wen-wyrt
The name of some plant supposed to be good for wens
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The name of some plant supposed to be good for wens Wyrc sealfe of wenwyrte Lchdm. ii. 52, 4. Gesmire mid wenwyrte 62, 27. Wensealf; ontre, reáde netlan, twá wenwyrta 128, 14
weg-gelǽte
A place where roads meet
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A place where roads meet Weggelǽte compitalia, Hpt. Gl. 515, 27. Æt ðære wegegelǽton, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 29. Wegelǽton trivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 58. Weggelǽta compita, 37, 45
Linked entry: ge-lǽte
weg-fór
A wayfaring, going away
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A wayfaring, going away On wegfóre in provectione ( = profectione?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 29
weg-gedál
A place where a road divides
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A place where a road divides Weggedál difortium, Txts. 57, 672 : compitum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 60
weg-nest
Food for a journey
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Food for a journey Wearð uncer wegnyst áfúlod, Shrn. 42, 4. Him siþþan sý wegnestes getíðad, and swá mid wegneste hám cyrren, R. Ben. 103, 21. Ðá genámon wit twégen buccan, and wit hig ácwealdon, and gehióldan hiora flǽsc unc tó wægnyste, Shrn. 41, 30
Linked entry: nest
weg-twislung
The forking of a road
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The forking of a road Wegtwislung (spelt -twiflung) diverticulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 6
Linked entry: twislung
gang-weg
A gang-way ⬩ way ⬩ road ⬩ via
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A gang-way, way, road; via Ánes wǽnes gang-weg a road for one vehicle; actus, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 50; Wrt. Voc. 37, 38. Twegra wǽna gangweg a road for two vehicles; via, 56; Som. 67, 51; Wrt. Voc. 37, 39
weg-leást
Want of road
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Want of road Dwelian hé dyde hig on wegleáste and ná on wege errare fecit eos in invio et non in via, Ps. Spl. 106, 40
Linked entry: weg-lísu
eád-wéla
Happy weal, riches, happiness, blessedness ⬩ divĭtiae, opŭlentia, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo
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Sáwul fundaþ to ðam longan gefeán in eád-wélan the soul tendeth to that lasting joy into happiness, 48 b; Th. 167, 22; Gú. 1064: 64 a; Th. 237, 6; Ph. 586
ó-web
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Woof Óweb vel áb (ób, Wülck. G1. 188, 12) trama vel subtemen, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 50: cladicla, ii. 139, 59. Ówef cladica, 104, 13 : 14, 43
weá-spell
A tale of woe
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A tale of woe Æfter weáspelle ( the news of Æschere's death ), Beo. Th. 2634; B. 1315
weg-férend
A wayfarer, a traveller
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A wayfarer, a traveller Se nacoda wegférend vacuus viator, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 29. Stunt wegférend stultus viator, Scint. 187, 6. Wíferend viator, Kent. Gl. 137
Linked entries: férend weg-farende weg-férende wí-férend
weg-gesíþa
A companion or attendant on the road
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A companion or attendant on the road Wæg*-*gesíðan satellites, Hpt. Gl. 426, 68
weg-reáf
Booty taken on the high road, robbery done on a road
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Booty taken on the high road, robbery done on a road Gif wegreáf sí gedón, .vi. scillingum gebéte. Gif man ðone man ofslæhð, .xx. scillingum gebéte, L. Ethb. 19, 20; Th. i. 8, 1-2. Ðeówæs wegreáf sé . iii. scillingas, 89; Th. i. 24, 16
fisc-wér
A draught of fishes ⬩ piscium captúra
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a draught of fishes] A draught of fishes; piscium captúra Lǽtaþ eówre nett on ðone fiscwér laxáte rétia vestra in captúram [piscium ], Lk. Bos. 5, 4
wǽg
a weight ⬩ a wey ⬩ an implement for weighing ⬩ a balance
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Selle mon uuége cǽsa, 293, 11. .i. wége césa, .i. wége speces, 296, 35. .ii. wéga spices and céses, 299, 18. .iii. wéga, 311, 3. fig. Ða gewunelícan wǽge (pensum) heora ðeówdómes hig náteshwón forgímeleásion, R.
wen-sealf
A salve for wens
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A salve for wens Wensealf Lchdm. ii. 128, 13, 19. Ðás wyrta sceolon tó wensealfe i. 382, 15 : ii. 128, 6:12, 19
weald
perhaps ⬩ may be ⬩ in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case
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come to us; we know with certainty that we are getting near to it, Wulfst. 90, 3
weá-mét
Anger, wrath, passion, irascibility
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Wé sceolon ofer*-*winnan weámétte mid wíslícum geðylde, 222, 21. Ne gerísaþ heom hræde weámétta, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 32. [Cf.Heo weore god ȝif heo neore to wamed. Anan se he wes wrað wið eni he hine wolde slæn, Laym. 6368.]