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Anglo-Saxon

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weald

(adj.)
Grammar
weald, adj.
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For wealdestan perhaps weallendestan should be read as a literal rendering of ferventissirno

wealh

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weall

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weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, mulled wine.
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See peall

wearp

(n.)
Grammar
wearp, v. úp-wearp.

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wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, <b>. II b.</b> The Latin of Lch. iii. 206, 32 is: Leonem infestare (uiderit), seditionem significat.

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wegan

Grammar
wegan, <b>. A I.</b>
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Add Se wer tó þǽre gecwedstówe wegendum þám ylcan horse (equo eodem subvehente) wæs gelǽded, Gr. D. 183, 7. l. Add Wegað mín geoc on eówrum swurum tollite jugum meum super vos, Hml. A. 10, 249. B. Perhaps in Exod. 180 wǽpn might be inserted before

wela

Grammar
wela, <b>. II.</b>
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Sume hé bereáfaþ hiora welan swíþe hraþe þæs ðe hí ǽrest gesǽlige weorþaþ, þý lǽs hí for longum gesǽþum hí tó úp áhæbben, and ðonan on oferméttum weorðen quosdam remordet, ne longa felicitate luxurient, Bt. 39, II; F. 228, , 22. Add

-welm

(suffix)
Grammar
-welm, -welma. v. fót-welm(a).

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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add: (l a) with elliptical construction ' Ne sint þá eágan þínes módes swá hále swá þú wénst' . . . 'Ic ongyte nú þæt ic ne æom swylc swilce ic wénde, Solil. H. 48, 5-10. add Hwæt wénst þú be Gode, Solil. H. 24, 18. (20) with complement :-- Hé wæs

weód

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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . weód wyrtwalian, Angl. ix. 262, 21. Add

weald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
weald, adj.

Powerful ⬩ mighty

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Powerful, mighty Mid ðære wealdestan [lufe] ferventissimo amore, R. Ben. 117, 5

weale

(n.)
Grammar
weale, wale, an; f.

A female slave ⬩ servant

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A female slave, servant Wonfeax wale, . . . mennen, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8. Wonfáh wale weóld hyra( two buckets ) síþe, 435, 11; Rä. 53, 6

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weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, e; f.

Fervour

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Fervour Wealle, wylm fervorem, ardorem(devotionis fervorem,Ald. 34) Hpt. Gl. 465, 37

-weálu

(suffix)

Similar entry: wǽl

-weard

(suffix)
Grammar
-weard, the second component of many adjectives denoting position or direction.

wearf

Similar entry: hwearf

wearh-

(prefix)

Linked entry: ród

wégan

(v.)

to delude.

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to delude

wemm

(n.)

a spot

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a spot Wið wemme (cf. 34, 9 which has wenne) on eágum Lchdm. ii. 2, 8. (?)

Linked entry: wæm

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