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scild-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
scild-wíga, an; m.
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A warrior who bears a shield: — Scearp scyldwíga. Beo. Th. 581; B. 288

tǽl-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽl-wirðe, -wierðe, -wyrðe; adj.

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

twéntig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
twéntig-wintre, adj.
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Twenty years old Óð hé sý twéntigwintre oð;ðe gyt yldra, Wulfst. 3, 1

þeód-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-wíga, an; m.
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A mighty warrior Se þeódwíga ( the panther ) ... ellenróf, Exon. Th. 357, 33; Pa. 38

þreóhund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
þreóhund-wintre, adj.

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

wido-báne

Similar entry: wiþo-bán

wicce-cræeft

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-cræeft, es; m.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
wicu-bót, e; f.
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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

wíþig-will

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-will, es; m.

A spring by which willows grow

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A spring by which willows grow On ðone fúlan wylle . . . on wýðigwylle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 213, 16-21

ǽ-wird

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-wird, -werd ; adj.
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Corrupt Sé bið ǽwerd on his lífe. Lch. iii. 162, II

Linked entry: ǽ-werd

ánhund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
ánhund-wintre, adj.
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A hundred years old Hé áxode hyne hú eald hé wǽre. Þá andswarode hé: ' Ánhundwintre and þrítigwintre,' Gen. 47, 9

byrn-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
byrn-wíga, part. l.
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byrn-wiga

cærs-will

(n.)
Grammar
cærs-will, es; m.
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A spring where cress grows In cærswylle ; æfter cærswylles síce, C. D. iii. 384, 19. v. preceding word

camp-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
camp-wísa, an; m.
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A superintendent of public games; agonotheta, Hpt. Gl. 405, 4

deád-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-wille, adj.
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Unproductive, barren Ðá beorgas tódǽlað ꝥ wæsmbǽre land and þæt deádwylle sand mons dividit inter vivam terram et arenas, Ors. 1, 1; S. 26, 19. Cf. cwic-wille

earfoþ-wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-wilde, adj.
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Hard to subdue His foregengan þe wǽron . . . on ǽnegum gewinne earfoþwylde nǽfre þisne andweald on swá micelre sibbe smyltnesse gehealdan ne mihton, Lch. iii. 436, 12

Linked entry: -wilde

eást-Wille

(n.)
Grammar
eást-Wille, (-as?); pl.
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The people of some district in England Eást-Wlla landes is syx hund hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 29

ed-wilm

(n.)
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a fiery whirlpool Þonne se fǽcna ( the devil) in þám fæstenne (hell ) gebróht hafað æt þám edwylme (cf. Milton's ' floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire') þá þe him on cleofiaþ, Wal. 73. Cf. preceding word

Linked entry: éd-wylm

ege-wilm

(n.)
Grammar
ege-wilm, es; m.
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A terrible surge Ofer egewylmum, Ps. Th. 106, 24

egþ-wirf

(n.)
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Hundehtetig æcera gesáwen and án egþwirf and vi. bidenfate, C. D. B. iii. 367, 38

Linked entry: weorf

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