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wæter-hæfern

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-hæfern, es; m.

A water-crab

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A water-crab Genim wæterhæfern gebærnedne, Lchdm. ii. 44, 19

Linked entries: hæfern hæfern

wæter-fyrhtness

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-fyrhtness, e; f.

Fear of water, hydrophobia

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Fear of water, hydrophobia Wæterfirhtnys ydrofobamvel limphatici, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 25

Linked entry: fyrhtnes

wæter-gát

Linked entry: gát

wæter-flasce

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-flasce, -flaxe, an; f.

A water-flask, a pitcher

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A water-flask, a pitcher Sum man berende sume wæterflaxan homo lagenam aquae baiulans, Mk. Skt. 14, 13

wæter-gelǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gelǽt, es; n.

A water-course, an aqueduct

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A water-course, an aqueduct Wætergelǽt colimbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 69

Linked entry: ge-lǽt

wæter-denu

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-denu, e; f.

A valley with water in it

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A valley with water in it : -— Andlang weterdene west tó ðære deópan dene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 365, 33

wæter-helm

Grammar
wæter-helm, v. wegan III (i).

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wæter-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wæter-leás, adj.

Without water, dry

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Without water, dry Hig dydon hine on ðone wæterleásan pytt miserunt eum in cisternam, quae non habebat aquam, Gen. 37, 24. Hé gáð ðerh stówa (-e, Rush.) wæterleása (-e, Rush.) perambulat per loca inaquosa, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 24

wæter-þrýþe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-þrýþe, f.

Water-hosts, great waters

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Water-hosts, great waters Ða ðe wyrceaþ weorc mænig on wæterðrýþum qui faciunt operationem in aquis multis, Ps. Th. 106, 22

wæter-pund

Grammar
wæter-pund, v. pund, III.

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wíg-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-wǽpen, es; n.

A weapon of war

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A weapon of war Ǽlce wígwǽpna and ǽghwylce woruldsaca lǽte man stille, Wulfst. 170, 8

comp-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
comp-wǽpen, es; n.

A battle-weaponmilitary weapon arma

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A battle-weapon, military weapon; arma Oft ic gǽstberend cwelle compwǽpnum I often kill the living with battle-weapons Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 9; Rä. 21, 9

Linked entry: camp-wǽpen

on-wæcnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-wæcnan, p. ede.

to rise, spring, be derived

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to awake Hit ne onwæcneþ tó ðon ðæt hit eft on ierne mid hreówsunga. Ac hit wilnaþ ðæt hit tó ðon onwæcne, ðæt hit mǽge eft weorþan oferdruncen, Past. 56; Swt. 431, 22-25. Ðonne onwæcneþ eft winleás guma, Exon. Th. 289, 8; Wand. 45. Ðá hí onwæcnedun

Linked entry: on-wacnian

á-wærlan

(v.)

to avoid

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to avoid Giduolo áwærle errores declinet, Rtl. 39, 25

Linked entry: wærlan

á-wæscan

(v.)

to wash

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to wash Áwæsc ealle, Lch. ii. 38, 16. Áwæsc on háligwætre, 110, 14

a-wænian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wænian, p. ede; pp. ed

To wean fromablactare

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To wean from; ablactare Swá swá awæned cild sicut ablactatus, Ps. Lamb. 130, 2

beado-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
beado-wǽpen, gen. -wǽpnes; dat. -wǽpne; n.

A war-weaponbellica arma

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A war-weapon; bellica arma Ic beadowǽpen bere I bear a war-weapon, Exon. 104b; Th. 396, 11; Rä. 16, 3. Ic swelgan onginne beadowǽpnum I begin to swell with war-weapons, 105a; Th. 399, 8; Rä 18, 8

Linked entry: beadu-wǽpen

dæg-wæccan

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-wæccan, pl. f. [wæcce a watching]

Day-watchings excubiæ

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Day-watchings; excubiæ, Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 68; Wrt. Voc. 18, 20

for-wærnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wærnan, p. de; pp. ed

To denyrefuserĕcūsāre

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To deny, refuse; rĕcūsāre Gif he byrigan forwærne if he refuse to give a pledge, L. H. E. 9; Th. i. 30, 15

here-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
here-wǽpen, es; n.

A weapon of war

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A weapon of war, Ps. Ben. 34, 3; Ps. Grn. ii. 149, 3