cyne-wiððe
A royal wreath, diadem ⬩ redimiculum
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A royal wreath, diadem; redimiculum Cyne-wiððan redimicula, Mone B. 6270 : Cot. 185
efen-wiht
even-weight ⬩ æquipondium
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even-weight; æquipondium. Som. Ben. Lye
for-wird
Loss ⬩ destruction ⬩ ruin ⬩ perdition ⬩ perdĭtio ⬩ intĕrĭtio
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Loss, destruction, ruin, perdition; perdĭtio, intĕrĭtio Hira forwirde dæg ys gehende juxta est dies perdĭtiōnis, Deut. 32, 35. He generode hí of forwirdum heora erĭpuit eos de intĕrĭtiōnĭbus eōrum, Ps. Spl. 106, 20
here-wísa
The director ⬩ guide of an army, ⬩ a leader ⬩ general
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The director, guide of an army, a leader, general, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 15; Exod. 323
hring-windel
sphæra
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sphæra, Lye
hundnigontig-wintre
Ninety years old
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Ninety years old, Gen. 17, 17
hund-wintre
A hundred years old
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A hundred years old Hé sylf wæs ðá hundwintre cum centum esset annorum, Gen. 21, 5. Wénst ðú lá ðæt sunu beó ácenned of hundwintrum men putasne centenario nascetur filius? 17, 17
mis-wider
Bad weather ⬩ storm
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Bad weather, storm Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymþ, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas, Wulfst. 271, 2
Linked entry: mis-gewider
nǽnig-wiht
Nothing ⬩ not ⬩ not at all
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Nothing, not, not at all Andreas nǽnigwuht ðú gefirnodest Andrew, thou host nothing sinned, And. 10, 20
ni-wiht
nothing
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nothing Tó niwihte ad nihilum, Ps. Surt. 59, 14
rand-wíga
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A warrior with a shield, a warrior Ríce rand-wíga ( Æschere ), Beo. Th. 2600; B. 1298. Rófne randwígan, 3590; B.1793. Randwígena ræst ( the camping of the Israelites on their march ), Cd. Th. 186, 5; Exod. 134. Randwígum frætwa dǽlan, 171, 14; Gen. 2828
róde-wirðe
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Deserving crucifixion Gangaþ út git godwrecan and gongaþ út git ródewyrðan, Shrn. 43, 8
full-wiht
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Ðá hwíle ðe fulwiht stondan móte, Txts. 175, 17: 13. Add
tǽl-wirðe
Blameworthy, reprehensible
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Blameworthy, reprehensible Gecnáwan hwæt tǽlwierðe biþ quae reprehendenda sunt cognoscere, Past. 28; Swt. 195, 8. Tǽlwyrðes (-wierðes, Cott. MSS.), 195, 24
þreóhund-wintre
Three hundred years old
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Three hundred years old Hé wæs on ðisum lífe þreóhundwintre and fíf-and-sixtigwintre, Gen. 5, 23
wicce-cræeft
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Witchcraft, sorcery, magic art Wiccecræft necromantia, Hpt. Gl. 501, 66. Ða heáfodleahtras sind . . . hǽðengyld, drýcræft, wiccecræft, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 7. Se cristena man ðe his hǽlðe sécan wyle æt unálýfedum tilungum, oððe æt wyrigedum galdrum, oþþe
wicu-bót
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A week's penance Mót tó bóte stíðlíc dǽdbót, and hit man mót sécan be ðæs mannes mihtum, sumon geárbóte . . . sumon wucubóte, sumon má wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 13