sceáp-wíc
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A sheep-fold Tó sceápwícan. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. Iii. 405, 5
sár-wís
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dull Ða sárwísan (Cott. MS. sámwísan), Past. 30, 1; Swt. 203, 7. (?)
sǽ-wár
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sea-weed Sǽwaar alga, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 35. Cf. waar alga, ii. 99, 29. See E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names. s. v. waur
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sealt-wíc
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A place where sail is sold; hence Saltwych In unico emptorio salis quern nos Saltuuic uocamus, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 81, 9. Æt Saltwíc, v. 143, 21
síþ-wíf
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A noble lady On sumes síþwífes (gódes wifes, 2nd MS.) húse in domum inclytae matronae, Nar. 49, 9
stæf-wís
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Skilled in letters, literate Gelǽred, stefwís, Lchdm. iii. 186, 24
þegen-wer
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The wer-gild of a thane Hé sý þegenweres and þegenrihtes wyrðe, L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 21: vi. 5; Th. i. 316, 14. Gif weofodþén be bóca tǽcinge his ágen líf rihtlíce fadige, ðonne sí hé fulles þegnweres and weorðscipes wurðe, ix. 28; Th. i. 346, 18
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þrǽc-wíg
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Hard fighting Þurstige þræcwíges, Cd. Th. 189, 9; Exod. 182
wer-bǽre
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A weir where fish are caught Se mylenstede and ðæt land ðæt ðe ðǽrtó hýrð . . . and ða werbǽra and seó mǽd be norðan eá, and ða hammas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 383, 17. Tó Cranemere, and ðǽre gebyraþ tó six wæebǽre, iii. 344, 2
wer-bold
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Weir-building Se gebúr sceal his riht dón . . . tó werbolde .xl. mǽra oððe án fóðer gyrda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 37
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wer-borh
wer-fǽhþ
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Slaying, in pursuing the feud, under circumstances that call for the payment of wer [cf. L. Alf. pol. 42 : Be fǽhðum . . . Gif hé (a man's foe) wille on hond gán and his wǽpenu sellan, and hwá ofer ðæt on him feohte, gielde swá wer swá wunde, swá hé gewyrce
wer-hád
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The male sex Werhád oððe wífhad sexus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 78, 16: Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 7: 70, 19. Werhádes man mas vel masculus, 70, 17. Ǽlc werhádes man omne masculinum . . . se werhádes man masculus, Gen. 17, 12, 24. Ealle werhádes men omnes viri, 7, 27
wíd-mǽre
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Far-famed, famous, celebrated; in a bad sense, notorious. of persons Sume teohhiaþ ðæt ðæt betst sý, ðæt mon seó foremǽre and wídmǽre quibus optimum quiddam claritas videtur, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 10. Wídmǽre wer . . . hé moncynnes mǽste hæfde mægen and
wíd-sǽ
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Open sea, ocean Ðeós wídsǽ pelagus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 28, 21 : 13 ; Zup. 84, 1: Wrt. Voc. i. 70, 14. Him wæs á widsǽon ðæt bæcbord, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 27: 19, 26. Fǽmendre wfdsǽ spumantis pelagi, Hpt. Gl. 409, 69. Wídsǽs cataclismi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23
wíd-scofen
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(ptcpl.) Pushed far, extreme Weá wídscofen, Beo. Th. 1876; B. 936
wíf-feax
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A woman's hair Wíffex cesaries, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 43: ii. 16, 46
wíf-gál
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Incontinent, licentious Swá lǽren hí ða wífgálan gesinscipe, swá hí ða forhæbbendan ne gebrengen on unryhthǽmde sic incontinentibus laudetur conjugium, ut tamen jam continentes non revocentur ad luxum. Past. 60; Swt. 453, 30
wíf-geornness
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Incontinence Uífgiornis adulteria, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 19
wíf-gifta
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Nuptials, marriage Waes se weliga ðæra (-e, MS. ) wífgifta georn on móde, ðæt him mon fǽmnan gegyrede brýd tó bolde, Exon. Th. 245, 2 ; Jul. 38