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1. amobre, amobreship n.

Additional spellings: amobreship
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Welsh law: amobre, commutation fee, maiden fee [paid to the lord upon marriage of a girl]; amobreship, the office or privilege of collecting this fee.

2. bragot n.

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A beverage made of ale and honey, bragget.

3. wel-quẹ̄ming ppl.

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Pleasant, pleasing.

4. welleward adv.

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To a well; welleward goinge, the act or practice of going to a well to keep vigil for devotional purposes.

5. wel-fāringe ger.

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Good fortune, prosperity.

6. wolc n.

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A hawk.

7. wel-settinge ger.

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Ordination.

8. wel-paidnesse n.

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Good compensation, satisfaction.

9. unwele adj.

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(a) Not in good health; (b) ?not morally good, morally unsound; ?error for ivel adj. or perh. some other word.

10. overwē̆l adv.

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Too much; exceedingly or excessively well.

11. overwēl adj.

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Exceedingly well off, very fortunate.

12. commorth n.

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A gathering for the purpose of collecting contributions.

13. wēl-wilnes n.

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Good will, kindness, benevolence.

14. wel-willer n.

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One who bears good will toward or wishes well to someone, a supporter, a friend.

15. wel-setten v.

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To establish (a covenant).

16. wel-willī adj.

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Filled with good will, benevolent, kind, generous; kind (to sb.); also, well disposed (to sth.), amenable; of a planet: propitious, benign.

17. wel-neigh adv.

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Near in space, close; wenden wel-neigh to, to go close to (sb.), approach.

18. wel-willing(e ppl.

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(a) Of good will, benevolent; favorably disposed (toward sb. or sth.); inclined (to do sth.); of a planet: propitious, benign (b) as noun: one who is well disposed to another, a friend; also, a…

19. wel-quẹ̄me n.

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Benevolence, favor; also, pleasure; also, that which pleases [last quot.].

20. wel-quẹ̄me adj.

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Contented, satisfied, pleased.