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wǽr-loga

  • noun [ masculine ]
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wǽr-loga, an; m.
One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person
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  • Ðonne mánsceaða fore Meotude on ðam dóme standeþ, bið se wǽrloga fýres áfylled,

      Exon. Th. 95, 25; Cri. 1562.
  • Hám Eormanríces, wráþes wǽrlogan,

      319, 8; Víd. 9.
  • Ðone wǽrlogan, láðne leódhatan (

    Holofernes

    ),
      Judth. Thw. 22, 22; Jud. 71.
  • Hér syndan wedlogan and wǽrlogan

    in this land are men false to their pledges and to their covenants,

      Wulfst. 165, 37.
  • Wǽrlogan (

    the cannibal Mermedonians

    ),
      Andr. Kmbl. 141; An. 71: 215; An. 108.
  • Wǽrlogona (

    the people of Sodom

    ) sint firena hefige,
      Cd. Th. 145, 22; Gen. 2409.
  • On wǽrlogum wrecan torn Godes,

      152, 33; Gen. 2530.
  • Mid ðyssum wǽrlogan,

      151, 4; Gen. 2503.
  • On wǽrlogan (

    the people before the flood

    ) wíte settan,
      76, 32; Gen. 1266.
  • Hé sceal wedlogan and wǽrlogan hatian and hýnan,

      Wulfst. 266, 29.
  • ¶ applied to spirits :-- Se atola gást, wráð wǽrloga, Andr. Kmbl. 2595; An. 1299.
  • Hié hýrdon tó georne wráðum wǽrlogan,

      1225; An. 613.
  • Wíc æt ðam wǽrlogan

    a dwelling with the devil,

      Exon. Th. 362, 15; Wal. 37: 269, 24; Jul. 455.
  • Hwílum cyrdon mánsceaþan on mennisc híw, hwílum brugdon áwyrgde wǽrlogan on wyrmes bleó,

      156, 31; Gú. 883: 120, 9; Gú. 269: 139, 18; Gú. 595.
  • Hé sceóp ðám wérlogan (

    the apostate angels) wræclícne hám, Cd. Th. 3, 16; Gen. 36. [This Dragon of Dissait (the devil )

    . . . þis warloghe . . . with wilis ynoghe mannes saule to dissaiue,
      Destr. Tr. 4436-45.
  • A warlow (

    a monster

    ),
      Alex. (Skt.) 1706.
  • Snakis and oþire warlaȝes wild, þat in þe wod duelled, 3795.
  • To þe way of wickidnes be warlaȝes (

    devils

    ) gidid, 4425.
  • He warded þis wrech man (

    Jonah

    ) in warlowes gutteȝ,
      Allit. Pms. 99, 258.
  • Þaa warlaus (

    v. ll.

    deuils, fendes),
      C. M. 23250.
  • The foulle warlawes of helle, Halliw. Dict.]
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v.  wér-loga.
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