wíc-tún
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A court Hine weorðiaþ on wíctúnum mid lofsangum intrate atria ejus in hymnis, Ps. Th. 99, 3. Ingangaþ on his wíctúnas (atria ), 95, 8
wic-weorc
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Weekly work, work done for the lord by the tenant so many days a week On sumen lande is ðæt hé ( the gebúr) sceal wyrcan tó wicweorc .ii. dagas swilc weorc swilc him man tǽcð ofer geáres fyrst ǽlcre wucan, and on barfest .iii. dagas tó wicweorce, and
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wíd-brád
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Wide-spread, far-spreading, ample Hé þeóda gehwam hefonríce forgeaf, wídbrádne welan (cf. hwó man himihíki gehalón skoldi, wídbrédan welon, Hél. 1841), Cd. Th. 40, 22; Gen. 643
wíd-cúþ
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Widely known, well known, of persons, noted Wídcúþes wíg, Beo. Th. 2088 ; B. 1042. Húnferð, wídcúðne man, 2983; B. 1489. Sume beóþ swíðe æþele and wfdcúþe on heora gebyrdum hunc nobilitas notum facit. Bt. 11. 1; Fox 30, 32. Twégen becómon tó ús, wídcúðe
wíd-farende
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vagos induc in domum tuam, Past. 43; Swt. 315, 14
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weá-tácn
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A sign of misery, a woeful signal Nis þǽr on ðam londe, ne wóp ne wracu, weátácen nán, yldu ne yrmðu, Exon. Th. 201, 5; Ph. 51. Wæs ðæt weátácen geond ða burh bodad, ðæt hié ðæs cnihtes cwealm gesóhton. Andr. Kmbl. 2239; An. 1121
web-beám
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a weaver's beam Lorh vel webbeám liciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 19: 281, 73. the treadle of a loom Webbeámas insubula, 59, 43: insubuli, ii. 49, 56. [A webbemne laciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 218, 3 (15th cent.). O. H. Ger. weppi-boum liciatorium.] Cf. web-sceaft
web-líc
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Of weaving Weblíc gewurc textrinum opus, Hpt. Gl. 431, 4. Ðæt weblíce textrinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 17
web-sceaft
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A weaver's beam Websceaft liciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 10. Cf. web-beám
web-tawa
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thread for weaving Webtawa linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 11. Cf. next word
web-teáh
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Thread for weaving Waebtaeg linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 4
Went-sǽte
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The inhabitants of Gwent Be Wentsǽtum and Dúnsǽtum. Hwílon Wentsǽte hýrdon intó Dúnsǽtan, ac hit gebyreþ rihtor intó West-Sexan, þyder hý scylan gafol and gíslas syllan, L. O. D. 9 ; Th. i. 356, 17-20
wel-gecwémedlíc
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glosses beneplacitus, Ps. Spl. 149. 4
wel-gedón
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well done Gif hwæt welgedónes bið si qua bene gesta sunt, Past. 17; Swt. 111, 3. Suíðe suíðe wé gesyngiaþ, gif wé óðerra monna welgedóna dǽda ne lufigaþ valde peccamus, si aliena bene gesta diligimus, 34; Swt. 231, 1. The word also glosses beneficium
wel-gehwǽr
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Everywhere Hí welgehwǽr hergedon and bærn*-*don, Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 2
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wel-gelǽred
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Well-instructed Larwas ł welgilǽrde Godes docibiles Dei, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 45
wel-hǽwen
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Beautifully blue Ðæt bleóh ðæs welhǽwnan iacintes bið betera ðonne ðæs blácan carbuncules coerulei coloris hyacinthus praefertur pallenti carbunculo, Past. 52; Swt. 411, 28
wel-hwǽr
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Everywhere, generally, commonly Welhwǽr passim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 22: vulgo, 79, 36. Unriht gewuna welhwǽr is árisen, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 33. Swǽ gelǽrede biscepas, swǽ swǽ welhwǽr (well-, Cott. MSS.) siendon, Past. pref.; Swt. 9, 4. Wæs wíde and wel*
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wel-lícung
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Well-pleasing Wellícunga beneplaciti, Ps. Spl. T. 68, 16
wel-rúmlíce
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Kindly, benignantly; benigne, Rtl. 41, 11: 46, 14: 109, 4