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wil-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
wil-dæg, es; m.

A welcome day

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A welcome day On ðam wildæge. Exon. Th. 29, 7 ; Cri. 459

wil-cume

(int.)
Grammar
wil-cume, (-a); interj.

Welcome

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Welcome Wilcume evax Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 29. Wilcymo euge Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 23

wín-beger

(n.)
Grammar
wín-beger, es; n.

A grape

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A grape Ðæt wínbeger uuam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 44. Wínbegær uvas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 16. Wíntrog, ðér monn tred ða wínbegera torcular Lind. 21, 33

Linked entry: beger

wil-spell

(n.)
Grammar
wil-spell, es; n.

Welcome news ⬩ glad tidings

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Welcome news, glad tidings Wæs him frófra mǽst æt ðam willspelle (the news of the finding of the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 1985; El. 994. Wilspella mǽst gesecgan, 1965; El. 984

wín-beám

(n.)
Grammar
wín-beám, es; m.

A vine-pole

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A vine-pole Wínbeám partica, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 4 trabs uinee, Wülck. Gl. 245, 20

wín-cóle

(n.)
Grammar
wín-cóle, an; f,

A tub into which the juice pressed from the grapes runs

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A tub into which the juice pressed from the grapes runs Wínmere sive wíncóle lacus ubi frugum liquor decurrit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 13

Linked entries: -cóle wín-mere

wín-clyster

(n.)
Grammar
wín-clyster, es; n.

a bunch of grapes ⬩ a row of vines

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a bunch of grapes Wínclyster botrus, Scint. 154, 2. a row of vines Wínclystra antes, Engl. Stud. xi. 64, 3

Linked entry: clyster

wind-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
wind-cyrice, an; f.

A round church

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A round church (? cf. seonu-wealt, I) Ic Eádwerd cinig begeat æt Deneulfe biscepe on Winteceastre ða windcirican, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 163, 12

wín-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
wín-leáf, es; n.

A vine-leaf

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A vine-leaf Wínleáf pampinus, Engl. Stud. xi. 66, 73

wín-háte

(n.)
Grammar
wín-háte, an; f.

A feast

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A feast Gefrægn ic Olofernus wínhátan wyrcean, and eallum wundrum þrymlíc girwan up swǽsendo; tó ðám hét se gumena baldor ealle ða yldestan þegnas (the Latin is: Holofernes fecit cenam servis suis, Judith 12, 10), Judth. Thw. 21, 6; Jud. 3

wín-wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
wín-wyrcend, es; m.

A vine-dresser

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A vine-dresser Uínwirccendum vinitoribus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 19, 3

Linked entry: wyrcan

weg lá

(int.)
Grammar
weg lá, (wei, wí) ;

interjection

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Wí lá wei (wei lá wei, Cote. MS.), Bt. 35, 6 ; Fox 170, 12

Eofor-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Eofor-wíc, Eofer-wíc, Efer-wíc, Euer-wíc, es; n. [Hunt. Eouerwic, Eouorwic, Euerwic: Dun. Eworwic: Hovd. Eboracum]

YORK ⬩ Ebŏrā*-*cum

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YORK; Ebŏrā*-*cum Seuerus ge-endode on Eoforwíc Severus ended [his days] at York, Chr. 189; Th. 15, 28, col. 1

ed-wít

(n.)
Grammar
ed-wít, æd-wít, es; n.

A reproach, disgrace, blame, contumely, scorn ⬩ opprobrium, probrum, ignōmĭnia, cavillātio

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A reproach, disgrace, blame, contumely, scorn; opprobrium, probrum, ignōmĭnia, cavillātio Wæs him on gemynde yfel and edwít the evil and contumely was in his mind. Bt. Met. Fox l, 109; Met. 1. 55. Ealle beóþ aweaxen of edwíttes ýða heáfdum all shall

Linked entries: æd-wít -wít

án-wíg

(n.)
Grammar
án-wíg, es; n? m? [án one, wíg a contest]

A single combat ⬩ a duel ⬩ certamen singulare

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A single combat, a duel; certamen singulare Ðǽr gefeaht Mallius ánwíg wið ánne Galliscne mann there Mallius fought a single combat with a man of Gaul, Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 15: 3, 6; Bos. 57, 42.

wíg-gebed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-gebed, es; n.

Prayer to an idol

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Wíggebed (wigg-bed?) ara, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 43

wíf-cyþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-cyþ, wíf-cyþþ, e; f.

A visit to a woman ⬩ familiarity with a woman

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A visit to a woman, familiarity with a woman Ðá geáscode hé ðone cyning on wífcyþþe (-cyððan. v. l. ), Chr. 755 ; Erl. 48, 29

deáþ-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-wíc, es; n. [deáþ death, wíc a mansion]

A mansion of death ⬩ mortis mansio

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A mansion of death; mortis mansio He gewát deáþwíc seón he departed to see the mansion of death, Beo. Th. 2555; B. 1275

flige-wíl

(n.)
Grammar
flige-wíl, es; m. [flige = flyge vŏlātus; wíl a wile, deceit, q. v.]

A flying wile ⬩ dart of Satan ⬩ vŏlans astūtia ⬩ diabŏli sagitta

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A flying wile, dart of Satan; vŏlans astūtia, diabŏli sagitta Gefylled feóndes fligewílum, fácensearwum filled with the fiend's [Satan's] flying darts, with treacherous wiles, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 6; Mód. 27

Linked entries: flyge-wíl wíl

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly used ⬩ space to be traversed, a journey ⬩ manner, mode, method, plan ⬩ way, ⬩ way,

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Wel mon sceal wine healdan on wega gehwylcum, Exon. Th. 342, 19 ; Gn. Ex. 145. in the plural, in some compounds, the word has the sense of way, in al-way, -ways Cf. Icel. -vegir. v. eást-, norþ-, súþ-, síd-, wíd-wegas