medu-wang
A mead-plain ⬩ the ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk
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A mead-plain, the ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk Tó sele comon feówertýne Geáta gongan, módig ( Beowulf ) on gemonge meodowongas træd. Ðá com ingán ealdor þegna, Beo. Th. 3291; B. 1643
mód-wén
Hope entertained by the mind
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Hope entertained by the mind Forþ áscúfan ðæt mines freán módwén (RUNE, MS.) freoþaþ middelnihtum to push on what my lord's hopes favour at midnight (to carry out the plans which are thought on at night, and in which he hopes to succeed? ), Exon. 129b
ge-wát
departed
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departed; p. of ge-wítan
ge-wén
Hope ⬩ spes
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Hope; spes
ge-wun
Accustomed ⬩ usual
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Accustomed, usual Gewune drenceas usual drinks, Herb. 68; Lchdm. i. 172, 6. Gewune assuetæ, Mone Gl. 435
ge-wand
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Bútan gewande incunctanter, Chrd. 52, 25. Add
staþol-wang
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Lǽteþ hió ða wlitigan wyrtum fæste stille stondan on staþolwonge ( in the field they occupy ), Exon. Th. 417, 4; Rä. 35, 8. Teón wé of ðisse stówe and unc staþolwangas ( places where we may establish ourselves ) sécan, Cd. Th. 114, 31; Gen. 1912
stán-wang
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A stony plain Stánwongas gróf, Exon. Th. 498, 24; Rä. 88, 6
wann-hǽwe
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Dark-blue, blue-black Ða wonhǽwan cerula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 66
wana-beám
Similar entry: wanan-beám
wyn-land
A land of delight ⬩ a happy, pleasant land
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A land of delight, a happy, pleasant land Se hálga stenc wunaþ geond wynlond, Exon. Th. 203, 10; Ph. 82. Wuldres wynlond (heaven), 317, 13; Mód. 65
wyn-leás
Joyless ⬩ dreary
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Joyless, dreary Wynleásne wudu, Beo. Th. 2836; B. 1416. Wynleás wíc, 1641; B. 821. Óðerne éðel, wynleásran wíc, Cd. Th. 57, 14; Gen. 928
wyn-lust
Sensual pleasure
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Sensual pleasure Ic wilnode mid him tó farenne, ðæt ic ðe má emnwyrhtena on ðære þrowunge mínes wynlustes hæfde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 359. Hér synt ðisse weorolde wynlustas, ac ðǽr synt ða écan tintregu, L. E. I. proem.; Th. ii. 394, 8. Gif hwam hwæt
wyn-mǽg
A beloved kinswoman
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A beloved kinswoman Seó fǽmne, wuldres wynmǽg (the kinswoman in whom he had delighted), Exon. Th. 182, 32; Gú. 1319
wyn-sang
A joyous song ⬩ jubilant song
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A joyous song, jubilant song Ðǽr is wynsang, Wulfst. 265, 31
wyn-weorod
A joyous band
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A joyous band Wynwerede choro, Blickl. Gl
wyn-wyrt
A pleasant plant
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A pleasant plant Ðǽr wynwyrta weóxon and bleówon, Dóm. L. 5
wyn-beám
A tree that causes delight,
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A tree that causes delight, an epithet of the cross Wuldres wynbeám, Elen. Kmbl. 1684; El. 844
wyn-burh
A town where life is pleasant, ⬩ a delightful town
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A town where life is pleasant, a delightful town Þú eádig leofast, and ðé wel weorðeþ on wynburgum, Ps. Th. 127, 2
wyn-dreám
A joyful sound ⬩ jubilation
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A joyful sound, jubilation Wyndreámes jubilationis; Ps. Lamb. Spl. Blickl. Gl. 150, 5. On wyndreáme in jubilo, Ps. Spl. 46, 5 : in jubilatione, Blickl. Gl. Wyndreám jubilationem, Ps. Spl. Lamb. 88, 15