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gador-wist

(n.)
Grammar
gador-wist, e; f.

A dwelling togethercompanionshipintercourseontubernium

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A dwelling together, companionship, intercourse; ontubernium, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 59; Wrt. Voc. 61, 42 : Cot. 43

gearo-wita

(n.)
Grammar
gearo-wita, an; m.

Intellectunderstandingintelligentiaintellectus

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Intellect, understanding; intelligentia, intellectus Ðeáh we fela smeán, we habbaþ litellne gearowitan búton tweón though we contemplate many things, we have little understanding free from doubt, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 10 : 39, 8; Fox 224, 4

Linked entry: -wita

hús-wist

(n.)
Grammar
hús-wist, e; f.

A househousehold

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A house, household Ic ingange on ðínum húswiste ł into ðínum húse introibo in domum tuam, Ps. Lamb. 5, 8

nán-wiht

(n.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán-wiht, nán-uht.

nothingnothingnot at allno whit

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Grammar nán-wiht, as subst. nothing Nánwiht nihil, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 32. Heó hire self gecýþ ðæt heó nánwuht ne biþ she herself shews that she is nothing, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 24. Ðú wéndest ðæt ðé nánwuht unrihtlíces on becuman ne mihte, 7, 3; Fox 22, 15

Linked entries: nǽnig-wiht nǽniht

nó-wiht

Similar entry: ná-wiht

biscop-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
biscop-wíte, es; n.

A bishop's fee for visiting, procurationepiscopo debita

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A bishop's fee for visiting, procuration; episcopo debita, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 5

Linked entry: bisceop-wíte

wíte-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-leás, adj.

Not having to pay a fine

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Not having to pay a fine Gelǽste ǽlc wuduwe ða heregeata binnan twelf mónðum, búton hire ǽr tó onhagige, wíteleás, L. C. S. 74; Th. i. 416, 18

wist-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wist-full, adj.

Abounding in foodproductive

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Abounding in food, productive Ðis wæs swíðe gód geár and swíðe wistfull on wudan and on feldan, Chr. 1112; Erl. 243, 38

wist-gifende

(adj.)
Grammar
wist-gifende, adj. (ptcpl.)

fertile

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Yielding food, fertile Ðære wistgifendan opulenti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 47

Linked entry: gifan

wist-líce

(adv.)
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for wíslíce, Anglia xi. 108, 14: 109, 46. Cf. Wulfst. 51, 15: 52, 28

wist-mete

(n.)
Grammar
wist-mete, es; m.
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Food for sustenance Ic eom áféded of ðam genihtsumestan wistmettum mínre fylle, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 582

wíte-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-ærn, es; n.

A house of punishmenta prison

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A house of punishment, a prison Wítern carcer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 62

wiþ-gangan

(v.)

to go againstto go offwithdrawfail

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to go against Ic ne meahte mægnes cræfte gúðe wiðgongan (I could not go and meet the foe in fight ), ac ic sceal sécan cempan sǽmran, Exon. Th. 266, 4; Jul. 393. to go off, withdraw, fail Byð mé eágon wiðgangen defecerunt oculi mei, Ps. Th. 68, 3

wiþ-hindan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-hindan, prep. (adv.)

Behind

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Behind Hé feaht him wiðforan and his geféran wiðhindan, Jos. 8, 22

wiþ-rǽdan

(v.)

to act againstbe an antidote

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to act against, be an antidote Ðære wyrte wyrttruma on wætere geðyged wiðrǽð íceom and næddrum, Lchdm. i. 144, 15

Linked entry: rǽdan

wiþ-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþ-rǽde, adj.

Contrary

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Contrary Wiðrǽde contraria, R. Ben. Interl. 13, 7

wiþ-sacendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacendlíc, adj.

Negativeexpressing negation

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Negative, expressing negation Sume (adverbs) syndan abnegativa, ðæt synd wiðsacendlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 226, 3

wiþ-scorian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scorian, p. ode

To refuse

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To refuse Se ðe ðeónde bið on cræftum, and ðonne tó swiðe wiðscoraþ (-sceoraþ, Hatt. MS.) ðæm ealdordóme (si omnino renititur ), healde hine ðæt hé ne cnytte ðæt underfongne feoh on ðam swátlíne, ðæt Xrist ymbe spræc, Past. 9; Swt. 58, 12

wiþ-steppan

(v.)

glossespraetergredi

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glosses praetergredi, Ps. Lamb. 79, 13

wiþ-stunian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-stunian, p. ode

To dash against

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To dash against Eallum ðú wiðstóde and wiðstunedest. . . stunaþ heó wærce, wiðstunaþ heó áttre, Lchdm. iii. 32, 13-24

Linked entry: stunian