wíg-strǽt
A high-road ⬩ public road
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A high-road, public road An ðara wístrǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 89, 4
wíg-wǽgn
A war-chariot
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A war-chariot: — -Se kyningc Pharon hæfde syx hund wígwægna (curruum), Ors. I. 7 ; Swt. 38, 24, 35
wíl-bec
a stream of misery (?)
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a stream of misery (?) Wuniendo wær wílbec biscær, Exon. Th. 353, 42; Reim. 26
Wil-sǽtan
The people of Wiltshire
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The people of Wiltshire Ðá métte hine Weoxtan aldorman mid Wilsǽtum,... and Wilsǽtan (-sǽte, v. l.) námonsige. Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 6-9. Sumorsǽte alle and Wilsǽtan (Willsǽte, v. l.), 878; Erl. 80, 10
wil-líc
From a fountain or well
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From a fountain or well; Willícan fontona (fontana flumina, Ald. 161), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 10. Wyllícan, 37, 30: 149, 79
wil-sum
desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ willing ⬩ voluntary ⬩ spontaneous ⬩ devout ⬩ devoted
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desirable, pleasant Ðam bið gæst Godes âgen bearn, wilsum in worlde, Exon. Th. 318, 11; Mod. 81. Eorðan wilsume terram desiderabilem, Ps. Surt. 105, 24. Ðæt willsume weorc onginnan desideratum opus inire, Bd. 5, 11; S. 625, 33. Wilsum desiderabilia,
Linked entry: will-sum
wil-tygþe
Having one's desire ⬩ satisfied ⬩ glad
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Having one's desire, satisfied, glad Wiltíðe voti compos, i. laetos ł hilares Hpt. Gl. 458, 62. Wiltiðe voti compotes, hilares 490, 47
Win-ceaster
Similar entry: Wintan-ceaster
wín-reáfetian
to take grapes
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to take grapes Plucciaþ ł wínhreáfetiaþ vindemiant, Ps. Lamb. 79, 13
Linked entry: hreáfetian
wín-repan
to gather grapes
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to gather grapes Wínreopad ðæt vendemiant eam, Ps. Surt. 79, 13
Linked entry: repan
camp-wíg
a battle
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a battle
stæf-wís
Skilled in letters ⬩ literate
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Skilled in letters, literate Gelǽred, stefwís, Lchdm. iii. 186, 24
wíse
a wise way ⬩ manner ⬩ mode ⬩ fashion ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ an arrangement ⬩ instruction ⬩ a disposition ⬩ direction ⬩ condition ⬩ a thing ⬩ res ⬩ negotium ⬩ a cause ⬩ reason ⬩ res
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Grammar wíse, The word is found with strong forms Onwendan míne wíse (wísan, Th.) Exon.
Linked entry: wís-fæst
ge-wit-leást
Folly ⬩ madness ⬩ phrensy ⬩ stultitia
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Wið ða ádle ðe grécas frenésis nemnaþ ðæt is on úre geþeóde gewitlést ðæs módes for the disease which the Greeks call φρένησιs, that is, in our language, witlessness of the mind, Herb. 96, 4; Lchdm. i. 210, 1
wei lá wei
Similar entry: weg
wífa
A woman
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A woman Gif ríce wíf and earm ácennaþ tógædere, gangon hí áweig, nást ðú hwæðer bið ðæs rícan wífan (-es ?) cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14
án-wíg-gearo
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l. an wíg gearo