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V

vain

idel

valley

denu, f

valuable

deorwierþe

various

manigfeald; mislic; missenlic

vat

fæt

vein

æder, f

venom

attor, m.

venture

ge-neþan

vernacular

folclic

verse

fers, n.

very (adv)

ful; geneahhe

very much

ealfela

vice

leahtor

viewing

sceawung

vigorous

c; hwætaf

vile

fracod; ful

violence

ecghete; mæenþise

violent

hæste

virgin

mægð

voice

hleoðor; reord; gereord

vow (n)

beot, n

vow (v)

beotian; gehatan

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W

wage (war)

ahebban

wait

anbidian

walk

gan; gongan (7)

wander

scriþan

war

guð, f; orlege, m

ward off

abaedan

warband

duguð

warrior

beadurinc, m.; beorn, m.; cempa; dreng, m.; dryhtguma; folcwiga; fyrdrinc; garbuend; guðrinc, m; hæle, m hæeþ, m hildemecg, m; hilderinc, m; hiredmann; hyse, m.; lindwigend magorinc; rinc; scealc, m; sceotan; secg

wasteland

mor

water

brim; lagustream; wæter

water, body of

flod, m

wave (v)

hwearfian

wave (n)

saltyþ

way

foldweg

way of life

drohtoð

wealth

blæd; ead, n.

weary

meðe

weave

bregdan

weave together

gebregdan

weep

greotan; reotan

weigh down

hefigan

well

fægere

well-known

cuð

whale

hwæl

whaling

hwæhuntoþ

what

hwa; hwelc

what kind of: hwelc

when

mid þam þe mid þy þe

whence

hwanon

where

hwær; hwider

whet

hwettan

whether

which

hwelc

while

hwil

whistle

hwistlian

whistling

hwistlung

whither

hwider

white horse

blanca

who

hwa

whole

ansund; gehal

wicked

fracod

wickedly

manlice

wickedness

fyren

wide

brad; geap

wield

ge-reccan

willingly

gelustfullice; lustfullice

wind around

bewerian

window

eagðyrl, n

wise

frod; gleaw

with

mid

with longing for

æfter (+acc)

wither

searian

within (adv)

beinnan; binnan; inne

within (prep)

innan (+dat)

without

butan, buton; -leas

withstand

forstandan; ongeanstandan

woman

cwen, f; cwene, f; fæmne; ides; mægð

womb

hrif, n

wood

holt

word

giedd

work

gedeorf

worker

ceorl

world

middangeard

worry

bisgu

worship

bigong, m.

worthless

idel

wound (vb)

amyrran; forwundian; ge-ræcan

wound (n)

benn, f.; dolg, n.; inwidhlemm; licsar; sar

wounded

feohseoc, adj

wretched

earm; earmcearig; earmsceapen; feasceafig; hean

wretchedlly

earmlice

write

awritan

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