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wait [] sv/t1 ábídan remain; ~ for sv/t1 ábídan await
wait upon [] wv/t2 þegnian1 provide
waited [] adj ábád expected
walk [] irreg v/i gán1go
wall (city ~) [] portweall m
walled [] adj geweallod
wallet [] nestpohha m
walrus [] nicor m hippopotamus
wandering [] 1. adj ierre erring; ~ on the waves ýðwórigende
want [] 1. gád1n desire, næft f need; gelýtlung f insufficiency; níedþearf f thing needed; 2. adj in ~ þearfende poor; 3. to be in ~ wv/i1b geþearfan; not to ~ to modal v/i + infinitive nyllan
wanton [] 1. adj gagolisc light, gál light, gálful lustful, gálferhð licentious, gálmód licentious, plegol; 2. ~ly adv gálfullíce; 3. be ~ wv/i2 gálian; make ~ wv/t1b áwrǽnan; wax ~ wv/t2 áwrǽnsian
wantonness [] gagolbǽrnesf, gál n luxury, gálnes f frivolity, gálscipe m luxury, léohtbrǽdnes f frivolity
war [] camprǽden f warfare; gárníð m conflict, gielpplega m, gúð2f 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 [] gárfaru2f
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, hererinc2m, herewǽða2m, herewósa2m; female ~ cempestre f; cniht m disciple, gárberend2m, gárwigam, gárwígendm spearman, gumrinc2m man, gúðfreca2m, gúðfremmend2m, gúðgelǽca m, gúðmæcga m, gúðmaga m, gúðwiga m, lindwiga m; band of ~s gárhéap m; junior ~ (as opposed to duguð) geoguð f; shielded ~ lindwígend2m, lindwíggend2m
wart [] puduc m
wash [] a ~ for the head héafodbæð n
wash [] sv/t6 áwascan bathe, wv/t2 lafian1 bathe; ~ oneself wv/t2 áspylian
waste [] 1. adj íeðe2 barren; 2. lay ~ wv/t1b áwéstan destroy
watch [] night-~ nihtwacu f, nihtwæcce f vigil; ~ on the shore ǽgweard f
water [] 1. lagu m flood; ýð f liquid; lagustréam2 m sea; ~s laguflód m stream; alkalized ~ léag f lye; baptismal ~ fant m; neighboring piece of ~ néahwæter n; runlet of ~ ǽdre f; 2. pour ~ on wv/t2 lafian1 wash; 3. full of ~ adj infléde2
watercress [] cærse f cress
water-dwelling [] ýðhof2n ship
water-fowl [] ganot m sea-bird
water-sprite [] nicor m sea-monster
waterway [] lád1f street; lagulád2f sea
wave [] 1. laguflód m stream, ýð f billow; ~-course ýðfaru2f flood; ~-horse ýðhengest m ship; ~-mixture ýðgebland n surge; ~-strife ýðgewinn2n life in the waves; ~-traverser ýðlida m ship
way [] 1. gang m course, lád1f street; cost m manner; ~ of life lífbrycgung f; ~ (e.g., monastic) líf m; 2. in the ~ adj geanul in the path; 3. adv in any ~ áhwǽr at any time in every ~ ǽghwæs altogether, ǽghwilces; ǽghwanan everywhere
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/t1b áwǽcan
weakness [] internal ~ innantídernes f; ~ of the bowels innoðtýdernes f
wealth [] æht f (usu pl) goods, ǽhtspéd f, ǽhtwela2m 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, gúðwine2m battle-friend; iron ~ ísen2n 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/t1b ymbwyrcan
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 [] 1. one who ~s pundere m, punderngend m?; 2. wv/t1a ápyndrian, wv/t2 pinsian [L pensare] consider
weighing [] ápinsung f
weight [] 1. lifer f [L libra?], pund n [L pondo], pundur n [L pondere] plumb-line; anmitta m scales; a scale of ~ léadgewiht n lead-weight; lead-~ léadgewiht n a scale of weight; pound ~ pundwǽg f measure (of corn); 2. of a pound ~ adj pundmǽte; of little ~ or importance léohtlic light
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 [] 1. adj gehwilc whatever; 2. m, f pron ǽghwá, n pron ǽghwæt, pron gehwá (masc, fem), gehwæt (neut) any one; 3. adv lóc/lóca hwá
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, inwitstæf2m 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, ginn2spacious
wife [] 1. geféra m, gemæcca1m, f husband, ides2f woman; (lawful) ~ ǽ f; 2. take a ~ wv/t1b wíf lǽdan; take to ~ sv/t4 niman1
wild [] 1. adj ierremód wrathful; 2. become ~ wv/t2 áwildian
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/t1b ymbhringan
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/t1b ádrýgan dry
wisdom [] gerád n reason
wise [] 1. adj gerád clever, gléawhycgende2, gléawhýdig2 prudent, gléawlic prudent, gléawmód sagacious; þancsnotor2, þancsnottor2ingenious; ~ in thought þancsnotor2, þancsnottor2 ingenious; 2. ~ly adv gléawlíce
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, ides2f 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/t2 áwundrian admire
woo [] wv/t2 áwógian
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 [] 1. geweorc n labor; indoor ~ inweorc n; military ~ geweorc n fortification; ~ or product of art cræft m; 2. pertaining to ~ adj geweorclic
working [] gearwung1f
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/t2 yfelian1 become bad
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, lícsár2n, 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
written afterwards [] adj æfterwriten
wrong [] 1. adv yfle (cmp wiers/wyrs, spl wierrest/wyrrest/wyrst) badly; 2. wv/t2 yfelian1 hurt
wrongfully [] adv áwóh unjustly
Y
y [] ýr2m name of the rune for y
yard [] gierd f staff
yarrow [] gearwe f
yawn [] wv/i2 ginian, wv/t2 gánian gape
yawning [] gánung f, giniend m
yea [] 1. adv géa; 2. interj géalágé [géa lá géa] amen; 3. say ‘~’ wv/t1b géatan consent
year [] 1. géar n; number of ~s géarrím n; 2. in this ~ adv tó géare; ~ly géarhwamlíce
yearly fruit [] géarwǽstm m
yearly tribute [] géar n
yell [] wv/t2 gylian
yes [] adv géa, gése
yesterday [] 1. giestrandæg m; 2. adv giestran
yesternight [] giestranniht f
yew [] íw m; ~-berry íwberge f; ~-tree íw m
yield [] sv/i5 licgan1 fall, lie dead
yielding [] adj leoðubíge flexible
yoke [] what a ~ of oxen could plough in a day plóg m, plóh m
yolk of egg [] ǽgergelu n
young [] adj æðele lusty; gehwǽde small; cildlic childish
young of cattle [] geoguð f
young people [] geoguð f
youth [] cniht m boy; geoguð f, cnihthád m boyhood, cnihtiugoð f; ~ of gentle birth cild n
youthful [] adj cildgeong infant, cnihtgeong, geoguðlic
Z
zeal [] anda m, néod f earnestness
zealous [] 1. adj æfestig, néodful earnest; 2. adv cwiferlíce, néode [instrumental of néod] eagerly, néodlíce eagerly; 3. ~ praise néodlof n; ~ honoring néodweorðung f
zodiac [] circul m [L circulum] cycle
zone [] gyrdel m belt
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