wer-scipe
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Married state, estate of matrimony Gebodene werscipe oblatam matrimonii sortem, Hpt. Gl. 490, 60
wesend-horn
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A buffalo-horn Ælfwolde hyre twégen wesend*-*hornas, Chart. Th. 536, 1. v. preceding word
westansúþan-wind
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A south-west wind Westansúðanwind austrum Ps. Spl. C. 77, 30
wésten-staþol
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A waste place, a deserted place Wurdon hyra wígsteal wéstenstaþolas, Exon. Th. 477, 22 ; Ruin. 28
west-rodor
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The western heavens Fram upgange sunnan óð ðæt heó wende on westrodur a solis ortu usque ad occasum Ps. Th. 112, 3. Heó gewíteþ on westrodur, 106, 3. Westrodor, Exon. Th. 350, 24; Sch. 68
westsúþ-ende
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The south-west extremity Se westsúþende Európe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 23
weþer
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Tú eald hríðeru oððe .x. weðeras, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 18: Chart. Th. 40, 7. Weðras, 468, 25. Is nú irfæs ðæs ðæs stranga winter lǽfæd hæfð nigon eald hríðru . . . and fíftig wæþæra, 163, 4. Weðera vervecum Hpt. Gl. 524, 17.
wicce-dóm
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Witchcraft, sorcery, magic Nǽfre nán man ne geþrístlǽce ǽnigne deófles bigencg tó dónne, ne on wíglunge, ne on wiccedóme, ne on ǽnegum ídelum anginne, Homl. Ass. 143, 123
wíc-eard
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A dwelling-place Hé on wéstenne wíceard geceás, Exon. Th. 158, 12; Gú. 907
wicg-cræft
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Steed-craft, skill in connection with horses Sum bið meares gleáw, wiccræfta wís, Exon. Th. 297, 18; Crä. 70
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wíc-herpaþ
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A public road to a wíc (q.v.) Be ðam yrðlande óð hit cymð tó ðam wícherpaðe, ðonne andlang ðæs wícherpaðes tó ðam stǽnenan stapole, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 418, 27. Cf. wíc-weg
wíc-steall
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A camp Leóde ongéton, ðæt ðǽr cwom weroda Drihten wícsteal metan, Cd. Th. 183, 16; Exod. 92
wíc-stede
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A dwelling-place, habitation Þúhte him eall tó rúm, wongas and wícstede, Beo. Th. 4915; B. 2462. Hé gemunde ðá áre, wícstede weligne, 5207; B. 2607. Hí his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt, Ps. Th. 78, 7.
wíd-folc
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A wide-spread folk Of ðam wídfolc, cneórím micel, cenned wǽron, Cd. Th. 98, 31; Gen. 1638. Cf. síd-, unrím-folc
wist-mete
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Food for sustenance Ic eom áféded of ðam genihtsumestan wistmettum mínre fylle, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 582
wíte-ærn
A house of punishment ⬩ a prison
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A house of punishment, a prison Wítern carcer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 62
weorold-cræft
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A secular craft or art Ne sí nán man swá dysig, ðæt hé ðás gelícnysse tó ǽnigum hálgum þinge áwende, for ðan de ðis ( grammar) is woruldcræft (weorld-, v.l. ), Ælfc. Gr. 41; Zup. 246, 2. Ðé gebletsige woruldcræfta wlite and weorca gehwilc, Cd. Th. 239
weorold-dryhten
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The Lord of the world, the Deity Gif ðú wilnige weorulddrihtnes heáne anwald ongitan si vis celsi jura tonantis cernere, Met. 29, 1
weorold-earfeþe
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Labour or trouble of this life Strong wind woruldearfoþa. Met. 7, 26, 35, 49
weorold-ege
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Worldly fear, fear of the world Hý sculan Godes ege habban on gemynde and ne eargian for woruldege ealles tó swýðe, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 20
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