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brýten-wong

(n.)
Grammar
brýten-wong, es; m.

a plain, fieldA spacious plain or fieldthe worldspatiosus campus, mundus

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[brýten, wang, wong a plain, field] A spacious plain or field, in pl. the world; spatiosus campus, mundus Geond brýtenwongas throughout the spacious world, Exon. 13 a; Th. 24, 6; Cri. 380

fold-wong

(n.)
Grammar
fold-wong, es; m.

Earth-plainterræ campus

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Earth-plain; terræ campus On foldwong on earth's plain, Exon. 22a; Th. 60, 25; Cri. 975

freoðo-wong

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-wong, es; m.

A peaceful plainpācis campus

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A peaceful plain; pācis campus Freoðowong ðone ofereódon they went over the peaceful plain, Beo. Th. 5910; B. 2959

gærs-wong

(n.)

a field of grassgrassy plain

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a field of grass, grassy plain

neorxna wang

(n.)
Grammar
neorxna wang, es; m.

Paradise

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Nercsna ([n]erexna, Rush.) wong, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 43. Neirxna wong, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 5 : Rtl. 124, 7. Nerxna wong, 124, 3

wóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ, e ; f.

a soundcrynoisevoicesongspeech

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a sound, cry, noise Wearð breahtm hæfen, wóð up áslág, cearfulra cirm, cleopedon monige, Exon. Th. 118, 4; Gú. 234: 125, 31; Gú. 362. Hý mislíce, mongum reordum, wóðe hófun, hlúdne herecirni, 156, 8; Gú. 871. of articulate or melodious sound, voice,

Linked entries: þoot þoot

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Weorþeþ (-aþ, MS. ) swíþe oft on wón (in error) se sido, Bt. 39, 9 ; Fox 226, 4. On wón gebringan destruere, Past. 2; Swt. 31, 24: 28; Swt. 191, 8. ¶ Grammar wóh, on wóh wrongfully, wrongly On wóh cierran deviare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 40: 139, 57.

wóh

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh, adj.

not straightbentcrookedtwistedobliquenot rightperversefrowardwrongunfair

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Wiþ wóuum múþe, genim ompran . . . sele on ðone wón dǽl, ii. 54, 22, Wón obunca (arpagine), Anglia xiii. 37, 296. Tó dam wón stocce. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 73, 22. Tó ðære wóhgan apeldran, iii. 389, 32. Tó wóhan (wógan, v. l.) ǽc, Cod. Dip.

won-

(prefix)

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wóg

Similar entry: wóh

worn

(n.)
Grammar
worn, weorn, es; m.

A swarmbandJlockcrowdmultitudemanya great numbera great quantitymuchmany

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A swarm, band, Jlock, crowd, multitude, many, a great number, a great quantity, of animate objects Seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ, worn æfter óþrum (flock (of birds) following flock) turba prosequitur, Exon. Th. 222, 4; Ph. 343. Folc onette, weras wíf

Linked entry: weorn

wópig

(adj.)
Grammar
wópig, adj.

Mournfuldoleful

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Mournful, doleful, Grammar wópig, of persons expressing grief Ðæt ic wópig sceal teárum mǽnan, Exon. Th. 285, 9; Jul. 711. of things which are the expression of grief Hé hine on ða eorþan ástrehte, mid wópegum teárum hlúde clypigende. Homl. Skt. ii.

wól

(n.)
Grammar
wól, es; m. : e; f.

Pestpestilenceplaguemurrain

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Pest, pestilence, plague, murrain Ádlle and wóle luem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 3. in a physical sense in reference to men or animals Wól(pestis) wæs æfter fyligende, Bd. i. 13; S. 482, 6. Mycel wól and grim acerba pestis, l, 14; S. 482, 29. Ðætte nó mid him

wóda

(n.)
Grammar
wóda, an; m.

A madmanan insane personone possessed

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A madman,an insane person, one possessed Wóda epilepticus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 30: demoniaticus, insanus, amens, Wülck. Gl. 218, 41. Wódan limphaticum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 56. Hé eode út tó ðám earmum wódum, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 203. Wódan inergumenos, Wrt.

wósig

(adj.)
Grammar
wósig, adj.

Juicysucculent

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Juicy, succulent Ðeós wyrt is wel wósig, Lchdm. i. 270, 21. Genim ðás wyrte swá wósige gecnucude, 278, 23. Ða beóð fulle of gehwǽdum leáfum wel wósigum, 258, 3

wóda

(n.)
Grammar
wóda, an ; m.

Danger

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Danger (?) Ðá gyrnde hé ðæt hé móste macian ǽnne hwerf wið ðon( Kemble reads stone, Cod. Dip. iv. 58, l) wódan tó werianne, Chart. Th. 341, 8

wóma

(n.)
Grammar
wóma, an ; m.

Soundnoise

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Sound, noise ( Similar entries cf. hilde-wóma and hilde-swég) Se wóma(the noise of battle) cwom. Cd. Th. 190, 21 ; Exon. 202. Siððan tó reste gehwearf ríce þeóden, com on sefan hwurfan swefnes wóma, 222, 26; Dan. 110: Elen. Kmbl. 142; El. 71. Hríð hreósende

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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a word, a single part of speech; in pl. words forming connected speech Bútan ðám stafum ne mæg nán word beón áwriten, Ælfc. Gr. 2 ; Zup. 5, 12. Barbarismus, ðæt is ánes wordes gewemmednyss . . . Solocismus, ðæt is miscweden word on endebyrdnysse ðære

-word

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-word, adj. in róf-word (?),
  • Exon. Th. 353, 21
  • ;
  • Reim. 16.

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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Mad Wód rabidus vel insanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 70: 75, 56. in reference to persons Ðú eart wód daemonium habes. Jn. Skt. 8, 48, 49, 52: Homl. Th. ii. 232, 17. Hwá is swá wód, ðæt hé dyrre cweðan, ðæt God ne sé ǽce, Shrn. 176, 32. Ne syut ná ðiswódes