wæl
the slain ⬩ the dead ⬩ a number of slain, ⬩ a single corpse ⬩ a slain person ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage ⬩ destruction
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in a collective sense, the slain, the dead, a number of slain, generally of death in battle Wæl feól on eorðan, Byrht. Th. 135, 31; By. 126: 140, 45; By. 303. Ðæs wæles wæs geteald six hund manna mid ðám fýrenum flánum ofsceotene of those who died they
wǽg-stæþ
A shore ⬩ bank
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A shore, bank Cwom .LX. monna tó wǽgstæþe rídan, Exon. Th. 404, 3; Rä. 23, 2
wæl-fýr
a fire that slays ⬩ deadly fire ⬩ a fire that burns the slain ⬩ a funeral pile
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a fire that slays, deadly fire Beorges weard (the fire-drake) wearp wælfýre, wíde sprungon hilde leóman, Beo. Th. 5157; B. 2582. a fire that burns the slain, a funeral pile Hét Hildeburh hire selfre suna on bǽl dón ... wand tó wolcnum wælfýra mǽst,
wæl-reáf
what is taken from the slain ⬩ spoil taken in war ⬩ spoil ⬩ prey ⬩ robbing the slain
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what is taken from the slain, spoil taken in war, spoil, prey Waelreáf (wael-, uuel-reáb) manubium, Txts. 77, 1277. Wælreáf, manubia (the passage is: Vesperi dirimens manubias (v. Gen. 49, 27), Ald. 26), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 44:78, 48. Hé under segne sinc
Linked entry: weg-reáf
wæl-seax
A war-knife ⬩ a sword or dagger used in fight
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A war-knife, a sword or dagger used in fight Hé wælseaxe gebrǽd, ðæt hé on byrnan wæg, Beo. Th. 5400;B. 2703
wǽpen-hús
An armoury
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An armoury Wǽpenhús armamentarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 17
wǽpned-bearn
A male child ⬩ a boy
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A male child, a boy For wǽpnedbearne . . . for wífcilde pro masculo . . . pro femina, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 14
Linked entry: bearn
wærc-sár
Pain
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Pain Fruma wercsáre initium dolorum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 8
wær-lot
Craft, cunning
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Craft, cunning Wærlotes astus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 33
Linked entry: lot
wǽt
wet, moisture ⬩ liquor, drink
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wet, moisture Se cyle geþrowode wið ða hǽto, and ðæt wǽt wiþ ðám drýgum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 33: Met. 20, 74. liquor, drink Hé ána gereorde, and be dǽle ǽt and wǽt gewanod sý reficiat solus, sublata ei portione sua de vino, R. Ben. 69, 14. Hé ne mæg
wæter-fæt
A vessel for water, a water-pot
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A vessel for water, a water-pot Wæterfæt ydria, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56 ; Zup. 68, 4 : ydriavel soriscula, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 12. Ðæt wíf forlét hyre wæterfæt ( hydriam ), Jn. Skt. 4, 28. Ðǽr wǽron áset six stǽnene wæterfatu (hydriae), 2, 6 : Homl. Th. ii. 56,
wæter-gewæsc
Land formed by the washing up of earth
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Land formed by the washing up of earth Circumlutus locusmid wæter ymbtyrnd stede, alluvium wætergewæsc, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 15, 16
Linked entry: ge-wæsc
wealh-word
A wanton word
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A wanton word Ic eom ondetta ðæt ic onféng on mínne múð wealworda, Anglia xi. 98, 37
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weall-gebrec
A breaking down of a wall
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A breaking down of a wall Hié noldon ðæs weallgebreces geswícan donec perfractis muris, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 30
weard-setl
A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard
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A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard On weardsetl; of weardsetle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 48, 11. Andlang herpaðes tó weardsetle, 284, 23. On weardsetl, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 682, 24. Seofon weardsetl wacodon ofer ðone cásere. ... Ðá férde
weás-gelimp
What happens by chance, accident, chance
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What happens by chance, accident, chance Mid weásgelimpe fortuitu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 35
ád-fynig
A damp place where a bonfire was made(?)
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A damp place where a bonfire was made(?) Be eástan pyte tó ðám ealdan ádfini; of ðám finie, C. D. v. 194, 2
Linked entry: fynig
ǽfen-geweorc
Evening-work
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Evening-work Sele bollan fulne tó gedrin-canne æfter ǽfengeweorce, Lch. ii. 190, 3
ǽfen-lof
Even-song
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Even-song Æfter ǽfenlofe post uespertinalem laudem Angl. xiii. 437, 1035
ǽger-geolu
The yolk of an egg
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The yolk of an egg Aegergelu fitilium, Txts. 62, 429
Linked entry: geolo