Wīglāf recalled
Bēowulf
to consciousness),
2855.
2855.
Beowulf
sg.
æfter
wæl-nīðe, 85; nom. pl. wæl-nīðas, 2066.
wæl-rāp, st. m. , _flood-fetter, i. e. ice_: acc. pl. wæl-rāpas, 1611; (cf.
wæll, wel, wyll = _well, flood_: leax sceal on wæle mid scēote scrīðan,
Gnom. Cott. 39).
wæl-rǣs, st. m. , _deadly onslaught_: nom. sg. , 2948; dat. sg. wæl-rǣse,
825, 2532.
wæl-rest, st. f. , _death-bed_, acc. sg. wæl-reste, 2903.
wæl-rēc, st. m. , _deadly reek_ or _smoke_: acc. sg. wōd þā þurh þone
wæl-rēc, 2662.
wæl-rēaf, st, n. , _booty of the slain, battle-plunder_: acc. sg. , 1206.
wæl-rēow, adj. , _bold in battle_: nom. sg. , 630.
wæl-sceaft, st. m. , _deadly shaft, spear_: acc. pl. wæl-sceaftas, 398.
wæl-seax, st. n. , _deadly knife, war-knife_: instr. sg. wæll-seaxe, 2704.
wæl-stenge, st. m. , _battle-spear_: dat. sg. on þām wæl-stenge, 1639.
wæl-stōw, st. f. , _battle-field_: dat. sg. wæl-stōwe, 2052, 2985.
wæstm, st. m. , _growth, form, figure_: dat. sg. on weres wæstmum (_in man's
form_), 1353.
wæter, st. n. , _water_: nom. sg. , 93, 1417, 1515, 1632; acc. sg. wæter,
1365, 1620; dēop wæter (_the deep_), 509, 1905; ofer wīd wæter (_over the
high sea]_, 2474; dat. sg. æfter wætere _(along the Grendel-sea_), 1426;
under wætere (_at the bottom of the sea_), 1657; instr. wætere, 2723;
wætre, 2855; gen. sg. ofer wæteres hrycg (_over the surface of the sea_),
471; on wæteres ǣht, 516; þurh wæteres wylm (_through the sea-wave_), 1694;
gen. = instr. wæteres weorpan (_to sprinkle with water_), 2792.
wæter-egesa, st. m. , _water-terror_, i. e. _the fearful sea_: acc. sg. , 1261
wæter-ȳð, st. f. , _water-wave, billow_: dat. pl. wæter-ȳðum, 2243.
wǣd, st. f. , _(weeds), garment_: in comp. here-, hilde-wǣd.
ge-wǣde, st. n. , _clothing_, especially _battle-equipments_: acc. pl.
gewǣdu, 292. --Comp. eorl-gewǣde.
wǣg, st. m. , _wave_: acc. sg. wǣg, 3133.
wǣg-bora, w. m. , _wave-bearer, swimmer_ (bearing or propelling the waves
before him): nom. sg. wundorlīc wǣg-bora (of a sea-monster), 1441.
wǣg-flota, w. m. , _sea-sailer, ship_: acc. sg. wēg-flotan, 1908.
wǣg-holm, st. m. , _the wave-filled sea_: acc. sg. ofer wǣg-holm, 217.
wǣge, st. n. , _cup, can_: acc. sg. fǣted wǣge, 2254, 2283. --Comp. : ealo-,
līð-wǣge.
wǣg-līðend, pres. part. , _sea-farer_: dat. pl. wǣg-līðendum (et līðendum,
MS. ), 3160.
wǣg-sweord, st. n. , _heavy sword_: acc. sg. , 1490.
wǣn, st. m. , _wain, wagon_: acc. sg. on wǣn, 3135.
wǣpen, st. n. , _weapon; sword_: nom. sg. , 1661; acc. sg. wǣpen, 686, 1574,
2520, 2688; instr. wǣpne, 1665, 2966; gen. wǣpnes, 1468; acc. pl. wǣpen,
292; dat. pl. wǣpnum, 250, 331, 2039, 2396. --Comp. : hilde-, sige-wǣpen.
wǣpned-man, st. m. , _warrior, man_: dat. sg. wǣpned-men, 1285.
wǣr, st. f. , _covenant, treaty_: acc. sg. wǣre, 1101;--_protection, care_:
dat. sg. on frēan (on þæs waldendes) wǣre (_into God's protection_), 27,
3110. --Comp. : frioðo-wǣr.
wǣsma, w. m. , _fierce strength, war-strength_: in comp. here-wǣsma, 678.
wē, pers. pron. , _we_, 942, 959, 1327, 1653, 1819, 1820, etc.
web, st. n. , _woven work, tapestry_:, nom. pl. web, 996.
webbe, w. f. , _webster, female weaver_: in comp. freoðu-webbe.
weccan, weccean, w. v. w. acc. , _to wake, rouse; recall_: inf. wīg-bealu
weccan (_to stir up strife_), 2047; nalles hearpan swēg (sceal) wīgend
weccean (_the sound of the harp shall not wake up the warriors_), 3025;
ongunnon þā . . . bǣl-fȳra mǣst wīgend weccan (_the warriors then began to
start the mightiest of funeral pyres_), 3145; pret. sg. wehte hine wætre
(_roused him with water_, i. e.
Wīglāf recalled Bēowulf to consciousness),
2855.
tō-weccan, _to stir up, rouse_: pret, pl. hū þā folc mid him (_with one
another_), fǣhðe tō-wehton, 2949.
wed, st. n. , (cf. wed-ding), _pledge_: dat. sg. hyldo tō wedde (_as a
pledge of his favor_), 2999.
weder, st. n. , _weather_: acc. pl. wuldor-torhtan weder, 1137; gen. pl.
wedera cealdost, 546.
ge-wef, st. n. , _woof, weaving_: acc. pl. wīg-spēda ge-wiofu (_the woof of
war-speed_: the battle-woof woven for weal or woe by the Walkyries; cf.
Njals-saga, 158), 698.
weg, st. m. , _way_: acc. sg. on weg (_away, off_), 264, 764, 845, 1431,
2097; gyf þū on weg cymest (_if thou comest off safe_, i. e. from the battle
with Grendel's mother), 1383. --Comp. : feor-, fold-, forð-, wīd-weg.
wegan, st. v. w. acc. , _to bear, wear, bring, possess_: subj. pres. nāh hwā
sweord wege (_I have none that may bear the sword_), 2253; inf. nalles
(sceal) eorl wegan māððum tō ge-myndum (_no earl shall wear a memorial
jewel_), 3016; pret. ind. hē þā frætwe wæg . . . ofer ȳða ful (_bore the
jewels over the goblet of the waves_), 1208; wæl-seaxe . . . þæt hē on byrnan
wæg, 2705; heortan sorge wæg (_bore heart's sorrow_); so, 152, 1778, 1932,
2781.
æt-wegan = _auferre, to carry off_: syððan Hāma æt-wæg tō þǣre byrhtan
byrig Brōsinga mene (_since H. bore from the bright city the
Brōsing-collar_), 1199.
ge-wegan (O. N. wega), _to fight_: inf. þē hē wið þām wyrme ge-wegan
sceolde, 2401.
wēl, well, adv. : 1) _well_: wēl bið þǣm þe . . . (_well for him that . . . ! _),
186; sē þe wēl þenceð (_he that well thinketh, judgeth_), 289; so, 640,
1046, 1822, 1834, 1952, 2602; well, 2163, 2813. --2) _very, very much_: Gēat
ungemetes wēl . . . restan lyste (_the Geat longed sorely to rest_),
1793. --3) _indeed, to be sure_, 2571, 2856.
wela, w. m. , _wealth, goods, possessions_: in comp. ǣr-, burg-, hord-,
māððum-wela.
wēl-hwylc, indef. pron. , = quivis, _any you please, any_ (each, all): gen.
pl. wēl-hwylcra wilna, 1345; w. partitive gen. : nom. sg. witena wēl-hwylc,
266;--substantively: acc. neut. wēl-hwylc, 875.
welig, adj. , _wealthy, rich_: acc. sg. wīc-stede weligne Wǣgmundinga, 2608.
wēl-þungen, pres. part. , _well-thriven_ (in mind), _mature, high-minded_:
nom. sg. Hygd (wæs) swīðe geong, wīs, wēl-þungen, 1928.
wenian, w. v. , _to accustom, attract, honor_: subj. pret. þæt . . .
Folcwaldan sunu . . . Hengestes hēap hringum wenede (_sh. honor_), 1092.
be-(bi-)wenian, _entertain, care for, attend_: pret. sg. mæg þæs þonne
of-þyncan þēoden Heaðo-beardna . . . þonne hē mid fǣmnan on flet gǣð,
dryht-bearn Dena duguða bi-wenede (_may well displease the prince of the
H. . . . when he with the woman goes into the hall, that a noble scion of the
Danes should entertain, bear wine to, the knights_, cf. 494 seqq. ; or, _a
noble scion of the Danes should attend on her? _), 2036; pret. part. nom.
pl. wǣron hēr tela willum be-wenede, 1822.
wendan, w. v. , _to turn_: pres. sg. III. him eal worold wendeð on willan
(_all the world turns at his will_), 1740.
ge-wendan, w. acc. : l) _to turn, turn round_: pret. sg. wicg gewende
(_turned his horse_), 315. --2) _to turn_ (intrans. ), _change_: inf. wā bið
þǣm þe sceal . . . frōfre ne wēnan, wihte ge-wendan (_woe to him that shall
have no hope, shall not change at all_), 186.
on-wendan, _to avert, set aside_: 1) w. acc. : inf. ne mihte snotor hæleð
wēan on-wendan, 191. --2) intrans. : sibb ǣfre ne mæg wiht on-wendan þām þe
wēl þenceð (_in, to, him that is well thinking friendship can not be set
aside_), 2602.
wer, st. m. , _man, hero_: nom. sg. (Grendel), 105; acc. sg. wer (Bēowulf),
1269, 3174; gen. sg. on weres wæstmum (_in man's form_), 1353; nom. pl.
weras, 216, 1223, 1234, 1441, 1651; dat. pl. werum, 1257; gen. pl. wera,
120, 994, 1732, 3001; (MS. weora), 2948.
wered, st. n. , (as adj. = _sweet_), _a sort of beer_ (probably without hops
or such ingredients): acc. sg. scīr wered, 496.
were-feohte, f. , _defensive fight, fight in self-defence_: dat. pl. for
were-fyhtum (fere fyhtum, MS. ), 457.
werhðo, st. f. , _curse, outlawry, condemnation_: acc. sg. þū in helle
scealt werhðo drēogan, 590.
werian, _to defend, protect_: w. vb. , pres. sg. III. beaduscrūda . . . þæt
mīne brēost wereð, 453; inf. wit unc wið hron-fixas werian þōhton, 541;
pres. part. w. gen. pl. wergendra tō lȳt (_too few defenders_), 2883;
pret. ind. wæl-rēaf werede (_guarded the battle-spoil_), 1206; se hwīta
helm hafelan werede (_the shining helm protected his head_), 1449; pl.
hafelan weredon, 1328; pret. part. nom. pl. gē . . . byrnum werede (_ye_ . .
wæl-nīðe, 85; nom. pl. wæl-nīðas, 2066.
wæl-rāp, st. m. , _flood-fetter, i. e. ice_: acc. pl. wæl-rāpas, 1611; (cf.
wæll, wel, wyll = _well, flood_: leax sceal on wæle mid scēote scrīðan,
Gnom. Cott. 39).
wæl-rǣs, st. m. , _deadly onslaught_: nom. sg. , 2948; dat. sg. wæl-rǣse,
825, 2532.
wæl-rest, st. f. , _death-bed_, acc. sg. wæl-reste, 2903.
wæl-rēc, st. m. , _deadly reek_ or _smoke_: acc. sg. wōd þā þurh þone
wæl-rēc, 2662.
wæl-rēaf, st, n. , _booty of the slain, battle-plunder_: acc. sg. , 1206.
wæl-rēow, adj. , _bold in battle_: nom. sg. , 630.
wæl-sceaft, st. m. , _deadly shaft, spear_: acc. pl. wæl-sceaftas, 398.
wæl-seax, st. n. , _deadly knife, war-knife_: instr. sg. wæll-seaxe, 2704.
wæl-stenge, st. m. , _battle-spear_: dat. sg. on þām wæl-stenge, 1639.
wæl-stōw, st. f. , _battle-field_: dat. sg. wæl-stōwe, 2052, 2985.
wæstm, st. m. , _growth, form, figure_: dat. sg. on weres wæstmum (_in man's
form_), 1353.
wæter, st. n. , _water_: nom. sg. , 93, 1417, 1515, 1632; acc. sg. wæter,
1365, 1620; dēop wæter (_the deep_), 509, 1905; ofer wīd wæter (_over the
high sea]_, 2474; dat. sg. æfter wætere _(along the Grendel-sea_), 1426;
under wætere (_at the bottom of the sea_), 1657; instr. wætere, 2723;
wætre, 2855; gen. sg. ofer wæteres hrycg (_over the surface of the sea_),
471; on wæteres ǣht, 516; þurh wæteres wylm (_through the sea-wave_), 1694;
gen. = instr. wæteres weorpan (_to sprinkle with water_), 2792.
wæter-egesa, st. m. , _water-terror_, i. e. _the fearful sea_: acc. sg. , 1261
wæter-ȳð, st. f. , _water-wave, billow_: dat. pl. wæter-ȳðum, 2243.
wǣd, st. f. , _(weeds), garment_: in comp. here-, hilde-wǣd.
ge-wǣde, st. n. , _clothing_, especially _battle-equipments_: acc. pl.
gewǣdu, 292. --Comp. eorl-gewǣde.
wǣg, st. m. , _wave_: acc. sg. wǣg, 3133.
wǣg-bora, w. m. , _wave-bearer, swimmer_ (bearing or propelling the waves
before him): nom. sg. wundorlīc wǣg-bora (of a sea-monster), 1441.
wǣg-flota, w. m. , _sea-sailer, ship_: acc. sg. wēg-flotan, 1908.
wǣg-holm, st. m. , _the wave-filled sea_: acc. sg. ofer wǣg-holm, 217.
wǣge, st. n. , _cup, can_: acc. sg. fǣted wǣge, 2254, 2283. --Comp. : ealo-,
līð-wǣge.
wǣg-līðend, pres. part. , _sea-farer_: dat. pl. wǣg-līðendum (et līðendum,
MS. ), 3160.
wǣg-sweord, st. n. , _heavy sword_: acc. sg. , 1490.
wǣn, st. m. , _wain, wagon_: acc. sg. on wǣn, 3135.
wǣpen, st. n. , _weapon; sword_: nom. sg. , 1661; acc. sg. wǣpen, 686, 1574,
2520, 2688; instr. wǣpne, 1665, 2966; gen. wǣpnes, 1468; acc. pl. wǣpen,
292; dat. pl. wǣpnum, 250, 331, 2039, 2396. --Comp. : hilde-, sige-wǣpen.
wǣpned-man, st. m. , _warrior, man_: dat. sg. wǣpned-men, 1285.
wǣr, st. f. , _covenant, treaty_: acc. sg. wǣre, 1101;--_protection, care_:
dat. sg. on frēan (on þæs waldendes) wǣre (_into God's protection_), 27,
3110. --Comp. : frioðo-wǣr.
wǣsma, w. m. , _fierce strength, war-strength_: in comp. here-wǣsma, 678.
wē, pers. pron. , _we_, 942, 959, 1327, 1653, 1819, 1820, etc.
web, st. n. , _woven work, tapestry_:, nom. pl. web, 996.
webbe, w. f. , _webster, female weaver_: in comp. freoðu-webbe.
weccan, weccean, w. v. w. acc. , _to wake, rouse; recall_: inf. wīg-bealu
weccan (_to stir up strife_), 2047; nalles hearpan swēg (sceal) wīgend
weccean (_the sound of the harp shall not wake up the warriors_), 3025;
ongunnon þā . . . bǣl-fȳra mǣst wīgend weccan (_the warriors then began to
start the mightiest of funeral pyres_), 3145; pret. sg. wehte hine wætre
(_roused him with water_, i. e.
Wīglāf recalled Bēowulf to consciousness),
2855.
tō-weccan, _to stir up, rouse_: pret, pl. hū þā folc mid him (_with one
another_), fǣhðe tō-wehton, 2949.
wed, st. n. , (cf. wed-ding), _pledge_: dat. sg. hyldo tō wedde (_as a
pledge of his favor_), 2999.
weder, st. n. , _weather_: acc. pl. wuldor-torhtan weder, 1137; gen. pl.
wedera cealdost, 546.
ge-wef, st. n. , _woof, weaving_: acc. pl. wīg-spēda ge-wiofu (_the woof of
war-speed_: the battle-woof woven for weal or woe by the Walkyries; cf.
Njals-saga, 158), 698.
weg, st. m. , _way_: acc. sg. on weg (_away, off_), 264, 764, 845, 1431,
2097; gyf þū on weg cymest (_if thou comest off safe_, i. e. from the battle
with Grendel's mother), 1383. --Comp. : feor-, fold-, forð-, wīd-weg.
wegan, st. v. w. acc. , _to bear, wear, bring, possess_: subj. pres. nāh hwā
sweord wege (_I have none that may bear the sword_), 2253; inf. nalles
(sceal) eorl wegan māððum tō ge-myndum (_no earl shall wear a memorial
jewel_), 3016; pret. ind. hē þā frætwe wæg . . . ofer ȳða ful (_bore the
jewels over the goblet of the waves_), 1208; wæl-seaxe . . . þæt hē on byrnan
wæg, 2705; heortan sorge wæg (_bore heart's sorrow_); so, 152, 1778, 1932,
2781.
æt-wegan = _auferre, to carry off_: syððan Hāma æt-wæg tō þǣre byrhtan
byrig Brōsinga mene (_since H. bore from the bright city the
Brōsing-collar_), 1199.
ge-wegan (O. N. wega), _to fight_: inf. þē hē wið þām wyrme ge-wegan
sceolde, 2401.
wēl, well, adv. : 1) _well_: wēl bið þǣm þe . . . (_well for him that . . . ! _),
186; sē þe wēl þenceð (_he that well thinketh, judgeth_), 289; so, 640,
1046, 1822, 1834, 1952, 2602; well, 2163, 2813. --2) _very, very much_: Gēat
ungemetes wēl . . . restan lyste (_the Geat longed sorely to rest_),
1793. --3) _indeed, to be sure_, 2571, 2856.
wela, w. m. , _wealth, goods, possessions_: in comp. ǣr-, burg-, hord-,
māððum-wela.
wēl-hwylc, indef. pron. , = quivis, _any you please, any_ (each, all): gen.
pl. wēl-hwylcra wilna, 1345; w. partitive gen. : nom. sg. witena wēl-hwylc,
266;--substantively: acc. neut. wēl-hwylc, 875.
welig, adj. , _wealthy, rich_: acc. sg. wīc-stede weligne Wǣgmundinga, 2608.
wēl-þungen, pres. part. , _well-thriven_ (in mind), _mature, high-minded_:
nom. sg. Hygd (wæs) swīðe geong, wīs, wēl-þungen, 1928.
wenian, w. v. , _to accustom, attract, honor_: subj. pret. þæt . . .
Folcwaldan sunu . . . Hengestes hēap hringum wenede (_sh. honor_), 1092.
be-(bi-)wenian, _entertain, care for, attend_: pret. sg. mæg þæs þonne
of-þyncan þēoden Heaðo-beardna . . . þonne hē mid fǣmnan on flet gǣð,
dryht-bearn Dena duguða bi-wenede (_may well displease the prince of the
H. . . . when he with the woman goes into the hall, that a noble scion of the
Danes should entertain, bear wine to, the knights_, cf. 494 seqq. ; or, _a
noble scion of the Danes should attend on her? _), 2036; pret. part. nom.
pl. wǣron hēr tela willum be-wenede, 1822.
wendan, w. v. , _to turn_: pres. sg. III. him eal worold wendeð on willan
(_all the world turns at his will_), 1740.
ge-wendan, w. acc. : l) _to turn, turn round_: pret. sg. wicg gewende
(_turned his horse_), 315. --2) _to turn_ (intrans. ), _change_: inf. wā bið
þǣm þe sceal . . . frōfre ne wēnan, wihte ge-wendan (_woe to him that shall
have no hope, shall not change at all_), 186.
on-wendan, _to avert, set aside_: 1) w. acc. : inf. ne mihte snotor hæleð
wēan on-wendan, 191. --2) intrans. : sibb ǣfre ne mæg wiht on-wendan þām þe
wēl þenceð (_in, to, him that is well thinking friendship can not be set
aside_), 2602.
wer, st. m. , _man, hero_: nom. sg. (Grendel), 105; acc. sg. wer (Bēowulf),
1269, 3174; gen. sg. on weres wæstmum (_in man's form_), 1353; nom. pl.
weras, 216, 1223, 1234, 1441, 1651; dat. pl. werum, 1257; gen. pl. wera,
120, 994, 1732, 3001; (MS. weora), 2948.
wered, st. n. , (as adj. = _sweet_), _a sort of beer_ (probably without hops
or such ingredients): acc. sg. scīr wered, 496.
were-feohte, f. , _defensive fight, fight in self-defence_: dat. pl. for
were-fyhtum (fere fyhtum, MS. ), 457.
werhðo, st. f. , _curse, outlawry, condemnation_: acc. sg. þū in helle
scealt werhðo drēogan, 590.
werian, _to defend, protect_: w. vb. , pres. sg. III. beaduscrūda . . . þæt
mīne brēost wereð, 453; inf. wit unc wið hron-fixas werian þōhton, 541;
pres. part. w. gen. pl. wergendra tō lȳt (_too few defenders_), 2883;
pret. ind. wæl-rēaf werede (_guarded the battle-spoil_), 1206; se hwīta
helm hafelan werede (_the shining helm protected his head_), 1449; pl.
hafelan weredon, 1328; pret. part. nom. pl. gē . . . byrnum werede (_ye_ . .
