wæter-pyt
A water-pit, well
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A water-pit, well Of ðam wege on ðone wæterpytt; of ðam pytte on dene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 186, 19. On ðone wæterpyt; of ðam wæterpyt, 359, 15. Heó geseah sumne wæterpytt videns puteum aquae, Gen. 21, 19. Done wæterpytt puteum illum (cf. wyllspring,
wæter-steal
Standing water, a pool
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Standing water, a pool Ðǽr synd unmǽte móras, hwílon sweart wætersteal, hwílon fúle eáríþas yrnende sometimes black stagnant water, sometimes foul streams running, Guthl. 3;Gdwin. 20, 5
wǽtan
To wet, moisten
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To wet, moisten Ic ðweá lauo, lauas:ic wǽte lauo, lauis Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 220, 6. Ic mín bedd wǽte (wétu, Ps. Surt.) mid teárum lacrymis stratum meum rigabo Ps. Th. 6, 5. Wǽteþ ingurgitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 59 : 47, 19. Ne is ðæt wín tó þicgenne ðætte
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wæter-nædre
A water-snake
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A water-snake Wæternædre anguis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 21 : i. 285, 3: salamandra, 289, 29. Wæternedrum [h]ydris, ii. 97, 2. A watyrnedyre hic idrus, Wrt. Voc. i. 223, 2. A wateradder agguis, 255, 4. Wateraddur vipera, 177, 37 (all 15th cent. )
wæter-scíte
A towel
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A towel Hé wearð bewǽfed mid ánre wæterscýtan (linteo, Jn. 13, 4),Homl. Th. ii. 242, 25
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wæter-slæd
A valley with water in it
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A valley with water in it On wæterslædes díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 11. On ðæt wæterslæd, iii. 394, 17
wæter-leást
Want of water
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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177
wæter-will
A spring of water
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A spring of water Ðæt man weorðige wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, L. C. S. 5;Th. i. 378, 20
wæter-ýþ
A wave of water, a wave
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A wave of water, a wave Beorh wunode on wonge wæterýðum neáh, Beo. Th. 4477;B. 2242
wæter-streám
A stream of water
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A stream of water Hé wæterstreámas wende tó blóde convertit in sanguinem flumina eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 44. [Waterr-stræm, Orm. 18092.]
wæter-tyge
An aqueduct
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An aqueduct Wætertige aquaeductus, canalis, Hpt. Gl. 418, 50
wæter-ordál
The ordeal by boiling water
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The ordeal by boiling water Hæbbe se teónd cyre, swá wæterordál swá ýsenordál, L. Ath. iv. 6;Th. i. 224, 15. Cf. Ǽlc tiónd áge geweald swá hwæðer hé wille swá wæter swá ísen, L. Eth. iii. 6;Th. i. 296, 4
wæter-seócness
Dropsy
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Dropsy Ðeós wæterseócnyss hic ydrops, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56;Zup. 68, 2 : Homl. Th. i. 86, 9. Wið wæterseócnysse, Lchdm. i. 122, 19 : 144, 21: 202, 19 : 234, 5 : 272, 13 : 276, 13 : 322, 5
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wæter-stefn
The voice or sound of water
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The voice or sound of water Fram wæterstefnum wídra manigra a vocibus aquarum multarum, Ps. Th. 92, 4
wæter-ríþe
A stream of water
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A stream of water Wæteríþan laticem, Hpt. Gl. 418, 25
wæter-sceát
A napkin; mappa,
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A napkin; mappa,Wrt. Voc. i. 27, l
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wæter-scyte
A rush of water,
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A rush of water
wæter-wǽdlness
Poverty of water, lack of water
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Poverty of water, lack of water For ðyses wéstenes wæterwǽdlnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 538
wæter-wyrt
Water-fennel
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Water-fennel Wæterwyrt callitriche. Voc. i. 67, 18: gallitricum, ii. 42, 38: gallitricium, Gl. 298, 25 (omitted by Wright). Wæterwyrt . Genim ðás wyrte ðe man callitricum (gallitricum, MS. V.) and óðrum naman wæterwyrt nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 152, 4-6
wæter-weg
A water-way, a channel connecting two pieces of water (?)
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A water-way, a channel connecting two pieces of water (?) -Wæterweg tramites, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 43. Andlang burnan on wæterweg; of ðan wæterwege on wæterhammas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 30. [Water-wey meatus, Parv. 518.]