W
/w/
character
A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script., used in modern texts
Wada
/ˈwɑ.dɑ/
name
a male given name
Wadda
/ˈwɑd.dɑ/
name
a male given name
Wadel
/ˈwɑ.del/
name
a male given name
Walas
name
alternative form of Wēalas
Waldere
/ˈwɑl.de.re/, [ˈwɑɫ.de.re]
name
a male given name, variant of Wealdhere, equivalent to English Walter
Waldhere
/ˈwɑldˌxe.re/, [ˈwɑɫdˌhe.re]
name
a male given name, variant of Wealdhere, equivalent to English Walter
Waldþeof
name
alternative form of Walþēof
Walþeof
/ˈwɑlˌθe͜oːf/
name
  1. Waltheof of Bamburgh; 10th century Anglo-Saxon high-reeve/ealdorman of Bamburgh.
  2. Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria; last Anglo-Saxon earl of Northumbria.
  3. a male given name
Wan
/wɑn/
name
Vanir
Wandale
name
alternative form of Wendle
Wandali
name
alternative form of Wendle
Wantsumo
name
the Wantsum Channel
w
/w/
character
A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script, used in modern texts.
wa
/wɑː/
intj
woe! alas! (expression of grief or anguish)
adv
woe, ill
wa la wa
/wɑː lɑː wɑː/
intj
alas, oh woe
wac
/wɑːk/
adj
  1. mean, poor, of little value
  2. pliant
  3. weak
wacan
/ˈwɑ.kɑn/
verb
to awake, arise, originate, to be born
waccor
/ˈwɑk.kor/
adj
alternative form of wacor
wacian
/ˈwɑ.ki.ɑn/
verb
  1. to be/stay awake
  2. to keep watch, be on guard
verb
  1. to become weakened or tired; to weaken
  2. to calm; to lose one's bravery
  3. to lose one's riches; to end up in poverty
waclic
/ˈwɑːk.liːt͡ʃ/
adj
poor, of little dignity or worth, paltry
waclice
/ˈwɑːkˌliː.t͡ʃe/
adv
  1. poorly, cheaply
  2. weakly, feebly
wacnes
/ˈwɑːk.nes/
noun
weakness
wacol
/ˈwɑ.kol/
adj
watchful, vigilant
wacor
/ˈwɑ.kor/
adj
watchful, vigilant; alert
wacsan
/ˈwɑs.kɑn/
verb
alternative form of wascan
wacu
/ˈwɑ.ku/
noun
wake, watch
wacung
/ˈwɑ.kunɡ/, [ˈwɑ.kuŋɡ]
noun
vigilance
wad
/wɑːd/
noun
woad
wadan
/ˈwɑ.dɑn/
verb
to go, to advance, to travel
waes
/wæs/
verb
alternative spelling of wæs
wafian
/ˈwɑ.fi.ɑn/, [ˈwɑ.vi.ɑn]
verb
to wave
verb
  1. to be agitated, astonished, amazed
  2. to gaze at, wonder at, admire; hesitate
wag
/wɑːɡ/, [wɑːɣ]
noun
wall (of a building or a house)
wagegan
/ˈwɑ.ɡe.jɑn/, [ˈwɑ.ɣe.jɑn]
verb
alternative form of wagian
waghrægl
/ˈwɑːɡˌxræjl/, [ˈwɑːɣˌr̥æjl]
noun
a veil, as found covering the entrance of the Holy of Holies
wagian
/ˈwɑ.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈwɑ.ɣi.ɑn]
verb
  1. to be loose
  2. to move back and forth, wag, wave, shake
  3. to shake, totter, sway
wagrift
/ˈwɑːɡˌrift/, [ˈwɑːɣˌrift]
noun
  1. curtain
  2. veil
wagþyrel
/ˈwɑːɡˌθyː.rel/, [ˈwɑːɣˌθyː.rel]
noun
a doorway or an entrance to a room
wal
/wɑl/
noun
alternative form of wæl
noun
alternative form of weall
wala
noun
  1. a root
  2. the heart of a matter
walcrigge
noun
alternative form of wælcyrġe
wald
/wɑld/, [wɑɫd]
noun
alternative form of weald (“forest”)
noun
alternative form of weald (“power, authority”)
adj
alternative form of weald (“powerful”)
waldend
/ˈwɑl.dend/, [ˈwɑɫ.dend]
noun
alternative spelling of wealdend
walh
noun
alternative form of wealh
walhhnutu
/ˈwɑlxˌxnu.tu/, [ˈwɑɫxˌn̥u.tu]
noun
alternative form of wealhhnutu
wall
/wɑll/, [wɑɫ]
noun
alternative form of weall
walreaf
noun
alternative form of wælrēaf
walu
/ˈwɑ.lu/
noun
a mark caused by a blow or hit
walþræd
noun
alternative form of weallþrǣd
wamb
/wɑmb/
noun
  1. belly, stomach
  2. womb
wambadl
/ˈwɑmbˌɑːdl/
noun
stomach ache
wamm
/wɑmm/, [wɑm]
noun
alternative form of womm
wan-
/ˈwɑn/
prefix
lacking, without; un-
wana
/ˈwɑ.nɑ/
noun
a want, lack, absence
adj
want of necessaries, lack, want, defect
wananbeam
/ˈwɑ.nɑnˌbæ͜ɑːm/
noun
spindle tree
wancol
/ˈwɑn.kol/, [ˈwɑŋ.kol]
adj
unstable, unsteady, uncertain, fickle, fluctuating, tottering, vacillating, weak
wand
/wɑnd/
noun
mole (animal)
wandeweorpe
/ˈwɑn.deˌwe͜or.pe/, [ˈwɑn.deˌwe͜orˠ.pe]
noun
mole (mammal of the Talpidae family)
wandewurpe
noun
alternative form of wandeweorpe
wandian
/ˈwɑn.di.ɑn/
verb
  1. to care, have regard (with for for something)
  2. to hesitate (with æt = about something)
  3. to spare (+ dative)
wandrian
/ˈwɑn.dri.ɑn/
verb
  1. to travel
  2. to wander
wandung
/ˈwɑn.dunɡ/, [ˈwɑn.duŋɡ]
noun
  1. a feeling of respect
  2. turning aside from a task
wane
/ˈwɑ.ne/
noun
a member of the Vanir, a group of deities in Germanic spirituality
wang
/wɑnɡ/, [wɑŋɡ]
noun
  1. a flat surface: plain, field, ground
  2. the side of the face, cheek
wangbeard
/ˈwɑnɡ.bæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈwɑŋɡ.bæ͜ɑrˠd]
noun
a whisker
wange
/ˈwɑn.ɡe/, [ˈwɑŋ.ɡe]
noun
cheek, jaw
wangere
/ˈwɑn.ɡe.re/, [ˈwɑŋ.ɡe.re]
noun
pillow, cushion, bolster
wangstede
/ˈwɑnɡˌste.de/, [ˈwɑŋɡˌste.de]
noun
  1. a place in an open plain
  2. a town on a plain
wangtoþ
/ˈwɑnɡˌtoːθ/, [ˈwɑŋɡˌtoːθ]
noun
molar (tooth)
wangturf
/ˈwɑnɡˌturf/, [ˈwɑŋɡˌturˠf]
noun
grassland
wanhafa
/ˈwɑnˌxɑ.fɑ/, [ˈwɑnˌhɑ.vɑ]
noun
a poor man
wanhafol
/ˈwɑnˌxɑ.fol/, [ˈwɑnˌhɑ.vol]
adj
needy, destitute
wanhydig
/ˈwɑnˌxyː.dij/, [ˈwɑnˌhyː.dij]
adj
foolish, imprudent, thoughtless, careless, reckless
wanian
/ˈwɑ.ni.ɑn/
verb
  1. to impair; infringe, annul
  2. to shrink or lessen
verb
to complain, bewail, lament, bemoan
wanigean
verb
alternative form of wānian
wann
/wɑnn/, [wɑn]
adj
  1. blue-black
  2. dark
wansceaft
/ˈwɑnˌʃæ͜ɑft/
noun
misery, misfortune
wansian
/ˈwɑn.si.ɑn/, [ˈwɑn.zi.ɑn]
verb
to diminish
wansælig
/ˈwɑnˌsæː.lij/
adj
unhappy
wanung
/ˈwɑ.nunɡ/, [ˈwɑ.nuŋɡ]
noun
  1. a weakening, impairing, injury, wound
  2. abatement
  3. lessening, diminution
noun
wailing, lamentation
war
/wɑːr/
noun
  1. sand
  2. seaweed
warað
/ˈwɑ.rɑθ/
verb
alternative spelling of waraþ
waraþ
/ˈwɑ.rɑθ/
noun
alternative form of waroþ
ward
noun
alternative form of weard
warg
/wɑrɡ/, [wɑrˠɣ]
noun
alternative form of wearg
warian
/ˈwɑ.ri.ɑn/
verb
  1. to beware
  2. to guard oneself (against), be on one's guard
  3. to guard, keep, hold
  4. to make ware, make aware
  5. to take heed, be careful, take precaution
  6. to ward off, repel
  7. to warn
verb
  1. to continue
  2. to remain
verb
to make an agreement with
warnian
/ˈwɑr.ni.ɑn/, [ˈwɑrˠ.ni.ɑn]
verb
alternative form of wearnian
waroþ
/ˈwɑ.roθ/
noun
shore
noun
seaweed
waroþfaroþ
/ˈwɑ.roθˌfɑ.roθ/
noun
  1. a shore wave; breaker
  2. surf
warp
noun
alternative form of wearp
waru
/ˈwɑ.ru/
noun
an article of merchandise, ware
noun
care, watch, observation
noun
guard, protection, defence
waruþ
noun
alternative form of waroþ
wasa
/ˈwɑː.sɑ/, [ˈwɑː.zɑ]
noun
  1. ophan
  2. waif
wascan
/ˈwɑs.kɑn/
verb
to wash
wase
/ˈwɑː.se/, [ˈwɑː.ze]
noun
  1. marsh
  2. soft mud; mire
wasend
/ˈwɑː.send/, [ˈwɑː.zend]
noun
the throat or gullet
wasescite
/ˈwɑː.seˌʃy.te/, [ˈwɑː.zeˌʃy.te]
noun
cuttlefish
watel
/ˈwɑ.tel/
noun
wattle (construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof)
watul
/ˈwɑ.tul/
noun
alternative form of watel (“wattle”)
wawa
/ˈwɑː.wɑ/
noun
alternative form of wēa
wawan
/ˈwɑː.wɑn/
verb
to blow, be moved by the wind
waxan
/ˈwɑk.sɑn/
verb
alternative form of wascan
waþ
/wɑːθ/
noun
  1. hunting, chase
  2. wandering
waþem
/ˈwɑ.θem/, [ˈwɑ.ðem]
noun
wave, billow
waþema
/ˈwɑ.θe.mɑ/, [ˈwɑ.ðe.mɑ]
noun
moving water, wave, flood
waþema gebind
/ˈwɑ.θe.mɑ jeˈbind/, [ˈwɑ.ðe.mɑ jeˈbind]
noun
sea
weaxan, waexit
/ˈwæ͜ɑk.sɑn/
verb
to grow
wesan, was
/ˈwe.sɑn/, [ˈwe.zɑn]
verb
to be, exist
verb
to consume or feast
verb
  1. to ooze
  2. to soak; to macerate; to dye
windan, wand
/ˈwin.dɑn/
verb
to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
winnan, wan
/ˈwin.nɑn/
verb
to struggle, suffer, contend
witan, wast
/ˈwi.tɑn/
verb
  1. to feel a certain emotion
  2. to know, be aware of
verb
to blame, accuse, reproach
worða, warð
/ˈwor.θɑ/, [ˈworˠ.ðɑ]
verb
alternative form of weorþan
wæd, wada
/wæːd/
noun
garment, item of clothing
noun
  1. ford
  2. shallow water
wæl, walum
/wæl/
noun
  1. a slain person, corpse
  2. slaughter, carnage
  3. the slain
wær, waran
/wær/
adj
cautious, on guard, watching out for something (+genitive)
adj
true, correct
noun
  1. agreement, promise
  2. fidelity, friendship
  3. truth, faith