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Corn-wealas

(n.)
Grammar
Corn-wealas, gen. -weala; dat. -wealum; pl. m.

Cornishmenthe inhabitants of Cornwall in a bodyCornwall CornubiensesCornubia

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Cornishmen, the inhabitants of Cornwall in a body, Cornwall; Cornubienses, Cornubia Cómon hí to lande on Cornwealum they came to land in Cornwall Chr. 892; Th. 160, 39, col. 3: 997; Erl. 134, 8

á-weaxan

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Wǽron of ðǽm stáne áwexene bearwas, Bl. H. 209, 32. Add

ge-wealc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wealc, es; n.

A rollingmotionan attackvolutatioimpetus

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A rolling, motion, an attack; volutatio, impetus Yða gewealc a rolling of waves, Ap.Th. 11, 1: Cd. 166; Th. 206, 21; Exod. 455: Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 11; Seef. 6: 82 a; Th. 308, 28; Seef 46: Beo. Th. 932; B. 464: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 19; Edg. 45: Andr.

Linked entries: ge-wilc -wealc wealca

ge-wealc

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ꝥ gewealc þára ýða hwaðerode mid windum, Ap. Th. 11, 1. Add

wealc-basu

Similar entry: wealh-basu

ge-ond-weardan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ond-weardan, -wardan; p. de

To answer

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To answer, Blickl. Homl. 21, 21: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 15: 8, 8

wealc-spinel

(n.)
Grammar
wealc-spinel, e; f.

A curling-iron crisping-pin

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A curling-iron, crisping-pin Walcspinl calamistrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 75

Linked entry: ge-wealcian

ge-wealden-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wealden-mód, adj.

Subdued in mindhaving the mind under controlself-controlled

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Subdued in mind, having the mind under control, self-controlled Sum gewealdenmód þafaþ in geþylde ðæt he ðonne sceal one, self-controlled, suffers in patience what then he must [cf. Luke 21, 19], Exon. 79 a; Th. 297,19; Cra. 70

efen-ceaster-wearan

(n.)
Grammar
efen-ceaster-wearan, gen. ena; pl. m.

Fellow-citizens concīves

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Fellow-citizens; concīves Efenceasterwearan ðæs heofonlícan ríces concīves regni cœlestis, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 16

weá-tácn

(n.)
Grammar
weá-tácn, es; n.

A sign of misery, a woeful signal

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A sign of misery, a woeful signal Nis þǽr on ðam londe, ne wóp ne wracu, weátácen nán, yldu ne yrmðu, Exon. Th. 201, 5; Ph. 51. Wæs ðæt weátácen geond ða burh bodad, ðæt hié ðæs cnihtes cwealm gesóhton. Andr. Kmbl. 2239; An. 1121

weal-hát

Similar entry: weall-hát

weá-láf

(n.)
Grammar
weá-láf, e; f.

A remnant spared by calamity those who remain after evil times the survivors of calamity

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A remnant spared by calamity, those who remain after evil times, the survivors of calamity Land hý áwéstaþ and burga forbærnaþ and ǽhta forspillaþ and eard hý ámiriaþ. And ðonne land wurðeþ for sinnum forworden and ðæs folces duguð swíðost fordwíneþ,

for-sworcenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-sworcenlic, adj.
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Obscure Wealcan wé forsworcenlices náht volvamus obscurum nichil, Hy. S. 24, 21

batian

(v.)
Grammar
batian, p. ode.

to get better

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Gefélde ic mé batigende and wyrpende beón me melius habere sentirem, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 5. of improvement in healthy condition Se fisc . . . swá hine swíðor ðá ýða wealcað, swá hé strengra bið and swíðor batað, Hml. Th. i. 250, 18.

in-geþanc

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, Past. 175, 6. conscience Gé forseóþ þá craeftas eówres ingeþonces and eówres andgites relicta conscientiae virtutisque praestantia, Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 23. a thought, cogitation Ðá ingeðoncas ðe wealcað in dæs monnes móde cogitationes quae volvuntur

scúr

(n.)
Grammar
scúr, sceór, scyur, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Wealcaþ hit ( hail ) windes scúras (? MS. scúra), Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 6; Rún. 9. Scúra procellarum, Hpt. Gl. 509, 20 [H]reósendlícum scúrum ruituris imbribus, 499, 64: 501, 6: Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 15.

Linked entries: scýr-mǽlum sceór

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Hwyrft hægel of heofones lyfte, wealcaþ hit windes scúra, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 6; Run. 9. Holm storme weól, won wið winde, Beo. Th. 2268; B. 1132.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Ealle ða yldestan menn on West-Seaxon lágon ongeán swá hí lengost mihton ac hí ne mihton nán þing ongeán wealcan all the chief men of Wessex resisted as long as ever they could, but they could not offer any effectual opposition, 1036; Erl. 165, 1-3.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 17. of habitual action Ða ingeðoncas ðe wealcaþ in ðæs monnes móde, ðe ǽfre willaþ licgean on ðæm eorðlícum gewilnungum quando cogitationes volvuntur in mente, quae a terrenis desideriis numquam levantur Past. 21; Swt. 155, 22.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde