wíg-weorþung
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Honour to idols Búton ðú forlǽte ða leásinga, weohweorðinga, and wuldres God ongyte gleáwlíce, Exon. Th. 253, 14; Jul. 180. Hwílum hié gehéton æt heargtrafum wígweorþunga, Beo. Th. 353; B. 176
wil-dǽd
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An acceptable deed, favour, benefit Móna se ændlefta, wyldǽda (wel-? v. wel-dǽd) biddan nytlíc is. Lchdm. iii. 188, 24
wilding
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Dominion On ǽlcere stówe wylddingce his in omni loco dominationis ejus . Ps. Lamb. 102, 22. Wylding, Ps. Spl. M. 102, 22
winter-dún
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A down or hill on which there is pasturage for sheep during the winter(?) On manegum landum tilð bið redre ðonne on óðrum, ge yrðe tíma hrædra, ge mǽda rædran, ge winterdún ( the sheep can be sent on to the hills earlier (?), cf. Sunt pascua ouium in
winter-selde
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A winter-house Winterselde zetas hyemales (cf. zeta a chambyre, 235, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 48
wín-þegu
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Wine-taking (v. þicgan, ), drinking, feasting Sum bið gewittig æt wínþege, beórhýrde gód, Exon. Th. 297, 27; Crä. 74. Hié wlenco anwód æt wínþege, Cd. Th. 217, 4; Dan. 17
wín-tunne
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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
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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
Linked entry: wringe
wirdness
injury ⬩ hurt ⬩ annoyance ⬩ a vice
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injury, hurt, annoyance Mið woerdnisse affligendo, Rtl. 16, 13. From woerdnissum, a noxiis, 17, 15. a vice From sceððendum woerdnisum a noxiis vitiis Rtl. 16, 25
wirgedness
Cursing
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Cursing Hé lufode wyrgednesse dilexit maledictionem, Ps. Spl. 108, 16
Linked entry: wyrgedness
wirgung
Cursing ⬩ a curse
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Cursing, a curse Uae getácnaþ hwílon wyrigunge (wyriunge, v. l.) . . . On wyrigunge: Uae tibi sit wá ðé sí, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 278, 12-16. Wyrgendras, ðæra múð bið mid wyrigunge (wyriunge, v. l.) áfylled, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 43. Hé fordéð his sáwle mid
Linked entry: wergung
wund
A wound ⬩ vulnus ⬩ a wound ⬩ an injury caused by a blow ⬩ a sore caused by disease
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A wound; vulnus, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 49. in a physical sense, a wound, an injury caused by a blow Sió wund, ðe him se eorðdraca geworhte, Beo. Th. 5416; B. 2711. Blódig wund, Andr. Kmbl. 2945; An. 1475: Exon. Th. 143, 33; Gú. 670. Hér sindon dolhsealfa
wundrung
wondering ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration ⬩ astonishment ⬩ a wonderful sight ⬩ a spectacle
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wondering, wonder, admiration, astonishment Hwæt is ðeós wundrung ðe gé wafiaþ? Exon. Th. 6, 24; Cri. 89. Eall hé wæs ful wundrunge and wafunge; and eác ða byrig hé geseah eall on óþre wísan gewend, on óþre heó ǽr wæs, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 509. Heó mid
wunung
dwelling ⬩ living ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ place to live in ⬩ being ⬩ existence ⬩ living
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dwelling, living Gif hé hine sylfne tó mynstres wununge gefæstnian wyle if he will settle to living in a monastery; the Latin is: Si voluerit stabilitatem suam firmare, R. Ben. 108, 13. a dwelling, habitation, place to live in Feala muneca wunung coenobium
Linked entry: wunian
wurmille
Marjoram
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Marjoram Wurmille, uurmillae origanum, Txts. 83, 1452. Wurmilla, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 27. Wurmille, 64, 11. Wyr-melle (printedwar-), i. 32, 11. Wyrmella, 286, 35
Linked entry: wyrmelle
wylf
A she-wolf
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A she-wolf Wylf lupa, Txts. 75, 1260. Fǽddæ hiǽ wylif in Rómæcæstri, 127, 2
wyll
Wool
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Wool Ða wylle and ða horna hý dóð heom tó nytnysse lanam et cornua in usum suum convertunt, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 31
Linked entry: wull
wrǽstlung
Wrestling
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Wrestling Wrǽstlunge palaestram, Hpt. Gl. 515, 56
wraþu
A prop ⬩ stay ⬩ support ⬩ support ⬩ assistance
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A prop, stay, support Wraþe fulcimentum, i. adminiculum, Wülck. Gl. 245, 27. literal Se biscop hine onhylde tó ánre ðæra studa ðe útan tó ðære cyrican geseted wæs ðære cyricean tó wraþe (pro munimine), Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 40. Ðam wáge tó wræþe in munimentum
wyrt
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a wort (e.g. St. John's wort), plant, herb Gærs vel wyrt herba, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 35: 78, 71. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man betonicam nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 70, 1: 90, 2, and often. Seó wyrt (herba ) weóx, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 26. Gemolsnad wyrt, Ps. Th. 89, 6. Wyrta wynsume
Linked entry: blód-wyrt