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fíf-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-wintre, adj.

Of or belonging to five yearsfive years oldquinquennis

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Of or belonging to five years, five years old; quinquennis Fífwintre quinquennis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 45

folc-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
folc-wíga, an; m.

A warriorbellātor

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A warrior; bellātor Folcwígan wicge wegaþ warriors on horseback bear me, Exon. 104a; Th. 395, 26; Rä. 15, 13

gár-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
gár-wíga, an; m.

A spear-fighterwarriorhastātus bellātor

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A spear-fighter, warrior; hastātus bellātor Byrne ne meahte geongum gárwígan geóce gefremman the corslet could not afford aid to the young warrior, Beo. Th. 5341; B. 2674 : 5614; B. 2811

hrif-wirc

(n.)
Grammar
hrif-wirc, -wærc, es; m.

yleos

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A pain in the belly; yleos. Ælfc. Gl. 10; Som. 57, 16; Wrt. Voc. 19, 24

hundeahtatig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
hundeahtatig-wintre, adj.

Eighty years old

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Eighty years old Hundeahtatigwintre and sixwintre wæs Abram ðá ðá Ager ácende Ysmael, Gen. 16, 16

hundseofontig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
hundseofontig-wintre, adj.

Seventy years old

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Seventy years old Ðá hé wæs seofonhundwintre and seofon hundseofontigwintre. Gen. 5, 31

hundtwentig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
hundtwentig-wintre, adj.

A hundred and twenty years old

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A hundred and twenty years old Ic eom tó-dæg hundtwentigwintre centum viginti annorum sum hodie, Deut. 31, 2

lencten-wicu

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-wicu, an; f.
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A week in Lent Ðys sceal on Þursdæg on ðære óðre lenctenwucan this shall be read on Thursday in the second week in Lent, Rubc. Jn. Skt. 5, 30

lind-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
lind-wíga, an; m.
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A warrior armed with a shield, Beo. Th. 5199; B. 2603

nán-wiht

(n.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán-wiht, nán-uht.

nothingnothingnot at allno whit

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Grammar nán-wiht, as subst. nothing Nánwiht nihil, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 32. Heó hire self gecýþ ðæt heó nánwuht ne biþ she herself shews that she is nothing, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 24. Ðú wéndest ðæt ðé nánwuht unrihtlíces on becuman ne mihte, 7, 3; Fox 22, 15

Linked entries: nǽnig-wiht nǽniht

nigon-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
nigon-wintre, adj.

Nine years old

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Nine years old Ðá hé nigonwintre cniht wæs cum esset novem annos natus, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 10

nó-wiht

Similar entry: ná-wiht

palm-wicu

(n.)
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the week which begins with Palm Sunday On ðære palmwucan, Rub. Lk. Skt. 22, 1: Rub. Jn. Skt. 12, 1, 24

rǽde-wíga

Similar entry: rǽde-cempa

ge-wild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wild, -weold, es; n.

Powercontrol

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Power, control Æfter ðæm ðe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him to gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 132, 9. Geweoldum sylfes willum spontaneously, of his own accord, Beo. Th. 4446; B. 2222

Linked entries: ge-weold -wild

ge-winna

(n.)
Grammar
ge-winna, an; m.

An enemyadversarya foerivalhostisinĭmīcusæmŭlus

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An enemy, adversary, a foe, rival; hostis, inĭmīcus, æmŭlus Cwom semninga hæleþa gewinna the foe of men suddenly came, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 7; Jul. 243. Gesaca vel gewinna æmŭlus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 17; Wrt. Voc. 60, 51. Lǽddon leóde láþne gewinnan

ge-wíred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wíred, part. p.

Made of wire

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Made of wire Hyre ealdan gewíredan preón an vi. mancussum her old brooch made of [gold or silver] wire, worth six mancuses, Th. Chart. 537, 34

Linked entry: -wíred

gonge-wifre

(n.)
Grammar
gonge-wifre, an; f.
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A ganging weaver, a spider; arānea viātica Wið gongewifran bíte against the bite of a spider [gangweaver], L. M. 3, 35; Lchdm. ii. 328, 10

seofon-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
seofon-wintre, adj.
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Seven years old Mid ðý ic wæs seofonwintre cum essem annorum septem, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 21. Ic wæs syfanwintre, Beo. Th. 4847; B. 2428. Ðá ðá hé syfonwintre wæs, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 5

sixtig-wintre

(n.; adj.)
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sixty years old Hé wæs fíf and sixtigwintre, Gen. 5, 15, 18, 20, 21, 23