[wäl-stenge], st. m., battle-spear: dat. sg. on þam wäl-stenge, [1639].

[wäl-stôw], st. f., battle-field: dat. sg. wäl-stôwe, [2052], [2985].

[wästm], st. m., growth, form, figure: dat. sg. on weres wästmum (in man's form), [1353].

[wäter], st. n., water: nom. sg., [93], [1417], [1515], [1632]; acc. sg. wäter, [1365], [1620]; deóp wäter (the deep), [509], [1905]; ofer wîd wäter (over the high sea], [2474]; dat. sg. äfter wätere (along the Grendel-sea), [1426]; under wätere (at the bottom of the sea), [1657]; instr. wätere, [2723]; wätre, [2855]; gen. sg. ofer wäteres hrycg (over the surface of the sea), [471]; on wäteres æht, [516]; þurh wäteres wylm (through the sea-wave), [1694]; gen. = instr. wäteres weorpan (to sprinkle with water), [2792].

[wäter-egesa], st. m., water-terror, i.e. the fearful sea: acc. sg., 1261

[wäter-ýð], st. f., water-wave, billow: dat. pl. wäter-ýðum, [2243].

[wæd], st. f., (weeds), garment: in comp. here-, hilde-wæd.

ge-wæde, st. n., clothing, especially battle-equipments: acc. pl. gewædu, [292].—Comp. eorl-gewæde.

[wæg], st. m., wave: acc. sg. wæg, [3133].

[wæg-bora], w. m., wave-bearer, swimmer (bearing or propelling the waves before him): nom. sg. wundorlîc wæg-bora (of a sea-monster), [1441].