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weall-weg

(n.)
Grammar
weall-weg, (?), es; m.

A walled road(?)

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A walled road(?) On ðane ealdan walweg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 17: 138, 4

Linked entry: hege-weg

web

(n.)
Grammar
web, webb, es; n.

A web, woven stuff

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A web, woven stuff Web telum, webb, uueb textrina, Txts. 101, 2004, 2005. Web textrina, telum, Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 72: textrina, 66, 9: tela vel peplum, 82, 5: peblum, 59, 30. Lang web tela, 59, 20. Webb byþ gefylled mid þrǽdum tela consummatur filis,

Linked entry: wæbb

wille-streám

(n.)
Grammar
wille-streám, es; m.

A bubbling, running stream

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A bubbling, running stream Ðǽr se eádga (the Phenix) mót neótan wyllestreáma wuduholtum in, Exon. Th. 223, 19; Ph. 362. Se æþela fugel æt ðam ǽspringe wunaþ wyllestreámas, 204, 30; Ph. 105

wil-wang

(n.)
Grammar
wil-wang, es; m.

A pleasant plainpleasant land

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A pleasant plain, pleasant land Ðone wudu weardaþ fugel (the Phenix)..., eard bihealdaþ..., nǽfre him deáþ sceþeþ on ðam willwonge, Exon. Th. 203, 24; Ph. 89

wil-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wil-weg, es; m.

A pleasant waya desirable way

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A pleasant way, a desirable way Syndan wé nú eft ámearcode tó ðam gefeán neorxnawanges; ne gelette ús ðæs síðes se fǽcna feónd, ne ús ne forwyrne ðæs wilweges, ne ús ða gata ne betýne, ðe us opene standaþ, Wulfst. 252, 17.

wín-belg

(n.)
Grammar
wín-belg, es; m.

A wine-skinwine-bottle

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A wine-skin, wine-bottle Ne menn geótaþ wín niówe in wínbelgas (utres) alde, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 9, 17

wín-byrele

(n.)
Grammar
wín-byrele, es; m.

A vintner

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A vintner Wínbyrele caupo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 13

Linked entry: byrele

windel-treów

(n.)
Grammar
windel-treów, es; n.

A wild olive

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A wild olive Windeltreów oleaster, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 74 : ii. 64, 6

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

wíngeard-hring

(n.)
Grammar
wíngeard-hring, es; m.

A cluster of grapes

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A cluster of grapes Wíngeardhringas (cf. Wíngearda hringa[s] corimbi, i. 38, 60) vel bergan vel croppas corimbi, i. viti racemi vel botriones vel circuli, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 74

wíngeard-seax

(n.)
Grammar
wíngeard-seax, es; n.

A pruning-knife

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A pruning-knife Wíngeardseax falx, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 76

wín-getred

(n.)
Grammar
wín-getred, es; n.

A place inhere the juice is trodden out of the grapes

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A place inhere the juice is trodden out of the grapes Wíngetred forus, ubi uva calcatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 66

Linked entry: ge-tred

wín-horn

(n.)
Grammar
wín-horn, es; m.

A wine-horndrinking-cup

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A wine-horn, drinking-cup Gyf ðú wínhorn habban wille, ðonne dó ðú mid ðínum swíðran scytefingre on ðíne wynstran hand swilce ðú tæppan teón wille, and rǽr up ðínne scytefinger be ðínum heófede, Techm. ii. 120, 11

wín-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
wín-sæl, es; n.

A wine-halla hall where there is feasting

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A wine-hall, a hall where there is feasting Wóriaþ ða wínsalo, Exon. Th. 291, 6; Wand. 78

Linked entry: sæl

wín-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wín-sele, es; m.

A wine-halla hall where there is feasting

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A wine-hall, a hall where there is feasting Nis hér (in Hell) wloncra wínsele, ne worulde dreám, Cd. Th. 270, 21; Sat. 94. Se wínsele (Hrothgar's hall), Beo. Th. 1547; B. 771. In ðæm wínsele, 1394; B. 695. Beóre druncne... hí in wínsele sáwle forlétan

Linked entry: wín-sæl

winter-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
winter-dæg, es; m.

A winter-day

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A winter-day Ðú ðám winterdagum selest scorte tída, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 4: Met. 4, 20

wil-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wil-sele, es; m.

A pleasant hall

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A pleasant hall Weorðeþ his hús (the nest of the Phenix) onhǽted, willsele stýmeþ, Exo n. Th. 212, 21; Ph. 213

winter-gewǽde

(n.)
Grammar
winter-gewǽde, es; n.

A wintry weed, wintry garment

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A wintry weed, wintry garment Forst and snáw eorþan þeccaþ wintergewǽdum frost and snow cover earth with winter's weeds, Exon. Th. 215, 8; Ph. 250

winter-sufel

(n.)
Grammar
winter-sufel, es; n.

Provisions, other than bread, for the winter

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Provisions, other than bread, for the winter Ðeówan wífmen .i. sceáp oððe .iii. p̃. tó wintersufle (the Old Latin version has ad hiemale companagium), L. R. S. 9; Th. i. 436, 31

wín-twig

(n.)
Grammar
wín-twig, es; n.

A vine-twigshoot of a vine

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A vine-twig, shoot of a vine Wíntwiges palmite, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 41. Wíntwiga plantung propaginatio, i. 39, 5