wine-wincla
A periwinkle
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A periwinkle Sǽsnǽl vel winewinclan chelio, testudo, vel marina gagalia, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 32. Winewinclan torniculi, 6, 21. (v. Lchdm. ii. 240, note 1, for these two passages.) Cwice winewinclan gebærnde tó ahsan, Lchdm. ii. 28, 25. Þicgen hié ostran
Linked entry: -wincla
wíte-swinge
A stroke given as a punishment ⬩ chastisement
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A stroke given as a punishment, chastisement Ongæt gumena aldor hwæt him Waldend wræc wíteswingum, Cd. Th. 112, 2 ; Gen. 1864
Linked entry: swinge
wíte-þeów
One who had been condemned to slavery for crime ⬩ one in hell
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One who had been condemned to slavery for crime, or from inability to pay the fines incurred for violation of the law. For cases which involved loss of freedom, Similar entries v. þeów. Grammar wíte-þeów, literal Gif hwelc man biþ wíteþeów (or adj. ?
wíte-dóm
knowledge ⬩ prophecy ⬩ foreknowledge
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knowledge derived from a superhuman source, prophecy, foreknowledge Wítedóm profetia, Kent. Gl. 1064. Se Godes wer ðurh wítedómes gást (per prophetiae spiritum ) ðone storm tówardne foreseah, Bd. 3, 15 ; S. 542, 4. Ðæt heó ðurh wítedómes gást ða ádle
Linked entries: wíteg-dóm wítiend-líc
wíteg-dóm
prophecy ⬩ divination
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prophecy Ðæt sié gefylled wítigdóm (prophetia) Essaies, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 14. Ðæt uítgadóm and allra canóne cuido ða ðe ymb Cristes ðroung ácueden uæs ł wéron, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 30 margin. divination Ne meahte seó manigeo þurh wítigdóm wihte áþencean
Wíre-múþa
Wearmouth
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Wearmouth On ðære stówe ðe mon háteþ æt Wíremúðan, juxta ostium fluminis Viuri, Bd. 4, 18; S. 586, 27: 5, 21; S. 642, 35; Shrn. 50, 30; 61, 14. Æt Wíramúðan ad Viuraemuda, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 20
wild-gós
A wild goose
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A wild goose Wildgoos gente Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 60
will-gespryng
A spring
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A spring Ðeós eorþe is berende missenlícra fugela and sǽwihta and fiscwyllum wæterum and wyllgespryngum avium ferax terra marique generis diversi, fluviis quoque multum piscosis, ac fontibus praeclara copiosis, Bd. l, I; S. 473, 16. Of dam wilsuman wyllgespryngum
Linked entry: ge-spryng
wilm-fýr
Fierce fire ⬩ flaming fire
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Fierce fire, flaming fire Fore Dryhtne færeþ wælmfýra mǽst, hlemmeþ háta lég, Exon. Th. 58, 7; Cri. 932
wind-hreóse
A storm of wind
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A storm of wind Swá swá gód scipstýra ongit micelne windhreóse ǽr ǽr hit weorþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 14. Cf. wind-rǽs
Linked entry: hreóse
wind-rǽs
A storm of wind
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A storm of wind Windrǽs procella, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 37
wind-cyrice
A round church
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A round church (? cf. seonu-wealt, I) Ic Eádwerd cinig begeat æt Deneulfe biscepe on Winteceastre ða windcirican, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 163, 12
wine-mǽg
A loving kinsman
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A loving kinsman Him his winemágas georne hýrdon, Beo. Th. 131; B. 65: Byrht. Th. 140, 50; By. 306: Elen. Kmbl. 2029; El. 1016. Hé winemága lyt, freónda hæfde, Cd. Th. 158, 31; Gen. 2625. Winemǽga hryre, Exon. Th. 287, 1; Wand. 7: 184, 2; Gú. 1338. Winemǽgum
wine-dryhten
A friendly, gracious lord.
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A friendly, gracious lord. v. wine (2) Ongan his magu frignan: " Hú gewearð ðé ðus, winedryhten (Guthlac) mín, fæder, freónda hleó?" Exon. Th. 162, 32; Gú. 984. Se ðe sceal his winedryhtnes leófes lárcwidum forþolian, 288, 27 ; Wand. 37. Ongon hé tó
wind-sele
A windy hall
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A windy hall Wíde geond windsele (Hell; cf. Ðes windiga sele, 273, 14 ; Sat. 136), Cd. Th. 284, 11; Sat. 320: 288, 23; Sat. 386
Linked entry: wind-gerest
winn-dæg
A day of labour or of struggle
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A day of labour or of struggle Fela sceal gebídan leófes and láþes se ðe longe hér on ðyssum windagum worulde brúceþ, Beo. Th. 2128; B. 1062
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eár-wicga
EARWIG or worm ⬩ vermis vel forfĭcfŭla aurĭcŭlāris
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An EARWIG or worm; vermis vel forfĭcfŭla aurĭcŭlāris Wið eárwicgan against earwigs, L. M. cont. I. 3; Lchdm. ii. 2, 14: L. M. I. 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, I: I, 3; Lchdm. ii. 44, 4
ful-wíte
A full fine ⬩ plēna mulcta
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A full fine; plēna mulcta Gielde he fulwíte [fullwíte MSS. B. H.] let him pay the full fine, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 18: 72; Th. 1. 148, 8: L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 9, note 18, MS. G
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fyrd-wíte
A fine for neglecting the fyrd
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A fine for neglecting the fyrd, L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 14: 15; Th. i. 384, 3: Th. Diplm. A.D. 1066; 411, 31
Linked entry: ferd-wíte
wiþ-foran
Before
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Before Hé feaht him wiðforan, Jos. 8, 22. Hé ofirnþ ða sunnan hindan, and cymþ wiþforan ða sunnan up, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 2. ¶ wiþ . . . foran Ðone mist ðe wið ða eágan foran usses módes (cf. beforan úres módes eágum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 32) hangode