beág-wíse
Ring-fashion ⬩ circular-form
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Ring-fashion, circular-form Oflǽthláfas on beágwísan ábacene oblationum coronas, Gr. D. 343, 15
hring-wíse
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In the phrase on hringwísan ring-wise, in rings Hwítes hiowes and eác missenlíces wæs hió on hringwísan fág candido versicolore in modum ranarum, Nar. 16, 1
Linked entry: hring-fáh
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
scip-wíse
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The fashion or form of a ship On scipwísan geworht made in the fashion of a ship. Nar. 11, 20. Ðá nam heó ánne riscenne windel on scipwísan gesceapenne sumpsit fiscellam scirpeam, Ex. 2, 3
streáwberige-wíse
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A strawberry-plant or runner Streáberiewísan framen, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 70
Linked entry: wíse
tungolcræft-wíse
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Astronomy Tungelcræftwísan astronomia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 4
leóþ-wíse
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Þás þing magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged, Angl. viii. 304, 3. Add
cniht-wíse
Youthwise ⬩ boy's-manner ⬩ pueri mos
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Youthwise, boy's-manner; pueri mos Sprecan æfter cnihtwísan to speak after the manner of a boy Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 13
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wís
wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ cunning ⬩ wise ⬩ learned ⬩ skilled ⬩ expert ⬩ known
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wise, discreet, judicious Wís sapiens Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 10 fronimus 47, 34. Grammar wís, of persons Ne scyle nán wís monn (vir sapiens) forhtigan, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 8, 13, 15. Ne mæg weorþan wís wer ǽr hé áge wintra dǽl in woruldríce, Exon.
wist
subsistence ⬩ sustenance ⬩ food ⬩ provisions ⬩ dainty food ⬩ a feast ⬩ eating ⬩ feasting
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Wista delicias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 69. Wiste epulas, Kent. Gl. 787. Hié hæfdon wiste and plegan, Blickl. Homl. 99, 21. eating, feasting Nelle ðú grǽdig beón on ealre wiste (epulatione), Scint. 169, 17.
wísa
A leader ⬩ director ⬩ captain
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Þeóda wísan, 196, 9; Az. 171. Weorces wísan, Cd. Th. 101, 28; Gen. 1689
wíte
punishment ⬩ pain that is inflicted as punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ a means ⬩ implement ⬩ a fine. ⬩ torment ⬩ plague ⬩ disease ⬩ evil ⬩ pain
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Grammar wíte, es (a weak gen. pl. wítena occurs) ; n. punishment, pain that is inflicted as punishment, torment Wíte poena vel supplicium, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 35. Tintregung vel wíte tormenlum, Wülck. Gl. 178, 20. Heó (Eve ) hæfde hire sylfre geworht ðæt
wine
A friend. ⬩ applied to an equal ⬩ applied to one who can help or protect ⬩ a friendly lord ⬩ a (powerful) friend ⬩ used of a husband or lover ⬩ applied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn
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A friend.. applied to an equal Wine mín, Húnferð, Beo. Th. 1065; B. 530. Hé ongan winas manian, frýnd and geféran, Byrht. Th. 138, 31 ; By. 228. applied to one who can help or protect, a friendly lord, a (powerful) friend Wine fród . . . Geared lǽfde
wisse
Certainly
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Certainly Sculan wé wrecan wordum forð, wisse gesingan, ðæt . . ., Menol. Fox 140; Men. 70
wisa
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Án wisa (wihta? cf. ða wrǽtlícan wiht, 505; Sal. 253) is on woruldríce, ymb ða mé fyrwet bræc wintra, Salm. Kmbl. 491 ; Sal. 246
wisc
a marsh
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Concede terram in loco qui dicitur Fearnleág (Farleigh, in Kent, by the Medway) an myclan wisce vi. æceres mǽde (and in the big marsh vi. acres of meadow (?)), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 128, 33. Similar entries Cf. Wiscleágeat, v. 179, 34
Wísle
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Seó Wísle is swýðe mycel eá, and hió tólíð Witland and Weonodland ; and seó Wísle líð út of Weonodlande, and líð in Estmere . . .
Linked entry: Wísle-múþa
wiss
Certain
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Certain Ðeáh ðe hé wis (gewiss, M. 412, 5) geworden wǽre ðurh ða ætýwnesse ðære gesihðe tametsi certus est factus de visione, Bd. 5, 19; S. 623, 15. ¶ in the phrase tó wissum Tó wissum profecto, omnino, Hpt. Gl. 431, 15.
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wiht
weight
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weight Wiht pondus Kent. Gl. 344. Wihte pondere Wülck. Gl. 237, 27. Genim ǽgþres gelíce micel be wihte (gewihte, v. l. ), Lchdm. i. 146, 20. Má hundred punda seolfres; ðet hé nam be wihte, and mid mycelan unrihte, Chr. 1086; Th. i. 355, 31. Genim of