eard-wíc
A dwelling-place ⬩ habitātiōnis lŏcus
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A dwelling-place; habitātiōnis lŏcus Ðonne ic sceal eardwíc uncúiþ gesécan when I shall seek the uncouth dwelling-place, Apstls. Kmbl. 185; Ap. 93. He getimbreþ eardwíc niwe it builds a new dwelling-place, Exon. 62 a; Th. 228, 1; Ph. 431
here-wíc
An encampment ⬩ camp ⬩ dwelling
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An encampment, camp, dwelling Míne welan ðe ic hæfde syndon ealle gewitene and míne herewíc syndon gebrosnode my riches that I had are all departed and my dwellings are decayed, Blickl. Homl. 113, 26. Him mon sægde ðæt ðǽr mon cymen wæs of Alexandres
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Lunden-wíc
London
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London Æþelbyrht gesealde Mellite biscopsetle on Lundenwíc, Chr. 604; Erl. 21, 22
Eofor-wíc
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
wic-dæg
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a day of the week Ðam æftran dæge (the day after Sunday), on óþrum witodlíce wucedæge die sequenti, secunda uidelicet feria, Anglia xiii. 387, 319. Ðæt hí ðý feórþan wicdæge and ðý syxtan ( quarta et sexta Sabbati ) fæston, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 9. Ðý drihtenlícan
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
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
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
eald-wita
One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest
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One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest; þresby̆ter Presbiter is mæsse-preóst oððe eald-wita; ná ðæt ǽlc eald sý, ac ðæt he eald sý on wísdóme presbyter is the mass-priest or one eminent in knowledge; not that every one is old, but that he is old in
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here-wísa
The director ⬩ guide of an army, ⬩ a leader ⬩ general
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The director, guide of an army, a leader, general, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 15; Exod. 323
lár-wita
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A learned man Lárwitan and lahwitan, L. I. P. 5: Th. ii. 308, 14
rǽd-wita
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A counsellor, one wise in counsel Ríce rǽdwitan, Dom. L. 18, 298
rand-wíga
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A warrior with a shield, a warrior Ríce rand-wíga ( Æschere ), Beo. Th. 2600; B. 1298. Rófne randwígan, 3590; B.1793. Randwígena ræst ( the camping of the Israelites on their march ), Cd. Th. 186, 5; Exod. 134. Randwígum frætwa dǽlan, 171, 14; Gen. 2828
scrid-wísa
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A charioteer Scridwísa auriga, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 38
scír-wita
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A chief man (wita, q. v. ) of a shire Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman. Wulfst. 173, 30. Gebéte ðæt, swá scírewitan geceósan, 172, 4
ge-wita
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Gewita hira lífes drohtnunge testis uite eorum, Chrd. 54, 35. Add
gearo-wita
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Add: (gearo-wite?) Orþanclic wíse and ná gearawite (gearewyta, v.l.) argumentum non apparentium, Gr. D. 269, 14
scild-wíga
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A warrior who bears a shield: — Scearp scyldwíga. Beo. Th. 581; B. 288
stig-wita
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An officer of a household (v. stig) Ða ðe Sodoma and Gomorra golde berófan bestrudon stigwitum those who robbed Sodom and Gomorrah of gold, despoiled their houses of officers, Cd. Th. 125, 14 ; Gen. 2079. Weallas beofiaþ ofer stíwiturn the walls tremble
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