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ofer-wadan

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þurh-wacian

(v.)
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þurh-wacian, p. ode
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To continue watching, maintain a vigil Hé nǽfre gódes weorces ne áblon. ah hé hwílum ealle niht þurhwacode on hálgum gebedum, Bl. H. 227, 7

Linked entry: þurh-wæccan

á-wácian

(v.)
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Add: to make gentle, mollify, appease God hé áwácað tó him placat Deum, Verc. Först. 126, 6

a-wǽcan

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a-wǽcan, For'
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Dele' substitute Seó miígð áwéht (wǽced, v.l.) wæs (premeretur ) mid þí wæle. Bd. 3, 30; Sch. 331, 4

on-wǽcan

(v.)

to soften, mollify, cause relaxation of severity

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to soften, mollify, cause relaxation of severity Ðæt wé mihtiges Godes mód onwǽcen, Cd. Th. 26, 7; Gen. 403

on-wadan

(v.)

to make ones way into, to penetrateto enter with irresistible force, to make ones self master of, take possession of

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to make ones way into, to penetrate Oft hira mód onwód under dimscúan deófles lárum, Andr. Kmbl. 280; An. 140. to enter with irresistible force, to make ones self master of, take possession of Wífa wlite onwód folcdriht wera the beauty of the women

Linked entry: an-wadan

á-wácian

(v.)
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Áwácaþ uilesceret, i. contemptibilis esset, An. Ox. 2087. Sé bið gesǽlig þe þonne ne áwácaþꝥ þú mé ne, Wlfst. 85, 14. On heora nǽnigum se hiht ne áwácode, Guth. 66, 14. Áwácyge þǽra stapela ǽnig, sóna se stól scylfð, Wlfst. 267, 17. Hý willan þurh deófles

Linked entry: wácian

á-wǽcan

porrectus.

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Dele: awǽht (l. árǽht) porrectus

wǽðan

(v.)
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wǽðan, p.de

To hunt

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To hunt Ic wiht (a rake ) geseah . . . seó ðæt feoh fédeþ, hafaþ fela tóþa . . . wǽþeþ geond weallas, wyrte séceþ aa. Exon. Th. 416, 27;Rä. 35, 5. Winde gelícost, ðonne hé hlúd ástígeþ, wǽðeþ be wolcnum, Elen. Kmbl. 2545;El. 1274. Brim wíde wǽðde, wælfæðmum

Linked entry: wǽðe-burne

a-wacian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacian, p. ode; pp. od

To awakeexpergisciexpergefierievigilare

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To awake; expergisci, expergefieri, evigilare Of hefegum slǽpe awacode e gravi somno expergefactus est, Gen. 45, 26

a-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽcan, p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽced, -wǽct, -wǽht

To weakenfatiguedebilitarefatigare

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To weaken, fatigue; debilitare, fatigare Awǽht defessus, Hymn. Awǽht porrectus, Cot. 157

Linked entries: a-wǽht wǽcan

burg-waran

(n.)
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burg-waran, burh-waran, gen. -warena; pl. m.
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Inhabitants of a city, citizens; urbis incolæ, cives Ealle burgwaran all the city-inhabitants, Exon. 121b; Th. 467, 6; Hö. 134: 120b; Th. 462, 23; Hö. 56. Burgwarena fruma the chief of the citizens, Scóp Th. 182; Wíd. 90

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burh-waran

(n.)
Grammar
burh-waran, gen. -warena; pl. m.
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Inhabitants of a city; cives Wearþ eal here burhwarena blind all the multitude of the city-inhabitants became blind, Cd. 115; Th. 150, 13; Gen. 2491

hell-waran

(n.)
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hell-waran, pl.
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The inhabitants of hell Ðás hellwaran hi manes, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 14. Him urnon ealle hellwaran ongeán all the inhabitants of hell ran to meet him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 29. Hlógan helwaran the dwellers in hell laughed, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 22; Hö

ge-wácian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wácian, p. ode; pp. od

To grow weaklose energyto flinchlanguescereobtorpescere

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To grow weak or lose energy, to flinch; languescere, obtorpescere Gif hý ðǽr ne gewácodan [gewícadon, Laud] if they had not there lost energy [stopped], Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 11

Linked entry: a-wácian

ge-wacsan

ge-wascan

(v.)
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In l. 3 for hræglhús, gewoxene l. hræglhúse, gewaxene

wanan-beám

(n.)
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wanan-beám, es; m.
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A spindle-tree (v. English Plant Names. E. E. T. S. Pub., and cf; O. H. Ger. spinnel-boum fusarius) Wananbeám (uuanan-, uuonan-) fusarius, Txts. 65, 935 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 5. Wanabeám fus*-*sarius, 36, 58 : fursarius, 1. 286, 3

Linked entry: wana-beám

be-wacian

(v.)
Grammar
be-wacian, p. ode

To bewake

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To bewake (v. N. E. D. ), to keep watch over Gé him weardas settað þe hí bewaciað wið þeófas, Hml, S. 14, 22. Weardmenn his líc bewacedon, Hml. A. 78, 154. Bewacige excubet, Germ. 388, 80

be-wáwan

Grammar
be-wáwan, v. bi-wáwan in Dict.

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