wagtail? [] yrðling m
wait [] sv/t1 ábídan remain; ~ for sv/t1 ábídan await
wait upon [] wv/t2 þegnian1 provide
waited [] adj ábád expected
walk [] irreg v/i gán
wall (city ~) [] portweall m
walled [] adj geweallod
walled enclosure? [] castel m
wallet [] nestpohha m
walrus [] nicor m hippopotamus
wandering [] 1. adj ierre erring; ~ on the waves ýðwórigende
want []
wanton []
wantonness [] gagolbǽrnes f, gál n luxury, gálnes f frivolity, gálscipe m luxury, léohtbrǽdnes f frivolity
war [] camprǽden f warfare; gárníð m conflict, gielpplega m, gúð2 f battle, níð m attack; civil ~ ingewinn n; glory in ~ æsctír m; internal ~ ingefeoht n
ward off [] wv/t1b ábǽdan repel
warden [] ciricweard m church-keeper
warfare [] camp m, n combat, camphád m, camprǽden f war, campung f fighting; campdóm m military service, hereníð m
warlike [] 1. adj heardlic bold; 2. ~ly adv heardlíce
warlike expedition [] gárfaru
warm fur garment [] pylece f robe
warmth [] hléownes f
warp (in weaving) [] langweb n
warring close at hand [] néahhergung f
warrior [] cempa m
champion, heremæcg m,
herewulf m, hererinc2 m, herewǽða2 m,
herewósa2 m; female ~ cempestre f; cniht m
disciple, gárberend2
m, gárwiga m, gárwígend m
spearman, gumrinc
wart [] puduc m
wash [] a ~ for the head héafodbæð n
wash [] sv/t
waste [] 1. adj íeðe2
barren; 2. lay ~
wv/t
watch [] night-~ nihtwacu f, nihtwæcce f vigil; ~ on the shore ǽgweard f
water
[] 1. lagu m
flood; ýð f
liquid;
lagustréam
watercress [] cærse f cress
water-dwelling [] ýðhof
water-fowl [] ganot m sea-bird
water-sprite [] nicor m sea-monster
waterway [] lád
wave [] 1. laguflód m stream, ýð f billow; ~-course ýðfaru2 f flood; ~-horse ýðhengest m ship; ~-mixture ýðgebland n surge; ~-strife ýðgewinn2 n life in the waves; ~-traverser ýðlida m ship
way []
weak [] 1. adj geléfed sickly,? geléwed ill, áléwed feeble, wk adj lama lame; lǽne sinful; 2. lama m lame person; 3. grow ~ wv/i2 átídrian
weaken [] wv/t
weakness [] internal ~ innantídernes f; ~ of the bowels innoðtýdernes f
wealth [] æht f (usu pl) goods, ǽhtspéd f, ǽhtwela2 m riches, gód n goods; decrease of ~ æfwela m (listed f)
wealthy [] adj ǽhtwelig rich
wean [] sv/t1 ásícan, wv/t2 áwenian disaccustom
weapon [] campwǽpen n, herewǽpen n, ísengelóma m iron instrument, gúðwine2 m battle-friend; iron ~ ísen2 n sword
wear out [] wv/t1b átǽsan injure
weariness [] ǽmelnes f disgust; langung f sadness
weary [] 1. ~ of sea-voyages adj lidwérig; 2. wv/t1a ǽðryttan1
weave [] irreg wv/t
weaver as he goes [] gangewifre f spider
weaver’s beam [] lorg f, m, lorh f, m pole
weaving implement [] crancstæf m crank
web [] spider’s ~ nett n
wedge-shaped [] adj gǽred
wedlock [] ǽwnung f
weed [] láser m? tare
week [] Rogation ~ Gangwuce f the week of Holy Thursday; the W~ of Holy Thursday Gangwuce f Rogation week; ~ of which Palm Sunday is the first day palmwuce f; last ~ in which cheese was allowed to be eaten before Lent cýswucu f
weevil [] ymel m
weigh []
weighing [] ápinsung f
weight []
weir [] a fishing-~ cytwer m; ~ for catching fish cytwer m
welfare [] árǽd m, gód n goodness
well (as ~…as) [] conj ǽghwæðer (ge)…ge, ǽgðer…and
well [] adv gearwe effectually, cyrtelíce fairly, cyrtenlíce exactly
well [] pytt m [L puteus] hole
well known [] adj namcúð, ymbsprǽce spoken about
well-mannered [] adj geþéawod moral
well-ordered [] of ~ life adj þéawfæst moral
what! [] interj hwæt lá!
whatever [] 1. adj gehwilc whoever; 2. adv lóc/lóca hú, lóc/lóca hwæt; 3. pron ǽghwæt
whatsoever [] pron? ǽghwilc whosoever
when [] adv áhwænne whenever; ~? adv hwonne ǽr? how soon
whenever [] adv áhwænne when, lóc hú, lóca hú
wherefore [] interrog particle ac why
wherein [] adv þǽrin therein
wherever [] adv lóc/lóca hwǽr
whether [] interrog part. ac (in a direct interrogation, where there is no corresponding term in English)
whether [] interrog particle ac why
whey [] cýsehwǽg n
whichever [] adv lóc/lóca hwǽðer, lóc/lóca hwylc
while [] prep w.d. ámang during
whilst [] prep w.d. ámang during
white [] be ~ wv/t1b áblícgan
white of egg [] ǽglím m
whiten [] wv/t1a áblǽcan bleach, wv/t2 áhwítian
whitewashed [] newly ~ adj níwcilct
whoever []
wholeness [] hálnes f
wholly [] adv ǽghwæs entirely
whosoever [] pron? ǽghwilc whatsoever
why [] interrog particle ac wherefore
wick [] candle~ candelwéoce f torch
wicked [] 1. adj gál proud, yfel (cmp wiersa, spl wiersta, wierresta, weorsta), yfelful malicious, godwræc, incúð, lýðre corrupt; inwit deceitful; inwitful crazy; 2. ~ly adv incúðlíce, leahtorlíce foully, náhtlíce badly
wicked avarice [] náhtgítsung f
wicked judge [] yfeldéma m
wickedness [] árléasnes f, hinderscipe m, inwitstæf2 m evil, lýðernes f, yfel n evil, yfelgiornes f malice, yfelnes f depravity, náht f evil-doing, nearoþanc m evil thought, nearoþancnes f, níðscipe m
wide [] adj géap
extensive, ginn
wife [] 1. geféra m, gemæcca1 m, f husband, ides2 f woman; (lawful) ~ ǽ f; 2. take a ~ wv/t1b wíf lǽdan; take to ~ sv/t4 niman1
wild [] 1. adj ierremód
wrathful; 2. become
~ wv/t
wild oats [] áte f tares
will [] free ~ cyre m choice, cyst f, m
will [] yrfebéc f pl. testament, yrfegewrit n testament
willing [] 1. adj híersumlic ; 2. ~ly adv léoflíce gladly, luflíce, lustlíce gladly
will-writer []yrfewrítend m testator, yrfeweardwrítere m testator
wily [] adj léasbrédende deceitful, prættig sly
wind [] 1. wind m; north ~
norðanwind m; north-east ~ norðanéastanwind m;
north-west ~ norðanwestanwind m; cold ~s ceolas m pl
cold; puff of ~
pyff m; 2. sv/i2 lúcan
interlock; ~ around sv/t3
ymbwindan, wv/t
wind instrument [] pípe f [L]
wine [] boiled ~ coltemære f?; native ~ líð n cider
wine vessel [] pægel m small measure
wing [] with frosted ~s adv ísigfeðera
winnow [] 1. wv/t2 fannian fan; 2. ~ing fann f fan
wipe dry [] wv/t
wisdom [] gerád n reason
wise []
wise [] in no ~ adv nǽnige þinga, nǽniguht, nǽnigwuht, nánwiht, nánwuht, nánuht not at all
wish [] néodlaðu f
wish for [] wv/t2 áwilnian
wish one good luck [] sv/t2 hǽl ábéodan bid farewell to
with [] prep w.d., rarely a. æt (local) next to, at
withdraw [] sv/t3 ábregdan take away
wither [] wv/i2 áwisnian become dry
within [] 1. prep w.g.d.a. innan; from ~ prep w.g.d.a. innan; 2. adv inn inwards, inweard; innan inside, inne inside, ionna
without [] 1. adj w.g. léas devoid of; ~ employment ǽmetig, ǽmettig; ~ skill or cunning ǽgýpe; 2. be ~ wv/t3 nabban lack
witness [] ǽwda m, ǽwdamann m compurgator; cýðere m martyr; a false ~ léasgewita m; false ~ léasgewitnes f
witted (ready-~) [] adj gearoþoncol
wizard [] galdorcræftiga m, galdorgalere m, galdre m magician; galere m snake-charmer
woe [] tale of ~ inwitspell n
woman [] gefǽmne f, ides2 f lady; married ~ hǽmedwíf n
womb [] cildhama m, ingehrif n, innoð m, f inside
wonder [] 1. dire ~) [] níðwundor n
portent; 2. wv/t2
áwundrian admire; ~
at wv/t
woo [] wv/t
wood [] wudu m, harað m, harad m (only in place names); fencing-~ given as part of the rent gafoltíning f; fire~ supplied as part of the rent gafolwydu m; neighboring ~ néahwudu m; southern-~ prutene f [L abrotanum] wormwood; ~ of oaks ǽcen ?
woodcock [] holthana m, holtana m
woodland [] private ~ inwudu m
word [] 1. word n; Latin ~ lǽdenword n; magic ~ galdorword n; ~ of thanks þancword n thanks; 2. in few ~s adv æt féawum wordum
work []
working [] gearwung
workman [] assembled ~men gegaderwyrhtan m pl
workmanship [] geweorc n labor
world [] léoht n; ymbhwyrft m globe; ancient ~ ǽrworuld f
world without end [] adv á on écnisse, á butan ende
worm [] intestinal ~ innanwyrm m, inwyrm m
wormwood [] prutene f [L abrotanum] southern-wood
worse, grow [] wv/t
worship [] vain ~ ídelgild n idolatry
wort [] candle-~ candelwyrt f
worth [] 1. ár f dignity; 2. adj ~less léas vain; ~y of choice ácorenlic eligible; ~y of condemnation áworpenlic
worthless [] 1. adj ídel useless; náhtlic of no avail, cystléas bad; 2. ~ly adv náhtlíce
worthlessness [] náhtnes f, náhtscipe m
worthy of choice [] adj ácorenlic eligible
wound [] 1. láðbite m, lícsár2 n, pudd m sore, lícwund f; cancerous ~ cancerwund f; internal ~ innanwund f, innoðwund f, inwund f; treacherous ~ inwithlemm m; ~ in the head héafodwund f; 2. wv/t1b átǽsan
wounded [] adj gúðwérig
wrath [] gramfǽrnes f
wrathful [] adj ierremód wild
wrench [] sv/t3 ábregdan unsheathe
wrest from [] wv/t1b áwrǽstan extort
wretch [] níðing m villain; poor ~ níedwǽdla m, ierming m person of no account
wretched [] 1. adj lýðre corrupt, yfel (cmp wiersa, spl wiersta, wierresta, weorsta); 2. ~ly adv carlíce
writer [] inwrítere m secretary, nótere m [L] scribe; will ~ yrfewrítend m testator, yrfeweardwrítere m testator
writing [] a ~ áwrit n
writing-tablet [] gyrdelbred n (carried in the purse?)
written afterwards [] adj æfterwriten
wrong []
wrongfully [] adv áwóh unjustly
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