wíf-gemǽdla
A woman's fury
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A woman's fury Wiþ wífgemǽdlan; geberge on neaht radices moran, ðý dæge ne mæg ðe se gemǽdla sceþþan, Lchdm. ii. 342, 10
wíf-gemána
Mulieris consortium
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Mulieris consortium Wífgemánan to áwec*-*canne . . . ðæt áwecceþ wífgemánan lust, Lchdm. i. 336, 15 — 17
wíf-hearpe
A woman's harp
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A woman's harp On glígbeáme (owif*-*hearpan = on wifhearpan? MS. C. ) in tympano, Ps. Spl. 150, 4
Linked entry: hearpe
wíf-leást
Lack of women
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Lack of women Menn hæfdon on frymðe heora mágan tó wífe, and swá wel mósten for ðære wífleáste, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 216
wíf-líc
womanly ⬩ of a woman ⬩ female ⬩ feminine ⬩ wifely ⬩ matronly
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womanly, of a woman, female, feminine Wíflíc muliebris, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 17, 17. Wíflíces femineis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 20. Wíflícum lícome of woeres ðú saldest líchome fruma femineo corpore de viri dares carne principium, Rtl. 109, 15. Bútan wíflícre
wíf-lufu
Love for a woman
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Love for a woman Se hálga wer ðære wíflufan ( the love of Herod for Herodias ) wordum stýrde, unryhtre ǽ, Exon. Th. 260, 12; Jul. 296. Ingelde weallaþ wælníðas, and him wíflufan cólran weorðaþ, Beo. Th. 4137; B. 2065. Cf. wíf-myne
wíf-scrúd
Clothing for a woman ⬩ woman's dress ⬩ female attire
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Clothing for a woman, woman's dress, female attire Ic geann mínre yldran dehter . . . ánes wífscrúdes ealles. And mínre gyngran dehter ic geann ealles ðæs wífscrúdes ðe tó láfe bið, Chart. Th. 530, 14-25
wíf-healf
The female side ⬩ female line
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The female side, female line On ða gerád ðæt hí gecuron heora kynecinn ða on iía wífhealfa, Chr. Erl. 3, 16. (Cf. wíf-cynn, I. ) v. preceding word
wíg-cræft
war-craft ⬩ military skill ⬩ a warlike art ⬩ a warlike engine ⬩ warlike force ⬩ military power
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war-craft, military skill Pirrus wæs gemǽrsad ofer eall óþere cyningas, ǽgðer ge mid his miclan fultume, ge mid his rǽdþeahtunge, ge mid his wígcræfte Pyrrhus in se, ob magni-tudinem virium consiliorumque, summam belli nomenque traduxit Ors. 4, l; Swt
wíg-blác
Splendid with warlike equipment
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Splendid with warlike equipment Werud wæs wígblác (cf. beran beorht searo, 191, 23; Exod. 219. Wígbord scinon, 207, 14; Exod. 466), Cd. Th. 190, 24; Exod. 204
wíg-bǽre
Warlike ⬩ martial ⬩ eager for fighting
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Warlike, martial, eager for fighting Wígbǽre bellicosus, pugnandi cupidus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 36
wíg-bealu
War-bale ⬩ harm caused by war ⬩ the calamity of war
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War-bale, harm caused by war, the calamity of war Wígbealu weccean to kindle the wasting flame of war, Beo. Th. 4098; B. 2046
wíg-líc
Warlike ⬩ martial
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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-heard
Stout in fight ⬩ hardy
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Stout in fight, hardy Wígan wígheardne. Byrht. Th. 133, 64; By. 75
wig-hete
Hate that leads to war
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Hate that leads to war Sunu deáþ fornam, wíghete Wedera death took off her son, the Weders' hate that found its vent in war Bec. Th. 4246; B. 2121
wíg-hryre
Fall in fight
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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-gryre
Terror caused by war
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Terror caused by war Wíggryre wífes the terror inspired when a woman makes war Beo. Th. 2572 ; B. 1284
wíg-freca
A warrior
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A warrior Wyrsan wígfrecan, Beo. Th. 2428; B. 1212 : 4985 ; B. 2496