sár-wís
dull
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(?) dull Ða sárwísan (Cott. MS. sámwísan), Past. 30, 1; Swt. 203, 7
stæf-wís
Skilled in letters ⬩ literate
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Skilled in letters, literate Gelǽred, stefwís, Lchdm. iii. 186, 24
ge-gador-wist
An assembly for feasting ⬩ contubernium
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An assembly for feasting; contubernium, Ælfc. Gl. 93; Som. 75, 87
æsc-wíga
A spear-warrior ⬩ bellator hastifer
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A spear-warrior; bellator hastifer Eald æscwíga an old spear-warrior, Beo. Th. 4090; B. 2042. Æscwígan, nom. pl. Elen. Grm. 260
ah-wilc
Terrible ⬩ terribilis
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Terrible; terribilis, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 65; Wrt. Voc. 61, 43
án-wíte
A simple or single fine ⬩ a mulct or amercement ⬩ simplex mulcta
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A simple or single fine, a mulct or amercement; simplex mulcta Ealle forgielden ánwíte let them all pay a single fine, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 17
á-wiht
AUGHT ⬩ anything ⬩ aliquid
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AUGHT, anything; aliquid Unc gemǽne ne sceal elles áwiht to us two shall not be aught else common, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 16; Gen. 1905: Ps. Th. 55, 9. Handa hí habbaþ, ne hió hwæðere mágon gegrápian gódes áwiht they have hands, and yet they may not touch
á-wiht
At all ⬩ by any means ⬩ omnino ⬩ ullo modo
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At all, by any means; omnino, ullo modo Ne lata ðú áwiht do not thou tarry at all, Ps. Th. 69, 7: 77, 10, 12: 134, 19. Me ðæt riht ne þinceþ, ðæt ic óleccan áwiht þurfe Gode æfter góde ǽnegum to me it seems not right, that I at all need cringe to God
a-wint
strips of ⬩ slips off
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strips of, slips off
burh-wita
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A knowing and polished man of the city, city-counsellor, citizen; urbanus, homo civilis, urbis consiliarius, municeps Portgeréfa vel burhwita municeps, Wrt. Voc. 18, 41
byrn-wíga
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A soldier clothed in armour; loricatus miles Se byrnwíga búgan sceolde the mailed warrior must submit, Beo. Th. 5828; B. 2918: Exon. 77b; Th. 292, 5; Wand. 94. Byrnwígena brego the chief of mailed soldiers, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 28; Jud. 39
circe-wíca
A church-dwelling, sacristy ⬩ sacrarium
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A church-dwelling, sacristy; sacrarium To ðe circewícan to the sacristy, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 13
eásten-wind
The east wind ⬩ subsōlānus
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The east wind; subsōlānus. v. eástan; adj
eástor-wice
Easter-week ⬩ septimāna paschālis
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Easter-week; septimāna paschālis Ealle ða dagas ðære eástor-wican all the days of the easter-week, L. E. I. 41; Th. ii. 438, 25
efen-wiht
even-weight ⬩ æquipondium
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even-weight; æquipondium. Som. Ben. Lye
feoht-wíte
a fine for fighting
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a fine for fighting
fiht-wíte
A fine for fighting ⬩ pugnæ mulcta
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A fine for fighting; pugnæ mulcta He áh fihtwíte he has fines for fighting, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 3, note 6, MS. B
Linked entry: fyht-wíte
folc-wita
A senator ⬩ publĭcus consĭliārius
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A senator; publĭcus consĭliārius Sum biþ folcwira one is a senator, Exon. 79b; Th. 297, 33; Crä. 77
for-wird
Loss ⬩ destruction ⬩ ruin ⬩ perdition ⬩ perdĭtio ⬩ intĕrĭtio
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Loss, destruction, ruin, perdition; perdĭtio, intĕrĭtio Hira forwirde dæg ys gehende juxta est dies perdĭtiōnis, Deut. 32, 35. He generode hí of forwirdum heora erĭpuit eos de intĕrĭtiōnĭbus eōrum, Ps. Spl. 106, 20
ful-wíde
Full widely ⬩ all around ⬩ round about ⬩ circumcirca
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Full widely, all around, round about; circumcirca Lóca fulwíde ofer londbúende look all around over the land-dwellers, Cd. 228; Th. 307, 23; Sat. 684: Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 13; Kl. 46. Wælhreówes [Nerónes] gewéd wæs fulwíde cúþ the madness of the cruel