An. Ox. 499. Wága gurgitum, 2487

wæl

Grammar
wæl, <b>;
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III.</b> add Him þá geþúhte swelc þæt mǽste wæl swelc hié oft ǽr for nóht hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 14

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.
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Add On þeáwum wær moribus cautus. Chrd. 19, 13. Sió wiþerweardnes biþ . . . wæru . . . mid þǽre styringe hire ágenre frécennesse adversam fortunam videos ipsius adversitatis exercitatione prudentem, Bt. 20; F. 72, 6. Se wara weard his ágenre þearfednesse

wamm

(adj.)
Grammar
wamm, adj.
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Add: — Wom[mum?] maculoso, An. Ox. 17, 48

wand

(n.)
Grammar
wand, a mole.
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Wand (printed pund) talpa, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 61. Add

wann

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Add Hí wundrodon hwæt ꝥ þing wǽre ꝥ hé swá tóswollen heáfod and swá wanne andwlitan (lividam faciem) hæfde, Gr. D. 22, 20

waru

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Waru merces, An. Ox. 28, 16. Add

ge-wadan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wadan, p. -wód; pp. -waden.

To wadegovadereireTo pervadego through

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To wade, go; vadere, ire Sár gewód ymb ðæs beornes breóst pain went around the man's breast, Andr. Kmbl. 2494; An. 1248. Ord in gewód the point entered, Byrht. Th. 136, 26; By. 157: Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 29; Gú. 1001.

wæl-wang

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-wang, es; m.
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A plain of slaughter Ðár wæs secg manig on ðam wælwange ( the place at which were assembled those who maltreated St. Andrew ) wíges oflysted, Andr. Kmbl. 2453; An. 1228

-wǽða

(suffix)

Similar entry: here-wǽða

wudu-wása

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-wása, an; m.

A satyra faun

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A satyr, a faun Satiri, vel fauni, vel celini, vel fauni ficarii unfǽle men, wudewásan, unfǽle wihtu, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 20. Satyri vel fauni unfǽle men, ficarii vel invii wudewásan, 60, 23-24. Wudewásan faunos, Germ. 394, 242

here-wǽða

(n.)
Grammar
here-wǽða, an; m.

A war-huntera hunter whose game is the enemy

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A war-hunter, a hunter whose game is the enemy, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 17; Jud. 126: Thw. 24, 5; Jud. 173. v. Grmm. Geschicht. D. S. 12 sqq

Linked entry: -wǽða