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wíg-hryre

(n.)
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wíg-hryre, es; m.
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Fall in fight Se ðe æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra he that in strife had lived to see the fall in fight of fierce foes Beo. Th. 3242; B. 1619

wíg-líc

(adj.)
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wíg-líc, adj.
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Warlike, martial Ðæt wæts wíglíc werod, Cd. Th. 192, 17; Exod. 233. Wíglíc bellica Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 42. Wíglíce tól instrumenta bellica Hpt. Gl. 424, 28. Wíglíce bellicosas 425, 7. Wépna wíglíce arma bellica, Hymn. Hure. 135, 23

wíg-plega

(n.)
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wíg-plega, an; m.
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The game of war, battle Hé ne wandode ná æt ðam wígplegan, Byrht. Th. 139, 43; By. 268 : 141, 2 ; By. 316. Hé sumum dǽleþ gúþe blǽd, gewealdenne wígplegan, Exon. Th. 331, 16 ; Vy. 69

wíg-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-síþ, es; m.
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A warlike expedition Nǽfre mon lytle werede ðon wurðlícor wígsið áteáh, Cd. Th. 126, 13 ; Gen. 2094

wíg-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-spéd, e ; f.
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Success in war, victory Hé mé tír forgeaf, wígspéd wiðwráðum, Elen. Kmbl. 329; El. 165. Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda gewiofu, Beo. Th. 1398 ; B. 697

wíg-spere

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-spere, es; n.
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A war-spear Wigspere falarica vel fala Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 48

wíg-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-strang, adj.
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Powerful in war Wígstrang bellipotens Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 45

wig-telgode

(adj.)
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for twig-telgode, Ps. Spl. C. 108, 28

wíg-príst

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-príst, adj.
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Bold in battle, daring Ðú mé saga hú ðú wurde þus wígþríst, ðæt ðú mec þus fæste fetrum gebunde. Exon. Th. 268, 14; Jul. 432

wíg-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-wǽpen, es; n.
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A weapon of war Ǽlce wígwǽpna and ǽghwylce woruldsaca lǽte man stille, Wulfst. 170, 8

wíg-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-weorþung, e ; f.
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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

wíh-gyld

Similar entry: wíg-gild

wil-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wil-dǽd, e; f.
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An acceptable deed, favour, benefit Móna se ændlefta, wyldǽda (wel-? v. wel-dǽd) biddan nytlíc is. Lchdm. iii. 188, 24

wín-twig

(n.)
Grammar
wín-twig, es; n.
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A vine-twig, shoot of a vine Wíntwiges palmite, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 41. Wíntwiga plantung propaginatio, i. 39, 5

wín-bóh

(n.)
Grammar
wín-bóh, gen. -bóges; m.
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A branch of a vine Wínbóga palmitum Hpt. Gl. 468, 17 : 496, 74: Homl. Th. ii. 74, 6. Of ðám wínbógum mid berium mid eallum palmitem cum uva sua Num. 13, 24

wín-byrele

(n.)
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wín-byrele, es; m.
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A vintner Wínbyrele caupo Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 13

Linked entry: byrele

win-dæg

Linked entry: gewin-dæg

wín-eard

Similar entry: wín-geard

wín-getred

(n.)
Grammar
wín-getred, es; n.
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A place inhere the juice is trodden out of the grapes Wíngetred forus, ubi uva calcatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 66

Linked entry: ge-tred

and-wís

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Add: v. un-andwís: and-wísnes. Add: Andwísnis experimentum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 50: 29, 57