weler
A lip
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A lip masculine or uncertain Weler labium Wrt. Voc. i. 70, 48. Wæler labrum 64, 53. Welor labium 282, 69: ii. 51, 67. Neoðera welor album 7, 79. Weolure labio Lchdm. i. lxx, 4. Weleras labia Ps. Spl. 11, 2, 4: 65, 12: Ps. Th. 62, 5: 65, 12: Kent. Gl.
Linked entry: weoler
ǽfen-gereord
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Gif hit beó seó tíd ǽfengereordes, árísen hý sóna swá hý heora mete hæbben, and sitten on ánre stówe si tempus fuerit prandii mox ut surrexerint a cena sedeant omnes in unum, R. Ben. 66, 15. Æfter his ǽfengereorde post caenam, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 12: Angl
ǽ-gift
A giving up, return, repayment, restoration
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A giving up, return, repayment, restoration Sigelm ágef Godan .xxx. punda . . . Ðá ætsóc Goda ðæs feós ǽgiftes Goda negavit sibi xxx libras persolutas fuisse Cht. Th. 201, 29: 202, 6. Bæd Ælfsige ǽgiftes his mannes a woman who had been stolen from him
fyrhþ
A wood, wooded country
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A wood, wooded country Ðet firhde bituihn longanleág and ðém súðtúne, C. D. i. 261, 9. West andlang ðæs fyrhðes, Cht. E. 158, 19. Oþ cincges firhþe, of cincges fyrhþe . . . andlang strǽte on geriht oð cincges fyrhþe, C. D. ii. 265, 28-33. Æt ðǽre baran
wilm
that which wells ⬩ of fluid ⬩ a fount ⬩ stream ⬩ water that surges or boils ⬩ that moves in waves ⬩ of fire ⬩ surging ⬩ fire ⬩ flames ⬩ heat ⬩ fervent heat ⬩ fiery heat ⬩ boiling ⬩ roasting ⬩ inflammation ⬩ violent movement ⬩ violence ⬩ raging ⬩ tempestuous movement of water ⬩ of mental emotion ⬩ fervour ⬩ ardour ⬩ heat ⬩ fury ⬩ rage ⬩ passion
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that which wells, v. weallan. of fluid, a fount, stream, water that surges or boils, that moves in waves Wæs ðære burnan wælm heaðofýrum hát the burn's surging stream was hot with fierce fires, Beo. Th. 5086; B. 2546. Fisca welm, wildeóra holt the fishes
wille-streám
A bubbling, running stream
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A bubbling, running stream Ðǽr se eádga (the Phenix) mót neótan wyllestreáma wuduholtum in, Exon. Th. 223, 19; Ph. 362. Se æþela fugel æt ðam ǽspringe wunaþ wyllestreámas, 204, 30; Ph. 105
will-flód
The waters of the deluge
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The waters of the deluge Willflód ongan lytli-gan, Cd. Th. 85, lo; Gen. 1412
Wil-tún
Wilton in Wiltshire
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Wilton in Wiltshire Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wiþ alne ðone here lytle werede æt Wiltúne, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 5. Hér forðférde Ælfgár cinges mǽg on Defenum, and his líc rest on Wiltúne, 962; Erl. 120, 3. Swegen lǽdde his here into Wiltúne, 1003; Erl. 139,
wil-wang
A pleasant plain ⬩ pleasant land
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A pleasant plain, pleasant land Ðone wudu weardaþ fugel (the Phenix)..., eard bihealdaþ..., nǽfre him deáþ sceþeþ on ðam willwonge, Exon. Th. 203, 24; Ph. 89
wil-weg
A pleasant way ⬩ a desirable way
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A pleasant way, a desirable way Syndan wé nú eft ámearcode tó ðam gefeán neorxnawanges; ne gelette ús ðæs síðes se fǽcna feónd, ne ús ne forwyrne ðæs wilweges, ne ús ða gata ne betýne, ðe us opene standaþ, Wulfst. 252, 17. Ðæt hí ðé heóldan, ðæt ðú wilwega
wimpel
An article of woman's dress ⬩ a wimple
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An article of woman's dress, a wimple Winpel orl, vel ricinum Voc. i. 17, I. Winpel anabala (cf. anaboladium amictorium lineum feminarum, quo humeri operiuntur, Migne), 26, I. Wimple goldgewefenum cyclade auro texta, Hpt. Gl. 506, 63. Wimplum cycladibus
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wín
Wine
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Wine Wín vinum, merum, geswét wín mellicratum, níwe wín mustum, ǽlces kynnes gewring bútan wíne and wætere sicera, ðæt séleste wín falernum, weala wín crudum vinum, geolo wín succinacium vinum, hláforda wín honorarium vinum, gewyrtod wín compositum vinum
wín-belg
A wine-skin ⬩ wine-bottle
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A wine-skin, wine-bottle Ne menn geótaþ wín niówe in wínbelgas (utres) alde, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 9, 17
wín-byrele
A vintner
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A vintner Wínbyrele caupo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 13
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windel
A basket
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A basket Windil cartellus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 42. Windel, 13, 9 cartellus, fiscella, 128, 78: cistella vel cartellum, i. 24, 56: cartallum, 86, 4. Wylige oððe windel corbis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 55, 13. Ða hláfas on ðam windle (canistro), Ex. 29, 32
Linked entries: windel-streáw windel-treów
windel-streáw
Windle-straw, some kind of coarse grass or reed
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Windle-straw, some kind of coarse grass or reed (v. windle-straws, E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names) Eár spica, egle aresta, windelstreów calmum, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 22: ii. 16, 74. Genim ðæt micle greáte windelstreáw twyecge, ðæt on worþium wixð, Lchdm. ii.
windel-treów
A wild olive
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A wild olive Windeltreów oleaster, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 74 : ii. 64, 6
wine-scipe
Friendship
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Friendship Winescipe collegio (the passage is: Inseparabili angelicae sodalitatis collegio perfrui, Ald. 15), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 10: 18, 5. Lǽst wǽre and winescype, word ða wit sprǽcon, Exon. Th. 172, 17; Gú. 1145
wíngeard-bóh
A vine-tendril
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A vine-tendril Wingeardbógas capreoli Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 15
wíngeard-hring
A cluster of grapes
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A cluster of grapes Wíngeardhringas (cf. Wíngearda hringa[s] corimbi, i. 38, 60) vel bergan vel croppas corimbi, i. viti racemi vel botriones vel circuli, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 74