ūp-lang, upright.
ūre (§ 76), our.
usses = gen. sing. neut. of ūser, see ic.
ūt, out, outside.
ūtan, from without, outside.
ūtanbordes, abroad.
ūtgǫng, m., exodus.
uton, let us (with infin.) [literally let us go with infin. of purpose (see 137, 19-20, Note); uton = wuton, corrupted form of 1st pl. subj. of wītan, to go].
ūt-weard, outward bound, moving outwards.
W.
wāc, weak, insignificant.
wacian (§ 130), watch, be on guard; imperative sing., waca.
wadan (§ 116), go, tread [wade].
wǣg, m., wave.
Wǣgmundigas, m. Wægmundings (family to which Beowulf and Wiglaf belonged).
wæl, n., slaughter, the slain.
wæl-blēat, deadly [slaughter-pitiful].
wælgīfre, greedy for slaughter.
wæl-rǣs, m., mortal combat [slaughter-race].
wæl-rēow, fierce in strife.
wælsliht (-sleaht), m., slaughter.
wælstōw, f., battle-field [slaughter-place];
wælstōwe gewald, possession of the battle-field.
wǣpen, n., weapon.
wǣre, see bēon.
wæs, see bēon.
wæter, n., water.
waldend, see wealdend.
wan (wǫn), wan, dark.
wanhȳdig, heedless, rash.
wānigean (wānian) (§ 130), bewail, lament (trans.) [whine].
warian (§ 130), attend, accompany.
wāt, see witan.
waðum, m., wave; gen. pl., waðema.
weal(l), m., wall, rampart.
wealdend (§ 68, (3)), wielder, ruler, lord.
wealh, m., foreigner, Welshman.
wealhstōd, m., interpreter, translator.
weallan (§ 117), well up, boil, be agitated; pret. 3d. sing. indic., wēoll.
wealsteal(l), m., wall-place, foundation.
weard, m., ward, keeper.
wearð, see weorðan.
weaxan (§ 117), wax, grow.
weg, m., way;
hys weges, see § 93, (3);
on weg, see on.
wel(l), well, readily.
wela, m., weal, prosperity, riches.
welm, see wielm.
wēnan (§ 126), ween, think, expect.
węndan (§ 127), change, translate [wend, windan].
węnian (§ 130), entertain;
węnian mid wynnum 149, 20 = entertain joyfully;
węnede tō wiste 149, 27 = feasted (trans.).
Weonodland (Weonoðland), n., Wendland.
weorc, n., work, deed.
weorold (weoruld), see woruld.
weorpan (§ 110), throw.
weorðan (§ 110), be, become.
wer, m., man [werwulf].
wērig, weary, dejected.
werod, n., army, band.
wesan, see bēon.
Wesseaxe, m. pl., West Saxons; gen. pl. = Wesseaxna.
west, west, westward.
westanwind, m., west wind.
wēste, waste.
wēsten, n., waste, desert.
Westsǣ, f., West Sea (west of Norway).
Westseaxe, m. pl., West Saxons, Wessex.
wīc, n., dwelling [bailiwick].
wīcian (§ 130), stop, lodge, sojourn [wīc].
wīdre, adv., farther, more widely (comparative of wīde).
wīdsǣ, f., open sea.
wielm (welm), m., welling, surging flood [weallan].
wīf, n., wife, woman.
wīg, m., n., war, battle.
wiga, m., warrior.
wild, wild.
wildor, n., wild beast, reindeer; dat. pl. = wildrum (§ 33, Note).
willa, m., will, pleasure; gen. pl., wilna (138, 16).
willan (§ 134; § 137, Note 3), will, intend, desire.
wilnung, f., wish, desire;
for ðǣre wilnunga 119, 4 = purposely.
Wiltūn, m., Wilton (in Wiltshire).
wīn, n., wine.
wīn-ærn, n., wine-hall.
Wīnburne, f., Wimborne (in Dorsetshire).
wind, m., wind.
wine, m., friend.
Winedas, m. pl., the Wends, the Wend country.
wine-dryhten, m., friendly lord.
winelēas, friendless.
winemǣg, m., friendly kinsman.
wīngeard, m., vineyard.
winnan (§ 110), strive, fight [win].
wīnsæl, n., wine-hall.
wīn-sęle, m., wine-hall.
winter, m., winter; dat. sing. = wintra.
wintercearig, winter-sad, winter-worn.
wīs, wise.
wīsdōm, m., wisdom.
wīse, wisely.
wīse, f., manner, matter, affair [in this wise].
wīs-fæst, wise [wise-fast; cf. shame-faced = shamefast].
wīs-hycgende, wise-thinking.
Wīsle, f., the Vistula.
Wīslemūða, m., the mouth of the Vistula.
wisse, see witan.
wist, f., food, feast.
wita, m., wise man, councillor.
witan (§ 136), know, show, experience.
wītan (§ 102), reproach, blame (with acc. of thing, dat. of person).
wīte, n., punishment.
Wītland, n., Witland (in Prussia).
wið (§ 94, (3)), against, toward, with;
wið ēastan and wið ūpp on emnlange ðǣm bȳnum lande, toward the east, and upwards along the cultivated land;
wið earm gesæt 139, 11 = supported himself on his arm;
genęred wið nīðe (dat.) 143, 11 = had preserved it from (against) violence.
wiðerwinna, m., adversary.
wiðfōn (§ 118), grapple with (with dat.).
wiðhabban (§ 133), withstand, resist (with dat.).
wiðstǫndan (§ 116), withstand, resist (with dat.).
wlǫnc, proud.
wōd, see wadan.
wolcen, n., cloud [welkin]; dat. pl., wolcnum.
wolde, see willan.
wōma, m., noise, alarm, terror.
wǫn, see wan.
wōp, n., weeping.
word, n., word.
wōrian (§ 130), totter, crumble.
worn, m., large number, multitude.
woruld, f., world;
tō worulde būtan ǣghwilcum ęnde 102, 18 = world without end.
woruldcund, worldly, secular.
woruldhād, m., secular life [world-hood].
woruldrīce, n., world-kingdom, world.
woruldðing, n., worldly affair.
wræclāst, m., track or path of an exile.
wrāð, wroth, angry; foe, enemy.
wrītan (§ 102), write.
wucu, f., week.
wudu, m., wood, forest.
wuldor, n., glory.
Wuldorfæder (§ 68, (2)), m., Father of glory; gen. sing., Wuldorfæder.
Wuldur-cyning, m., King of glory.
wulf, m., wolf.
wund, f., wound.
wund, wounded.
wunden, twisted, woven, convolute (past part. of windan).
wundor, n., wonder, marvel.
wundrian (§ 130), wonder at (with gen.).
wurdon, see weorðan.
wurðan, see weorðan.
wylf, f., she wolf.
wyllað, see willan.
wyn-lēas, joyless.
wynn, f., joy, delight.
wynsum, winsome, delightful.
wyrc(e)an (§ 128), work, make, compose.
wyrd, f., weird, fate, destiny.
wyrhta, m., worker, creator [-wright].
wyrm, m., worm, dragon, serpent.
wyrmlīca, m., serpentine ornamentation.
wyrð (weorð), worthy; see 114, 7-9, Note.
Y.
ylca, see ilca.
yldan (§ 127), delay, postpone [eald].
yldu, f., age [eld].
ymbe (ymb) (§ 94, (2)), about, around, concerning [umwhile];
ðæs ymb iii niht 99, 2 = about three nights afterwards.
ymb-ēode, see ymb-gān.
ymbe-sittend, one who sits (dwells) round about another, neighbor.
ymb-gān (§ 134), go about, go around, circle (with acc.).
yrfe-weard, m., heir.
yrnan, see iernan.
yrre, ireful, angry.
yteren, of an otter [otor].
ȳðan (§ 126), lay waste (as by a deluge) [ȳð = wave].