wáh
Fine
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Fine Genim wáh mela hæsles oþþe alres, ásift ðonne ful clǽne tela micle hand fulle, Lchdm. ii. 270, 22
web
A web, woven stuff
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Goldfág scinon web æfter wágum shot with gold shone the work of the loom along the walls, Beo. Th. 1994; B. 995. Webbum peplis, Hpt. Gl. 507, 12. Webbu swá hwilc swá wyfð, and blisse gesihð, gód ǽrende getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 210, 28
Linked entry: wæbb
-wéd
wég
a
wél
a pool
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a pool
weó
the upper part of the throat
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the upper part of the throat Tunge lingua, weó faus, múðes hróf palatum Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 57
Linked entry: weohlan
weó
Woe ⬩ misery
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Woe, misery Daroþas wǽron weó(weá ?) ðære wihte Exon. Th. 438, 9; Rä. 57, 5
wíf-cild
A female child
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A female child For wǽpnedbearne sceolde cennende wíf hí áhabban fram Godes húse ingange ðreó and ðrittig daga, and for wífcilde ( femina ) syx and syxtig daga, Bd. 1. 27 ; S. 493, 16
wíc-freoþu
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Peace among dwellings Geríseþ gárníþ werum wíg tówiþre wícfreoþa healdan the strife of the spear beseems men to meet war and keep peace among their dwellings, Exon. Th. 341, 21; Gn. Ex. 129
Linked entry: friþu
wed
a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact
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Ða stǽnenan bredu, on ðám wæs ðæt wedd ðe Drihten wið eów gecwaeð tabulis pacti, quod pepigit vobiscum Domimts, Deut. 9, 9. Ðis ys ðæt wedd (pactum), ðæt gé healdan sceolon betwux mé and eów, Gen. 17, 10.
wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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Ne biþ his lof ná ðý læsse, ac is wén ðæt hit sié ðý máre his praise will not be the less, but may be the greater Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 11.
Linked entry: wéna
byle-wit
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merciful; æquanimus, mansuetus Gehýran ða bylewitan audeant mansueti, Ps. Spl. 33, 2
byly-wit
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merciful, kind; æquanimus, mitis Bylywit fæder merciful father, Cd. 191; Th. 238, 32; Dan. 363
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Euer-wíc
York
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York, Chr. 189; Th. 14, 23, col. I
fyrd-wíc
An army-station ⬩ a camp ⬩ castra
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An army-station, a camp; castra Ðis ys Godes fyrdwíc castra Dei sunt hæc, Gen. 32, 2: Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 77; Wrt. Voc. 18, 29. Fyrdunga oððe fyrdwícu castra, Ps. Lamb. 26, 3. Hí feóllon on middele fyrdwíca heora cĕcĭdērunt in mĕdio castrōrum eōrum
fyrd-wíse
A military manner
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A military manner Se mon se ne wǽre mid his wǽpnum æfter fyrdwíson gegered qui non legitimis indutus insignibusque armis, Nar. 9, 28
Linked entry: fird-wíse