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wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
wæcce, an; f.

wakefulnesssleeplessnesswatchingwatchfulnessa watchvigila division of the nighta watch

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On hálgum wæccan vigiliis sanctis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 15. Wæcceum, Ps. Th. 76, 4. Wæccan excubias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 48. Weardsetl oððe wæccan, 30, 11.

wæcce

Grammar
wæcce, <b>. II.</b>
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add: watchfulness, vigilance Mid carfullrewæccean solerti vigilantia. Gr. D. 57, 23. v. wacung. a watch, vigil Weccan uigilias, Ps. L. 76, 5

ciric-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-wæcce, an; f.

A church-watch or wakevigilia

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A church-watch or wake; vigilia We lǽraþ ðæt man, æt ciricwæccan, swíðe gedreóh sí we teach that a man, at the church-wakes, be very sober, L. Edg. C. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12

Linked entry: cyric-wæcce

úht-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
úht-wæcce, an; f.

A nightly vigil

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A nightly vigil Be ðám úhtwæccum de nocturnis vigiliis, R. Ben. 40, 10

ungemet-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-wæcce, an; f.

Excessive wakefulness

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Excessive wakefulness Monige ádla ... on unmóde and on ungemetwæccum, Lchdm. ii. 176, 2

cyric-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-wæcce, a church-watch or

wake

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wake, L. Edg. C. 28; Wilk. 84, 30

Linked entry: wæcce

niht-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
niht-wæcce, an; f.

A night-watchvigil

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A night-watch, vigil Nihtwæccan vigiliae, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 22. Hyrdas wǽron waciende and nihtwæccan (-wæcan, MS. C.) healdende pastores erant vigilantes et custodientes vigilias noctis, Lk. Skt. 2, 8

wæccan

(v.)
Grammar
wæccan, p. wæhte

To watchwake

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Wæcceþ (wæcas, Lind.), 26, 41. Wæccas, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 37. Ðæt hé wæcce (gewæhte, Lind.) ut uigilet, Rush. 13, 34. Suá huoeðer wé woæca ł wé slépa sive vigilemus sive dormiamus, Rtl. 28, 37.

wæccer

(adj.)
Grammar
wæccer, wæcer; adj.

Vigilantwatchful

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Mid wæccere (wæccre, Bd. M. 84, 2) móde is tó smeágeanne vigilanti mente pensandum est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 2

Linked entry: wæcer

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Wæcce, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 24. Unrǽd fremman, wefan and weccean, Cd. Th. 3, 5; Gen. 31: Beo. Th. 4098; B. 2046. Bǽlfýra mǽst weccan, 6279; B. 3144. Weccean, Cd. Th. 175, 26; Gen. 2901

wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽcan, p. wǽhte; pp. wǽht, wǽced

To weakenafflictoppress

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Scealt ðú ðínne líchaman þurh forhæfdnysse wǽccan, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 32, 9. Ðá hé mid swinglum and tintregum wǽced wæs cum tormentis afficeretur, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 45.

wæcen

(n.)
Grammar
wæcen, e; f.

A wakingwatch

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A waking, watch Wecen vigilia, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 4. Waecene vigilias, Ps. Surt. 76, 5

Linked entry: wecen

wæccend

(n.)
Grammar
wæccend, (?), es; m.

A watcherwatchman

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A watcher, watchman Ne mæg hí cynlíce wæccend ... weard gehealdan in vanum vigilant qui custodiunt eam, Ps. Th. 126, 2

wæcc

(n.)
Grammar
wæcc, e; f.
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Watch, vigil Mid þý hé behogode þá tíde þæs nihtlican gebedes hé gefealh his wæcce (instans vigiliis), Gr. D. 170, 30

wæcca

Similar entry: hálig-wæcca

wæsce

(n.)
Grammar
wæsce, an; f.

A washing-place.

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A washing-place

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

wǽcan

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Mid miclum sáre wéht (wǽced, v.l.) tanto adfectus dolore, Bd. 4, ll ; Sch. 405, 15. Deáþe wé beóé wǽcede morte afficimur, Ps. Rdr. 43, 22. Insert in 1. 2 after wǽhcte (wǽcte, v.l.), in 1. 4 after wǽce (wecce, v.l.), and in 1. 9 after wǽced (áwéht, v.l

wæcer

Similar entry: wæccer

Wænte

Similar entry: Wintan-ceaster