wæl-fús
Ready to be slain
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Ready to be slain; referring to Beowulf before the fight in which he was mortally wounded Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, wyrd ungemete neáh, se sceolde sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420
wæl-rǽs
A deadly attack ⬩ an attack in which men are slain
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A deadly attack, an attack in which men are slain Wæs sió swátswaðu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5886; B. 2947. Æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan, 5055; B. 2531.
wæl-fill
Slaughter ⬩ carnage
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Hér micel wælfill wæs æt Wóddesbeorge (Wódnes-, MS. E.), Chr. 592; Erl. 18, 30. Blódgyte, wællfyll weres, morð mid mundum. Cd. Th. 92,11; Gen. 1527. Heó underbæc beseah wið ðæs wælfylles the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 154, 29; Gen. 2563
Linked entry: wæl-feall
ge-wær
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Substitute: <b>ge-wær</b> in the phrase gewær (indecl. cf. wurðan thes firiho barn giwar, Hél. 3641.
án-wald
Sole power ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ rule
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Sole power, jurisdiction, rule Ðæt se Cásere eft ánwald ofer hí ágan móste that the Cæsar might again obtain power over them, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 123; Met. 1, 62. Se ánwald Godes Ælmihtiges the power of Almighty God, 9, 95; Met. 9, 48: Exon. 63 a; Th. 232
dúne-ward
downward
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downward, Som. Ben. Lye. v. a-dúnweard
módig-wǽg
An impetuous wave
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An impetuous wave Módewǽga mǽst (the water that overwhelmed the Egyptians), Cd. 167; Th. 209, 14; Exod. 499
pening-wǽg
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A penny-weight Wið lúsum; cwic seolfor and eald butere; án pening seolfres, and tú peningwǽge buteran, Lchdm. ii. 124, 24
Linked entry: wǽg
ge-wæg
bore, carried
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bore, carried.Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22;
ge-wær
Aware ⬩ conscius
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Aware; conscius Hí his gewær wurdon they were aware of him, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 39
Linked entry: wær
grund-wæg
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A foundation, the earth He on grundwæge men of deáþe worde awehte he [Christ] on this earth raised men from death by his word, Andr. Kmbl. 1163; An. 582
Linked entries: grund-weg grund-weall
ge-wand
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Bútan gewande incunctanter, Chrd. 52, 25. Add
þærsc-wald
Similar entry: þerscold
twi-wǽg
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A balance Twiwǽge bilance, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 20
ge-wand
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a turning aside, shrinking, hesitation Hé Godes þá gecorenan búton gewande getúcude eall swá hé wolde, Hml. S. 23, 15. Hí búton gewande sóna in tó þám ciningce eódon, 142. Ic eów bidde ꝥ gé búton gewande dón swá ic eów bebeode, 161. fear of a person
wæl-gæst
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wæl-hreów
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Add: (i) Se wælreuw truculentus (natrix). An. Ox. ii. 90. Wælreów cruenta, i. atrox (saevitia), An. Ox. 3301
wǽl-lic
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Dele: welicum is part of niwelicum. (?)
wær-lot
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Before wærlotes insert Gebrægdnes, and see ge-brægden