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gærs-hoppa

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-hoppa, (græs-). Add: -hoppe, an; f.
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Gærshoppe locusta, Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 46: ii. 51, 60. Gershoppe, Ps. Srt. 108, 23. Gereshoppe, 104, 34

win-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
win-brytta, an; m.

A wine-dealerwine-sellervintnertavern-keeper

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A wine-dealer, wine-seller, vintner, tavern-keeper Tæppere, wínbrytta caupo, tabernarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 10. Wín-bryttum cauponibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 79 : 18, 21

wind-ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
wind-ǽdre, an; f.

A windpipe

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A windpipe Góma palatum, sweora collum, hracan fauces, windǽddran arteriae, þrotu guttur, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 35-39

wind-fana

(n.)
Grammar
wind-fana, an ; m.

A cloth for winnowing witha fan

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A cloth for winnowing with, a fan Windfona scabellum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 71: i. 289, 22. His fone ł windfone (fonnae ł windgefonnae, Lind.) in honda his and clǽnsaþ bereflór his cujus uentilabrum in manu ejus et purgauit aream suam, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3,

Linked entries: fana fann

Windles-óra

(n.)
Grammar
Windles-óra, an; m.

Windsor

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Windsor Æt Windlesóran, Chr. 1061; Erl. 194, 3. Wæs se cyng on Windlesóran, 1095; Erl. 231, 22. Ðis writ wæs gemaced æt Windlesóran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 209, 27. Ic habbe gegefan Criste and Sancte Petre intó Westmynstre Windlesóran and Stáne, 227, 6:

wind-swingla

(n.)
Grammar
wind-swingla, an; m.

A fan

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A fan Windswingla vel pala ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 36

Wintan-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Wintan-ceaster, (Wintun-, Winta (-e, -i), Win-), e: Wænte, an; f.

Winchester

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Winchester. [The name is got from the earlier Venta of Roman Britain. This form occurs in Latin works, e. g. : In Venta civitate, Bd. 4, 15: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 300, 16. Monasterium in Wenta positum, vi. 29, 16. Also the adjective Wentanus (Uentanus,

Linked entries: Wænte Win-ceaster

winter-burna

(n.)
Grammar
winter-burna, an; m.

A stream that is full in winter(?)a stream that has the fullness of winter(?)a torrent

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A stream that is full in winter(?), a stream that has the fullness of winter(?), a torrent Ofer ðæt burna ł uinter-burna trans torrentem, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 1. ¶ the word occurs as a local name, and is found often in the Charters, e. g.: In Winter-burnan

winter-selde

(n.)
Grammar
winter-selde, an; f.

A winter-house

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A winter-house Winterselde zetas hyemales (cf. zeta a chambyre, 235, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 48

wír-boga

(n.)
Grammar
wír-boga, an; m.

Bent wire used in ornamenting an object

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Bent wire used in ornamenting an object Mec (a horn) þeceþ geong hagostealdmon golde and sylfore, wóum wírbogum, Exon. Th. 395, 5; Rä. 15, 3

wín-tunne

(n.)
Grammar
wín-tunne, an; f.

A wíne-cask

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A wíne-cask Ne hé ne drince æt wíntunnum, swá swá woroldmenn dóð, L. Ælfc. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 4

Linked entry: tunne

wín-wringe

(n.)
Grammar
wín-wringe, an; f.

A wine-press

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A wine-press Frymþa wínwringan ðínre primitias torcularis tui, Scint. 109, 3. To wínwringan ad praelum (ad torcular), Hpt. Gl. 468, 29: Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 59. Hé sette wínwringan (torcular), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 33. Ðíne wínwringan torcularia tua, Kent. Gl. 35

Linked entry: wringe

wífa

(n.)
Grammar
wífa, (?),, an; m.

A woman

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A woman Gif ríce wíf and earm ácennaþ tógædere, gangon hí áweig, nást ðú hwæðer bið ðæs rícan wífan (-es ?) cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14

wíf-hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hearpe, (?), an; f.

A woman's harp

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A woman's harp On glígbeáme (owif*-*hearpan = on wifhearpan? MS. C. ) in tympano, Ps. Spl. 150, 4

Linked entry: hearpe

wille

(n.)
Grammar
wille, wielle, welle, wylle, an ; f.

A well, spring, stream, fountain

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A well, spring, stream, fountain (lit. and fig. ) An wielle weól blóde flumen sanguine effluxit Ors. 4, 7 ; Swt. 184, 21. Welle fontana Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 79. Ðǽr com upp wærtres welle, Shrn. 93, 36. Seó wylle fluvius Bd. I. 7 ; S. 478, 29. Is sǽd ðæt

Brádan-relic

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan-relic, Brádun-reolic,es; m: Brádan-reíg, -eíg = -íg, -e; f.[eíg, íg an island, broad island]

an island, broad islandFlat Holme, an island in the mouth of the Severn

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Flat Holme, an island in the mouth of the Severn Sǽton hie úte on ðam íglande, æt Brǽdanrelice they sat outward on an island, Flat Holme, Chr. 918;Ing. 132, 19

brǽd-panne

(n.)
Grammar
brǽd-panne, an; f. [brǽdan
to roast,
panne
a pan
]

to roast,a panA frying-pansartago, frixorium,

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A frying-pan; sartago, frixorium, Cot. 115

brédi-panne

(n.)
Grammar
brédi-panne, an; f. [brǽdan
to roast
, panne
a pan
]

to roasta panA frying-pansartago

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A frying-pan sartago Brédipanne [MS. bredipannæ] sartago, Glos. Epnl. Recd, 11 30. Bréding-panne sartago, Wrt. Voc. 288, 38

brémel-þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-þyrne, an; f. [brémel
a bramble
, þyrne
a thorn
]

a bramblea thornA bramble-thorn, bramble-bush;rubus

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A bramble-thorn, bramble-bush; rubus On middan ánre brémelþyrnan de media rubi, Ex. 3, 2, 4

breóst-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-sefa, an; m. [breóst
the breast
, sefa
the mind
]

the breastthe mindThe mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor,

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The mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor, Arǽred wearþ beornes breóstsefa the mind of the man was exalted, Elen. Kmbl. 1606; El. 805: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 10; Cri. 540. Ic onsende in breóstsefan bitre geþoncas