steóp-dohtor
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A step-daughter Steópdohter filiaster, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 34. Stépdohter, 51, 69. [Ic and Algif mín stépdouter, Chart. Th. 583, 23.]
synder-ǽ
A separate, private law, law for an individual
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A separate, private law, law for an individual Syndurae privilegium, Rtl. 190, 19, col. 2
Linked entry: syndur-ae
sundor-mǽd
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A separate, private meadow:?-Seó méd ðe ðártó gebyreþ wið Hummingtún seó his sunderméd, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 354, 30
tigel-leáh
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A brick-field On tigelleáge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 267, 21
tungol-æ
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Astronomy Tungelǽ astronomiam, legem astrorum, Hpt. Gl. 528, 60: Anglia xiii. 38, 307
traht-bóc
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A book of exposition, a treatise, commentary Gregorius gedihte manega hálige trahtbéc, Homl. Th. ii. 132, 15 : i. 436, 10. Twá and hundseofontig bóca ðære ealdan ǽ and ðære níwan hé áwende . . . búton óðrum menigfealdum trahtbócum ðe hé deópðancollíce
wæter-furh
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A trench On ða wæterfurh innan smalan bróc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 105, 17
weorold-bisegu
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Worldly, secular business Ða þrig dagas ðe man fæste, forlǽte man ǽlce worldbysga, L. P. M. 3 ; Th. ii. 286, 30. Riht is ðæt munecas hý symle ásyndrian fram woruldbysegan, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 5
weder-candel
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The candle of the open air, the sun Wedercandel swearc, Andr. Kmbl. 744; An. 372. Wedercondel wearm weorodum lýhteþ, Exon. Th. 210, 17; Ph. 187. Cf. heofon-, swegl-candel
wíc-freoþu
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Peace among dwellings Geríseþ gárníþ werum wíg tówiþre wícfreoþa healdan the strife of the spear beseems men to meet war and keep peace among their dwellings, Exon. Th. 341, 21; Gn. Ex. 129
Linked entry: friþu
wítegung-bóc
A book containing prophecies ⬩ a prophetical book
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A book containing prophecies, a prophetical book Hit is áwriten be mé on wítegungbócum, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 115. Ic geliornod hæbbe on eówer wítegungbócum, ðæt gé wǽron fram frymðe gecorene fram Criste selfum, H. R. 7, 11, 30
wín-burh
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a town where wine is drunk, where there is feasting, where a prince feasts his followers, a chief town. Cf. medu-burh, wín-ærn, Wínburge cyning ( the king of Babylon; cf. Belshazzar's feast), Cd. Th. 255, 11; Dan. 622. Wuna in ðære wínbyrig salu sinc
wíþig-mǽd
A meadow where willows grow
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A meadow where willows grow Ǽrest æt wíðig*-*mǽde . . . ðæt eft on wíðigmǽde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 464, 18-30
winter-rǽdingbóc
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A lectionary for the winter i. winterrǽding*-*bóc, Chart. Th. 430, 16
ymen-bóc
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A book of hymns Ymenbéc missenlíce metre librum hymnorum diverso metro, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 36
ábécédé
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An ABC, alphabet Seó forme ábécédé on ðám geríme ys bútan pricon, and seó óðer ys gepricod on ðá swýðran healfe, and seó þrydde on ðá wynstran healfe. . . . Héræter wé wyllaþ tódǽlan ðá abecedaria on twá tódǽlednyssa, Angl. viii. 332, 42. Wé willaþ ðá
wyn-burh
A town where life is pleasant, ⬩ a delightful town
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A town where life is pleasant, a delightful town Þú eádig leofast, and ðé wel weorðeþ on wynburgum, Ps. Th. 127, 2
æfter-ǽ
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Second-law, Deuteronomy Seó bóc ðe is genemned . . . on Grécisc Deuteronomium . . . and on Englisc seó æfterǽ, Deut. proem
ǽ-firmþa
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Offscourings, sweepings, dregs, refuse Æfyrm[þa] purgamenta (spurca latrinarum ), An. Ox. 3918. Add:the quotation in Dict. under æ-fyrrnþa. Cf. á-feormian
bletsung-bóc
A benedictional
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A benedictional, a book containing the forms of episcopal benedictions Mæssebóc and bletsungbóc and pistelbóc, Cht. Crw. 23, 27. ii. ymneras and i. deórwyrðe bletsingbóc and .iii. óðre, Cht. Th. 430, 14