weg- = onweg-
wēg- = wǣg-
wegan5 (±) to carry, support, sustain, bear, bring, CP: move: wear: (±) ‘weigh,’ measure.
+wegan to fight, B 2400.
weg-brāde, -brǣde (Æ) f. way-bread, plantain, dock.
wegfarende (ǣ, ē) wayfaring, Æ.
wegfērend m. wayfarer, traveller, GD.
wegfōr f. travel, journey, WW 42333.
wegg = wecg
weggedāl n. road-dividing, cross-way, Gl.
weggelǣte fn. junction of roads, Gl, Ct.
weggē-sīð? -sīða? (v. OEG 861) travelling companion.
weggewit n. aberration (of mind), CPs 11511.
weg-lā interj. ‘euge’! PPs 694.
weglēas out of the way, erroneous: without a road.
weglēast (ī2) f. trackless place, wilderness, ARSPs 10640.
wegnest n. food for a journey, viaticum.
wegrēaf n. highway robbery, LL.
wegtwiflung f. branching of roads, WW 17916. [= -twislung]
wēgur = wīgār
wehsan = weaxan
wei v. wā.
weig = weg
wel I. adv. (comp. bet) ‘well,’ abundantly, very, very easily, very much: fully: nearly: pleonastic (as in ēac w. = also), sometimes = indeed, to be sure. tō w. too well. w. nēah nearly, almost. w. hwǣr, w. genwǣr for the most part, nearly everywhere. wella alas! (cp. wālā).
wel- = hwel-, wæl-, weal-, wiel-
wēl- = wīel-
wela (a, ea, eo) m. ‘weal,’ prosperity, happiness, riches (often in pl.), AO, CP.
Wēland m. the Smith-God, Northern Vulcan.
welbescēawod discreet, considerate.
welboren well-born, of good family, noble.
welcn = wolcen
weldǣd f. good deed, benefit, kindness.
weldēd = weldǣd
weldōend [CP] = weldōnd pres. ptc. of weldōn.
weldōn anv. to do well, CP: benefit, satisfy, please, MtL 1515.
weldōnd m. benefactor, Gl.
weldōnnes f. well-doing, kindness, DR 1317.
weler (eo) mf. lip, Æ, CP.
weleðig rich, ANS 128299.
welfremming f. good deed, benefit, DR 18717.
welfremnes f. benefit, DR.
welga = weliga wm. of welig adj.
welgā interj. hail!
welgeboren = welboren
wel-gecwēme, -gecwēmedlic well-pleasing, acceptable, SPs.
welgecwēmnes f. favour, DR.
welgedōn well-done, good, beneficent, CP.
welgehwǣr = welhwǣr
welgelīcian to please well: be well pleased.
welgelīcwirðe well pleased, acceptable, VPs 118108.
welgelīcwirðnes f. good pleasure, VPs 1407.
welgespring = welspring
welgestemned having a good voice, ANS 84·6.
welgetȳd well-instructed, ES 39·354.
welgewende thriving, MF (Vesp. D xiv)
welgewlite beautiful.
welgewlitegod well-adorned.
welgian = weligian
welhǣwen well-hued, beautifully coloured, CP 41128.
welhrēowlīce = wælhrēowlīce
welhwā pron. each, every.
±welhwǣr adv. (nearly) everywhere.
±welhwilc (e, y) pron. each, any, nearly every.
welig I. well-to-do, rich, prosperous, Æ, AO, CP.
II. m. ‘willow.’
±weligian to be prosperous, abound: enrich, Æ. [v. ‘awelgien’]
weligstedende (woegl-) making rich, DR 989.
wella = wiella
welle = wille
wellende (VPs) = willende pres. ptc. of willan.
wellere bosom, fold, hollow, WW.
wellibbende (y2) living well, well conducted, reputable, CP.
wellīcian to please well, MFH 178.
wellīcung f. agreeableness, EPs.
wellīcwyrðe (u3) well-pleasing, BCPs 14610.
welm = wielm
-welm v. fōt-w.
Wēlond = Wēland
welor = weler
welp = hwelp
welrēab (Ep, Erf 642) = wælrēaf
welrūmlīce adv. graciously, DR.
welrūmmōd gracious, DR 1220.
wel-spring, -sprynge (CP) = wyll(ge)spring
welstincende fragrant, CP 43933.
welswēgende melodious, SPs 1505.
welt, welð = wielt, wielð pres. 3 sg. of wealdan, weallan.
welðungen † honoured, in high repute.
weluc = weoloc
welung f. revolution, OEG 2830. [wielwan]
welweorðe of high esteem, Lcd 3·43229.
welwilled- = welwillend-
welwillende well-wishing, benevolent, kindly, good, Æ, CP.
welwillendlīce benevolently, lovingly, kindly.
wel-wille(n)dnes, -wilnes f. benevolence, goodwill, kindness, Æ.
wel-wyll-, -wylle(n)d- = welwillend-
welwyrcend m. well-doer.
welwyrcende well-doing.
wem = wamm
wēman to sound, be heard, An 740: announce, An 1480: (±) persuade, convince, lead astray.
wēmend m. herald, declarer, El 880.
wēmere m. procurer, WW 17128.
±wemman (æ) to defile, besmirch, calumniate, profane, injure, ill-treat, Lk; Æ, CP: abuse, revile. [wamm; v. ‘awem’]
+wemmednes f. defilement, Æ.
±wemmend m. adulterer, fornicator, OEG.
+wemmendlic seducing, corrupting, OEG 2912.
±wemming m. defilement, blemishing, spoiling, OEG: (+) profanation.
+wemmodlīce (æ) adv. corruptly.
wemnes = wemmednes
wēn I. f. belief, hope, opinion, expectation, supposition, CP: probability. w. is ðæt perhaps: name of the rune for w.
+wēn to bend, twist, NC 297 (A 14·139).
wēna m. hope, opinion, expectation, idea, fancy, CP.
±wēnan (w. g. or a.) to ‘ween,’ fancy, imagine, believe, think, expect, hope, fear, Æ, AO, CP: wonder, ES 37·191.
wenbȳl m. boil, carbuncle, Lcd.
wencel I. (i) n. child: maid-servant.
wend m. what turns up, an event.
+wend n. snail-shell, snail, WW. [windan]
±wendan to turn, direct, Æ, CP: ‘wend’ one’s way, go, Æ, AO: return: change, alter, vary, restore, Æ: convert: translate, CP. [windan]
Wendelsǣ mf. Mediterranean Sea, AO.
-wenden v. ed-w.
wendend m. that which turns round, WW 48912.
wendende movable, revolving, Sc 974.
wendere m. translator, interpreter, OEG 5259.
Wendle mp. Vandals.
wendung f. change, turning, rotation, CP.
+wene perhaps, MkR 142 (oe).
wēnendlic to be hoped for, GD 26914.
wēnere = wægnere
wēnes = wǣnes
wēnestu = wēnstu
weng = wang
wenian to accustom, habituate, inure, train, Æ, CP: entertain, treat. w. mid wynnum treat kindly. w. tō wiste feast, entertain: break off, ‘wean’ from.
wēninga = wēnunga
wenlic comely, beautiful, Æ: ‘conveniens,’ MkL.
wenn I. mf. ‘wen,’ tumour.
wennan = wenian
wenncīcen n. little wen, ZDA 31·46.
wennsealf (wen-) f. wen-salve, ointment for a tumour, Lcd.
wenspryng m. ‘nævus,’ mole, WW 45119.
wēnstu = wēnst ðu pres. 2 sing. of wēnan.
wensum = wynsum
Wentas, Wente, Went-Sæte, -Sætas mp. people of Gwent (roughly = Monmouthshire).
wēnung f. expectation, hope, AO 11212: doubt.
wēn-unga, -unge (ǣ) adv. possibly, perhaps, by chance, Æ.
wenwyrt f. crowfoot? lesser celandine? darnel? Lcd.
wēo (Rd 575) = wōh? or wēa?
weoce I. f. ‘wick’ (of a lamp or candle).
wēocs = wēox pret. 3 sg. of weaxan.
wēocson pret. pl. of wacsan (= wascan).
wēocsteall (ES 11·64) = wēohsteall
weocu = wucu
wēod n. herb, grass, CP: ‘weed.’
weodewe = wuduwe
wēodhōc m. weed-hook, hoe, LL 455[15].
wēodian to weed, LL 454[9].
wēodmōnað m. August.
weoduma = weotoma
wēodung f. weeding, WW 1053.
wēofed = wēofod
wēofod nm. altar, Æ, CP. [wīg; bēod]
wēofodbōt f. fine for injuring a priest, which was applied in support of the altar, v. LL 2·276.
wēofodheorð (wībed-) m. altar-hearth, GD.
wēofodhrægl (wīgbed-) n. altar-cover, BH 902.
wēofod-scēat (Æ), -scēata m. altar cloth.
wēofodsteall m. place of the altar, LL (254n).
wēofod-ðegn, -ðēn m. altar-attendant, priest.
wēofodðēnung f. altar-service, LL 380[2].
wēofodwiglere (wīgbed-) m. soothsayer, WW 10810.
+weofu pl. of +wef.
wēofud = wēofod
weofung f. weaving, WW 49038.
wēog = wīg
wēohse = wēox pret. 3 sg. of weaxan.
wēohsteall m. place of the altar, sanctuary, choir, LL.
weol = weoll
weol- (A) = wel-
weolc I. pret. 3 sg. of wealcan.
weolcn = wolcen
weolc-rēad, weolcen- = weolocrēad
weolctælg m. purple dye, WW. [telg]
weolm = wielm
weolme (= ea) f. choice, pick of one’s fellow-creatures, Cr 445.
weoloc (e, i, y) m. ‘whelk,’ cockle, murex: (purple) dye from the murex.
weolocbasu purple, Gl.
weolocbasuhǣwen purple-coloured.
weolocrēad shell-fish red, scarlet, purple.
weolocscyll (e3) f. whelk, cockle, shell-fish.
weonung = wining
wēop- = wēp-
weor = wer I.
weorad = werod
weorc (e, o) n. ‘work,’ labour, action, deed, CP: exercise: (†) affliction, suffering, pain, trouble, distress (v. JAW 52). weorcum with difficulty: fortification.
+weorc n. work, workmanship, labour, construction: structure, edifice, Æ: military work, fortification.
weorcan = wyrcan
weorccræft m. mechanics, OEG 556.
weorcdǣd (oe1, ē2) f. action, operation, DR 12518.
weorcdæg m. work-day.
weorce I. † adj. painful, bitter, difficult hard.
II. adv. hardly, with difficulty.
weorcern n. workshop.
weorcful active, Sc 1691.
weorcgerēfa m. foreman, overseer, Æ.
-weorcheard, -weorclic v. un-w.
weorchūs (e) n. workshop, WW.
weorcmann (e) m. workman.
weorcnes (y) f. working, operation.
weorcnȳten n. working cattle, LL 26n.
weorcrǣden f. corvée-work, EC 3771.
weorcsige m. success in work, Lcd 1·388615 (v. A 31·58).
weorcstān m. hewn stone, Æ.
weorcsum painful, Gen 594.
weorcðēow mf. servant, slave.
weorc-uhta? m., -uhte? n. hour of matins on a non-festival day, NC 332 (cp. mæsseuhta).
weorcum v. weorc.
weorcwyrðe fit for work, able-bodied, MF 178.
weord = wyrd
weordungdæg (WW 20632) = weorðungdæg
weored = werod I.
weoreld = woruld
weorf n. beast of burden (v. CC 129), cattle.
weorf- = hweorf-
weorfemeoluc? f. milk from wild cattle? Lcd 102a (MS ðeorfe-).
weorftord (-oruf-) m. excrement of cattle, PPs 1126.
weorht = worht pp. of wyrcean.
+weorht = +wyrht
weorian = werian
weorm = wyrm
weormian = wearmian
weorn = worn
weornan = wiernan
±weornian (u) to pine away, become weak, fade, wither, destroy, Æ.
weorold = woruld
+weorp n. throwing, dashing, tossing, An 306: what is thrown up.
±weorpan (o, u, y) I. sv3 to throw, cast, cast down, cast away, Æ, AO, CP: throw off, out, expel: throw upon. w. handa on lay hands on (a person): (w. d. pers.) charge with, accuse of: (+) reach by throwing. [Ger. werfen]
weorpere m. thrower, caster, Rd 287.
weorpian to pine away, ERPs 3812.
weorras (Cp 161c) = wearras, nap. of wearr.
weorteard = ortgeard
weorð I. (e, ea, i, o, u, y) n. ‘worth,’ value, price, purchase-money, ransom, AO, CP.
II. (ie, o, u, y) adj. worthy, honoured, noble, honourable, of high rank, CP: valued, dear, precious, AO, CP: fit, capable.
±weorðan3 (u, y) to become, be (passive auxiliary), be done, be made, CP: happen, come to pass, arise, take place, AO, Jn: (+) impers. get on with, please, agree, An, AO, Chr: think of, occur to. [‘worth,’ ‘i-worth’]
weorðere m. worshipper, JnL.
weorðful worthy, honourable, honoured, glorious, good, Æ (u).
weorðfullic (u) worthy, honoured, honourable, distinguished, CP. adv. -līce, AO.
weorðfulnes f. dignity, honour, AO.
weorðgeorn desirous of honour, high-souled.
±weorðian (o, u, y) to esteem, honour, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, Bo, PPs; AO, CP: adorn, deck: enrich, reward. [‘i-wurthi’]
weorðiend (u) m. worshipper.
weorðig = worðig
weorðlēas (u) worthless, WW 13020.
weorðlic worthy, honourable, distinguished, exalted, CP: valuable: fit, becoming. adv. -līce.
weorðlicnes f. worthiness, honour, estimation.
weorð-mynd, -mynt (u) fmn. honour, dignity, glory, AO, CP: mark of distinction.
weorðnes (e, ie, o, u, y) f. worth, estimation: splendour, rank, honour: integrity, uprightness.
weorðscipe (o, u) m. worth, respect, honour, dignity, glory, AO, CP: advantage, good. [‘worship’]
weorððearfa (u1, y1) poor man, Bk 12.
weorðung f. honouring, distinction, honour, glory, CP: celebration, worship: excellence: ornament.
weorðungdæg m. day for bestowal of honours or offices, festival, Bk 23.
weorðungstōw f. place of worship, the Tabernacle, Æ.
weoruc = weorc
weorud = werod
weoruf = weorf
weos- = wes-
weosan1? [S 382n2] to be or become weak.
Entry supplied from first edition.
weosnian = wisnian
weot- = wit-
weotod = witod
weoðerweard = wiðerweard
wēoðobān = wīðobān
weoðobend = wudubinde I.
weoxian to cleanse? A 9·261262.
±wēpan7 to ‘weep,’ complain, Æ, AO, CP: bewail, mourn over, deplore, Æ.
wēpende adj. weeping, GD 1831.
wēpendlic deplorable, mournful. adv. -līce.
wēpman = wǣpmann
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wēpn, wēpned == wǣpen, wǣpned
wēpnian = wǣpnian
wer I. m. man, Æ, AO, CP: husband, Æ: (†) hero: creature, B 105.
II. m. the legal money-equivalent of a person’s life, a man’s legal value (= wergild), LL.
III. m. ‘weir,’ dam, fish-trap, CP; Mdf: catch, draught. [werian]
IV. (or were?) troop, band, WW, ÆL 30·195.
wēr = wǣr II.
weran = werian
werbēam m. warrior, Ex 486.
wer-borg, -borh m. pledge for the payment of ‘wergild.’
wercan = wyrcan
wercyn n. human race, tribe, Rim 61.
werdan = wirdan
were = wer II.
wēre (M) = wǣre II.
were- = wer-
wēreg = wērig
werfǣhð f. feud by which ‘wer’ is incurred, breach of the peace, LL.
werfan = hwierfan
werg == (1) wearg; (2) wyr(i)g
wergan (A) = (1) wiergan; (2) werian I.
wergeld = wergild
wergend = weriend
wērgenga = wǣrgenga
wergian = wiergan
±wērgian to weary, exhaust, Æ, AO, CP.
wergild (æ1, e2, i2, y2) n. compensation, value of a man’s life. [wer I., v. LL 2·731]
wergildðēof m. thief who might be redeemed by payment of his ‘wergild,’ LL.
wergnes = weargnes
wergulu f. crab-apple, Lcd 3·3414.
wergyld = wergild
werhād m. male sex, virility, manhood, Æ.
werhbrǣde = weargbrǣde
werhta = wyrhta
werhyrde m. keeper of a fishing-weir.
wēri = wērig
±werian (æ) I. to guard, keep, defend, AO: ward off, hinder, prevent, forbid: occupy, inhabit, Gu 322: dam up, CP 4692.
II. to clothe, cover over: put on, ‘wear,’ use.
wērian = wērgian
weriend m. defender, Æ.
wērig ‘weary,’ tired, exhausted, miserable, sad, AO, CP: unfortunate. [wōr]
werigan = werian
werigcweðan = wyrgcweðan
werigend = weriend
wērigferhð † adj. weary, cast down.
wērigian = wērgian
wērigmōd † weary, cast down.
werignes = wyrignes
wērignes f. weariness, Æ.
werilic = werlic
wērines = wērignes
wering f. weir, dam, CP 2778.
werlād f. clearing or exculpation by the oaths of a number of men according to a man’s ‘wer,’ LL.
werlēas without a husband, LL.
werlic male, masculine, ÆGr: manly: marital. adv. -līce, Æ.
wērloga = wǣrloga
werm- = wearm-
wermǣgð † f. tribe, nation.
wermet n. man’s treasure, stature, WW.
wermōd m. ‘wormwood,’ absinthe, Æ.
wern- = wearn-, wiern-
werna = wrenna
wer-nægl, -nægel m. (man’s nail?), wart, Æ.
werod (eo1, e2) I. n. [nap. werodu, werod] throng, company, band, multitude, Æ: host, army, troop, legion, Æ, AO. [wer]
II. sweet, Æ.
III. † n. sweet drink, mead.
werodian to grow sweet, Bo 514.
+werodlǣcan (e2) to make sweet or pleasant, Sc 1965.
werodlēst f. lack of fighters, El 63.
werodlīce adv. sweetly.
werodnes f. sweetness, pleasantness, Æ.
werold = woruld
wēron (M) = wǣron pret. pl. of wesan.
weroð = waroð
werp f. recovery (from sickness), CP 45716. [= wyrpe]
werpan = weorpan
werrēaf n. civil clothing (i.e. not eccl. vestments), NC 332.
werscipe = wærscipe
werse = wierse
werst = wierrest
werstede m. place of a weir, EC 24610.
werte = wearte
wer-tihtle, -tyhtle f. charge involving the penalty of ‘wer,’ homicide, LL.
werð = wierð pres. 3 sg. of weorðan.
werðēod † f. folk, people, nation.
werðnes (K) = weorðnes
werud = werod
weruld = woruld
wērun (NG) = wǣron
werwulf (-rew-) m. ‘werwolf,’ fiend, LL.
wes (VPs) = wæs pret. 3 sg. of wesan.
wesan anv. pres. 1 sg. eom, bēo, 2 eart, bist, 3 is, bið; pl. sindon, sind; bēoð; pret. wæs, wǣron; subj. pres. sīe, sȳ, bēo; sīn, bēon; pret. wǣre, wǣren to be: happen. v. also bēon. [Ger. wesen]