windwig-sife
A winnowing-sieve
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A winnowing-sieve Windwigsyfe ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 44
wine-dryhten
A friendly, gracious lord.
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A friendly, gracious lord. v. wine (2) Ongan his magu frignan: " Hú gewearð ðé ðus, winedryhten (Guthlac) mín, fæder, freónda hleó?" Exon. Th. 162, 32; Gú. 984. Se ðe sceal his winedryhtnes leófes lárcwidum forþolian, 288, 27 ; Wand. 37. Ongon hé tó
wín-fæt
A wine-vat
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A wine-vat Wínfæt enophorum, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 5: apotheca, ii. 100, 54: 6, 6
wín-gedrinc
Wine-drinking ⬩ wine
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Wine-drinking, wine Hié wlenco onwód and wíngedrync, Cd. Th. 155, 28; Gen. 2579. Of ungemete ǽlces þinges, wiste and wǽda, wíngedrinces, Met. 25, 39. Wíngedrince nectare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 32. Hié tó ðam symle sittan eodon, wlance tó wíngedrince, Judth
wín-hús
A wine-house
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A wine-house Wínhús apotheca, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 18. Wínhúsum apothecis, Hpt. Gl. 468, 40. Ne mót mid rihte nán preóst drincan æt wínhúsum ealles tó gelóme, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 8
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wín-leáf
A vine-leaf
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A vine-leaf Wínleáf pampinus, Engl. Stud. xi. 66, 73
winn-dæg
A day of labour or of struggle
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A day of labour or of struggle Fela sceal gebídan leófes and láþes se ðe longe hér on ðyssum windagum worulde brúceþ, Beo. Th. 2128; B. 1062
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wín-sester
A wine-can
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A wine-can Wínsester cantarus, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 37
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wín-tæppere
A wine-seller ⬩ tavern-keeper
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A wine-seller, tavern-keeper Wíntæpperum cauponibus, Hpt. Gl. 468, 42
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winter-gegang
What happens as the years pass
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What happens as the years pass Winter-gegonge fato, (cf. wyrde oððe gegonges fati, 33, 65) Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 9
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winter-getæl
A number of years
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A number of years Ða ágán wæs winter-geteles (-tæl-,v. l.) seofon and twéntig, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 22
wil-síþ
A desired journey, ⬩ a wished for, welcome journey
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A desired journey, a wished for, welcome journey Eádga ús siges, wlitigan wilsíþes, Exon. Th. 2, 18; Cri. 21. Ðæs sǽs smyltnys eów blíþe on eówerne willsíþ hám forlǽteþ serenitas maris vos cupito itinere domum remittet, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 36. Gewát Matheus
wil-spell
Welcome news ⬩ glad tidings
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Welcome news, glad tidings Wæs him frófra mǽst æt ðam willspelle (the news of the finding of the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 1985; El. 994. Wilspella mǽst gesecgan, 1965; El. 984
winter-geweorp
A winter-cast ⬩ storm of snow or hail ⬩ tempest
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A winter-cast, storm of snow or hail, tempest Nis ðǽr ne wintergeweorp ne wedra gebregd non ibi tempestas, nec vis furit horrida venti, Exon. Th. 201, 16; Ph. 57. Snáw eorðan band wintergeweorpum, weder cóledon heardum hægelscúrum, Andr. Kmbl. 2513;
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winter-set
A place to stop in for the winter; ⬩ in pl. winter-quarters
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A place to stop in for the winter; in pl. winter-quarters Se here... ðǽr wintersetu (-sætu, v. l.) námon, Chr. 886; Th. i. 156, cols. 2, 3
winter-setl
A place to stop in for the winter ⬩ winter-quarters
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A place to stop in for the winter, winter-quarters Se consul wénde ðæt hé búton sorge mehte on ðæm wintersetle gewunian ðe hé ðá on wæs, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 5. Hié ðǽr sceoldon wintersetl habban, 4, 10; Swt. 200, 11. Hié wintersetl (-setle,v. l.) námon
winter-steall
A yearling foal
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A yearling foal (?) Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł., myran mid .xx. sciłł., and wintersteal ealswá, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 3
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winter-rím
A number of years
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A number of years Heora winterrím anni eorum, Ps. Th. 89, 5
winter-scúr
A winter shower
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A winter shower Ne mæg ðǽr wearm weder ne winterscúr wihte gewyrdan, Exon. Th. 198, 31; Ph. 18
wín-treów
A vine
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A vine Wíntreów vitis, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 52: 80, 27: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 14, 10: Ps. Surt. 127, 3. Wíntreó, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 15, 1, 5. Hwylc treów is ealra treówa betst? Wín-treów, Salm. Kmbl. p. 188, 10. Wæstma ðæs wíntreówes, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 34