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sǽ-wilm

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-wilm, es; m.

A billow

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A billow Gé him syndon ofer sǽwylmas hider wilcuman, Beo. Th. 792; B. 393

un-wine

(n.)
Grammar
un-wine, es; m.

An unfriendenemy

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An unfriend, enemy Ðæt hé mihte his unwinan unþancas dón, Chr. 1075 ; Erl. 212, 16. Gif ic ongén ne cume, þat þú it néfre ne lét weldon mine unwinan æfter mé þe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron and nyttað it mé éuere tó unðanke, Chart. Th. 584, 10

úþ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-wita, -weota, an; m.

a philosopherscribegeo metrician

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A person distinguished for wisdom or learning in general or in a special branch, a philosopher, scribe, geo metrician, etc. Se gomola, eald úðwita (cf. fród fæder módsnottor 300, 4; Fä. 1), Exon. Th. 304, 6; Fä. 66. Uðweota a councillor, senator, Andr

wǽpen-wiga

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-wiga, an; m.

An armed warrior

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An armed warrior Ic wæs wǽpenwiga (wǽpen wigan? the subject of the riddle is a horn) nú mec þeceþ geong hagostealdmon golde and sylfore, Exon. Th. 395, 1; Rä. 15, 1

weard-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
weard-wíte, es; n.

A fine for neglecting to keep guard,

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A fine for neglecting to keep guard, Chart. Th. 411, 31

ǽnig-wiht

Similar entry: wiht

fyht-wíte

Similar entry: fiht-wíte

will-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
will-weorþung, e; f.

Worship paid to springs

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Worship paid to springs Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc ǽlcne hǽðendóm ádwæsce, and forbeóde wilweorðunga (cf. Hǽðenscipe biþ... ðæt man weorðige hǽiene godas, and sunnan oþþe mónan, fýr oþþe flód, wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 20. See also

wilm-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
wilm-hát, adj.

Burning hot

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Burning hot Him brego engla wylmhátne líg tó wræce sende, Cd. Th. 156, 5 ; Gen. 2584

will-flód

(n.)
Grammar
will-flód, es; n. m.

The waters of the deluge

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The waters of the deluge Willflód ongan lytli-gan, Cd. Th. 85, lo; Gen. 1412

wind-ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
wind-ǽdre, an; f.

A windpipe

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A windpipe Góma palatum, sweora collum, hracan fauces, windǽddran arteriae, þrotu guttur, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 35-39

wind-fana

(n.)
Grammar
wind-fana, an ; m.

A cloth for winnowing witha fan

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A cloth for winnowing with, a fan Windfona scabellum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 71: i. 289, 22. His fone ł windfone (fonnae ł windgefonnae, Lind.) in honda his and clǽnsaþ bereflór his cujus uentilabrum in manu ejus et purgauit aream suam, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3,

Linked entries: fana fann

wind-filled

(adj.)
Grammar
wind-filled, adj.

Wind-felledblown down by the wind

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Wind-felled, blown down by the wind Wuduwearde gebyreþ ǽlc windfylled treów, L. R. S. 19 ; Th. i. 440, 10

Linked entry: fillan

wind-gerest

(n.)
Grammar
wind-gerest, e; f.

A windy resting-place (?)a hall open to the winds (?)

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A windy resting-place (?), a hall open to the winds (?) Hé gesyhð sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne, windgereste (wind gereste, MS. : windge reste, Grein) he sees the hall deserted, the resting-place of men open to the winds (? For the hall

wind-hladen

(adj.)
Grammar
wind-hladen, adj.

Wind-ladenwindyLye

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Wind-laden, windy, Lye

wind-scofl

(n.)
Grammar
wind-scofl, e; f.

A fan

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A fan Winds(c)obl ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 66

Linked entry: windwig-scofl

wind-swingla

(n.)
Grammar
wind-swingla, an; m.

A fan

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A fan Windswingla vel pala ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 36

wine-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wine-scipe, es; m.

Friendship

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Friendship Winescipe collegio (the passage is: Inseparabili angelicae sodalitatis collegio perfrui, Ald. 15), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 10: 18, 5. Lǽst wǽre and winescype, word ða wit sprǽcon, Exon. Th. 172, 17; Gú. 1145

wine-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wine-treów, e ; f.

Faith between friends

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Faith between friends (between husband and wife; cf. wine 3.) Ðæt hé (the man) ða wǽre and ða winetreówe be him lifgendum lǽstan wolde, ðe git on ǽrdagum oft gesprǽcon, Exon. Th. 475, 20; Bo. 50

winn-stów

(n.)
Grammar
winn-stów, e; f.

A wrestling-place

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A wrestling-place Winstówe scammatis, Hpt. Gl. 405, 40. On winstówe in scammate, 489, 59. Winstówe palaestrarum, 478, 50

Linked entry: win-stów