Chapter 16

ūp-lang,upright.ūre(§76),our.usses= gen. sing. neut. ofūser, seeic.ūt,out,outside.ūtan,from without,outside.ūtanbordes,abroad.ūtgǫng, m.,exodus.uton,let us(with infin.) [literallylet us gowith infin. of purpose (see137, 19-20, Note);uton=wuton, corrupted form of 1st pl. subj. ofwītan,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, seebēon.wæs, seebēon.wæter, n.,water.waldend, seewealdend.wan(wǫn),wan,dark.wanhȳdig,heedless,rash.wānigean(wānian) (§130),bewail,lament(trans.) [whine].warian(§130),attend,accompany.wāt, seewitan.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, seeweorðan.weaxan(§117),wax,grow.weg, m.,way;hys weges, see§93, (3);on weg, seeon.wel(l),well,readily.wela, m.,weal,prosperity,riches.welm, seewielm.wēnan(§126),ween,think,expect.węndan(§127),change,translate[wend,windan].węnian(§130),entertain;węnian mid wynnum149, 20=entertain joyfully;węnede tō wiste149, 27=feasted(trans.).Weonodland(Weonoðland), n.,Wendland.weorc, n.,work,deed.weorold(weoruld), seeworuld.weorpan(§110),throw.weorðan(§110),be,become.wer, m.,man[werwulf].wērig,weary,dejected.werod, n.,army,band.wesan, seebēon.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 ofwīde).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 wilnunga119, 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, seewitan.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 gesæt139, 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, seewadan.wolcen, n.,cloud[welkin]; dat. pl.,wolcnum.wolde, seewillan.wōma, m.,noise,alarm,terror.wǫn, seewan.wōp, n.,weeping.word, n.,word.wōrian(§130),totter,crumble.worn, m.,large number,multitude.woruld, f.,world;tō worulde būtan ǣghwilcum ęnde102, 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. ofwindan).wundor, n.,wonder,marvel.wundrian(§130),wonder at(with gen.).wurdon, seeweorðan.wurðan, seeweorðan.wylf, f.,she wolf.wyllað, seewillan.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; see114, 7-9, Note.Y.ylca, seeilca.yldan(§127),delay,postpone[eald].yldu, f.,age[eld].ymbe(ymb) (§94, (2)),about,around,concerning[umwhile];ðæs ymb iii niht99, 2=about three nights afterwards.ymb-ēode, seeymb-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, seeiernan.yrre,ireful,angry.yteren,of an otter[otor].ȳðan(§126),lay waste(as by a deluge) [ȳð=wave].

ūp-lang,upright.ūre(§76),our.usses= gen. sing. neut. ofūser, seeic.ūt,out,outside.ūtan,from without,outside.ūtanbordes,abroad.ūtgǫng, m.,exodus.uton,let us(with infin.) [literallylet us gowith infin. of purpose (see137, 19-20, Note);uton=wuton, corrupted form of 1st pl. subj. ofwītan,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, seebēon.wæs, seebēon.wæter, n.,water.waldend, seewealdend.wan(wǫn),wan,dark.wanhȳdig,heedless,rash.wānigean(wānian) (§130),bewail,lament(trans.) [whine].warian(§130),attend,accompany.wāt, seewitan.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, seeweorðan.weaxan(§117),wax,grow.weg, m.,way;hys weges, see§93, (3);on weg, seeon.wel(l),well,readily.wela, m.,weal,prosperity,riches.welm, seewielm.wēnan(§126),ween,think,expect.węndan(§127),change,translate[wend,windan].węnian(§130),entertain;węnian mid wynnum149, 20=entertain joyfully;węnede tō wiste149, 27=feasted(trans.).Weonodland(Weonoðland), n.,Wendland.weorc, n.,work,deed.weorold(weoruld), seeworuld.weorpan(§110),throw.weorðan(§110),be,become.wer, m.,man[werwulf].wērig,weary,dejected.werod, n.,army,band.wesan, seebēon.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 ofwīde).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 wilnunga119, 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, seewitan.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 gesæt139, 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, seewadan.wolcen, n.,cloud[welkin]; dat. pl.,wolcnum.wolde, seewillan.wōma, m.,noise,alarm,terror.wǫn, seewan.wōp, n.,weeping.word, n.,word.wōrian(§130),totter,crumble.worn, m.,large number,multitude.woruld, f.,world;tō worulde būtan ǣghwilcum ęnde102, 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. ofwindan).wundor, n.,wonder,marvel.wundrian(§130),wonder at(with gen.).wurdon, seeweorðan.wurðan, seeweorðan.wylf, f.,she wolf.wyllað, seewillan.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; see114, 7-9, Note.Y.ylca, seeilca.yldan(§127),delay,postpone[eald].yldu, f.,age[eld].ymbe(ymb) (§94, (2)),about,around,concerning[umwhile];ðæs ymb iii niht99, 2=about three nights afterwards.ymb-ēode, seeymb-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, seeiernan.yrre,ireful,angry.yteren,of an otter[otor].ȳðan(§126),lay waste(as by a deluge) [ȳð=wave].

ūp-lang,upright.

ūre(§76),our.

usses= gen. sing. neut. ofūser, seeic.

ūt,out,outside.

ūtan,from without,outside.

ūtanbordes,abroad.

ūtgǫng, m.,exodus.

uton,let us(with infin.) [literallylet us gowith infin. of purpose (see137, 19-20, Note);uton=wuton, corrupted form of 1st pl. subj. ofwītan,to go].

ūt-weard,outward bound,moving outwards.

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, seebēon.

wæs, seebēon.

wæter, n.,water.

waldend, seewealdend.

wan(wǫn),wan,dark.

wanhȳdig,heedless,rash.

wānigean(wānian) (§130),bewail,lament(trans.) [whine].

warian(§130),attend,accompany.

wāt, seewitan.

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, seeweorðan.

weaxan(§117),wax,grow.

weg, m.,way;

hys weges, see§93, (3);

on weg, seeon.

wel(l),well,readily.

wela, m.,weal,prosperity,riches.

welm, seewielm.

wēnan(§126),ween,think,expect.

węndan(§127),change,translate[wend,windan].

węnian(§130),entertain;

węnian mid wynnum149, 20=entertain joyfully;

węnede tō wiste149, 27=feasted(trans.).

Weonodland(Weonoðland), n.,Wendland.

weorc, n.,work,deed.

weorold(weoruld), seeworuld.

weorpan(§110),throw.

weorðan(§110),be,become.

wer, m.,man[werwulf].

wērig,weary,dejected.

werod, n.,army,band.

wesan, seebēon.

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 ofwīde).

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 wilnunga119, 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, seewitan.

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 gesæt139, 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, seewadan.

wolcen, n.,cloud[welkin]; dat. pl.,wolcnum.

wolde, seewillan.

wōma, m.,noise,alarm,terror.

wǫn, seewan.

wōp, n.,weeping.

word, n.,word.

wōrian(§130),totter,crumble.

worn, m.,large number,multitude.

woruld, f.,world;

tō worulde būtan ǣghwilcum ęnde102, 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. ofwindan).

wundor, n.,wonder,marvel.

wundrian(§130),wonder at(with gen.).

wurdon, seeweorðan.

wurðan, seeweorðan.

wylf, f.,she wolf.

wyllað, seewillan.

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; see114, 7-9, Note.

ylca, seeilca.

yldan(§127),delay,postpone[eald].

yldu, f.,age[eld].

ymbe(ymb) (§94, (2)),about,around,concerning[umwhile];

ðæs ymb iii niht99, 2=about three nights afterwards.

ymb-ēode, seeymb-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, seeiernan.

yrre,ireful,angry.

yteren,of an otter[otor].

ȳðan(§126),lay waste(as by a deluge) [ȳð=wave].


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