wíc-sceáwere
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A harbinger Ðæs Cristes wícsceáwere ( John the Baptist ), Blickl. Homl. 163, 12
wic-þegen
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A brother in a monastery who performs the duties of an office for a week Wicþegn betica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 45. Be wicþénum (de septimanariis coquine). Gebróðru gemǽnelíce heom betwyh þénien, and nǽnig sý beládod fram ðære kycenan þénunge . . . Ðære
wíc-tún
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A court Hine weorðiaþ on wíctúnum mid lofsangum intrate atria ejus in hymnis, Ps. Th. 99, 3. Ingangaþ on his wíctúnas (atria ), 95, 8
wíc-weg
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The road to a wíc (q. v.) Tó ðæm midlestan wíc-wege; ondlong ðæs weges eft tó ceastergeate, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 260, 11. Cf. wíc-herpaþ
wic-weorc
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Weekly work, work done for the lord by the tenant so many days a week On sumen lande is ðæt hé ( the gebúr) sceal wyrcan tó wicweorc .ii. dagas swilc weorc swilc him man tǽcð ofer geáres fyrst ǽlcre wucan, and on barfest .iii. dagas tó wicweorce, and
Linked entry: wice-weorc
ceaster-wíc
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A village Gangaþ on þás ceasterwíc ( castellum, Mt. 21, 2) þe inc ongeán standeþ, Bl. H. 69, 35
Eofor-wíc
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Hér forbarn Eoferwíc, Chr. 741; P. 45, 32. Of Eoferwíc, 774; P. 51, 28: 1075; P. 210, 23. Tó Eoferwíc, 1041; P. 163, 27: 1068; P. 202, 6. Tó Eoforwíc weard, 1016; P. 148, 4: 1066; P. 196, 27. Hér Regnold gewan Eoforwíc (Eofer-, v. l.), 923; P. 105, 12
here-wíc
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Herewíc castra, Wit. Voc. ii. 96, 19. Herewíc, fyrdwíc, 20, 6. Castra, oppida, loca altissima sita, dicia quasi casa alta herewíc vel gefylco, 129, 36. Add
stoc-wíc
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Add: The Latin is: In Cassinum castrum
sundor-wíc
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A dwelling standing apart, remote from others Getimbrede hé sundurwíc nóht feor fram þǽre cyricean fecerat sibi mansionem non longe ab ecclesia remotiorem, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 351, 4
wíc-sceáwere
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The Latin is: Metatoris (Christi). See Archiv cxxii. 248, 28. Add
Wǽring-wíc
Warwick
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Warwick On ðison geáre wæs Wǽrincwíc getimbrod, Chr. 915; Th. i. 189, col. 2. Æt Wǽringwícon (-um), 913; Th. i. 186, col. 2, 187, col. 1
Eofor-wíc-ceaster
York
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York: — On ðære cyricean Eoforwícceastre in Eboracensi ecclēsia, Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 29: Chr. 644; Th. 48, 20
eáster-wuce
Easter- week ⬩ paschalis septimana
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Easter- week; paschalis septimana Ðys sceal on Sæternes dæg, on ðære eáster-wucan this [gospel] must be on Saturday in easter-week. Rubc. Jn. Bos. 20, I. Ii; Notes, p. 580, 20, 1a, ii a: 21, 1; Notes, p. 580, 21, 1 a
Linked entry: eástor-wice
wíglere
A diviner ⬩ soothsayer ⬩ augur ⬩ sorcerer
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Gif wiccan oððe wígleras, oþþe morðwyrhtan . . . L. E. G. II; Th. i. 172, 20: L. C. S. 4 ; Th. i. 378, 7. Wiccan oþþe wígleras, scíncræftigan . . . L. Eth. vi. 7; Th. i. 316, 20. Wiccan and wígleras (wígeleras, v. l. ). Wulfst. 27, I.
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unlyb-wyrhta
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Wiccan and unlybbwyrhtan. Nap. 65, 37. Add
hell-rúna
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Helhrúnan, wiccan pitonissam, diutnatricem, An. Ox. 1926. Helrúnan, 2, 60: 7, 106: 8, 106. and add
candel-wyrt
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Candelwyrt phlomos [MS. fromos] vel lucernaria [MS. lucernaris ]. Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 90; Wrt. Voc. 32, 25
bearn-myrþra
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Ðider sculan wiccan and bearnmyrðran, Wlfst. 115, 1. Hér syndan myltestran and bearnmyrðran, 165, 33. Add
mán-dǽda
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An evil-doer, one that works iniquity Morðslagan and mándǽdan. . . and wiccan and unlybbwyrhtan, Nap. 65, 36