sceáp-wíc
A sheep-fold
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A sheep-fold Tó sceápwícan. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. Iii. 405, 5
wád-spitel
a woad-spade,
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a woad-spade, Anglia ix. 263, 6
wed-bróðer
One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate
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One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate Ða luuede Wulfere hit swíðe for his bróðer luuen Peada, and for his wedbróðeres luueu Oswí, Chr. 656 ; Erl. 30, 1. Cóman bégen ða cyningas tógædre and wurdon feólagan and wedbróðra, and
wed-fæstan
To pledge
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To pledge Geuuetfaestae subarrata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 52.] [
æppel-wín
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Æppelwín idromelum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 57. Add
hæsel-wrid
A hazel-thicket
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A hazel-thicket Tó ðam miclan hæsl-wride to the great hazel-thicket, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 250, 34
Linked entry: wríd
heals-wiða
A necklace
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A necklace Me healswiðan hláford sealde my lord has given me a chain for my neck, Exon. 102 b; Th. 387, 12; Rä. 5, 4
comp-wíg
A battle ⬩ pugna
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A battle; pugna Compwíge in battle Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 18; Jud. 333
Linked entry: camp-wíg
forþ-wíf
A woman of rank ⬩ a great lady
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Substitute: A woman of rank a great lady Hláford dominus forðwíf matrona (cf. þǽre hláfdian matrone, ii. 54, 65), hlǽfdige domina, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 78
sealt-wíc
A place where sail is sold ⬩ Saltwych
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A place where sail is sold; hence Saltwych In unico emptorio salis quern nos Saltuuic uocamus, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 81, 9. Æt Saltwíc, v. 143, 21
seonu-wind
an artery
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an artery Sinewind arteriae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 29. [Cf. (?) O. H. Ger. sen-ádra arteria, nervus.]
Linked entry: sine-wind
síþ-wíf
A noble lady
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A noble lady On sumes síþwífes (gódes wifes, 2nd MS.) húse in domum inclytae matronae, Nar. 49, 9
ge-wéd
A raging ⬩ madness ⬩ fŭror insānus ⬩ răbies
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A raging, madness; fŭror insānus, răbies Wælhreówes [Nerónes] gewéd wæs fulwíde cúþ the madness of the cruel [Nero] was full widely known, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 9; Met. 9, 5. He langre tíde ealle heora mǽgþe mid gewéde wæs geondfarende multo tempŏre tōtas
Linked entry: -wéd
ge-wind
A winding, circuitous ascent
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A winding, circuitous ascent, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 67, 6; Wrt. Voc. 37, 4
Linked entry: ge-wynd
ge-wild
Power ⬩ control
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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
þrǽc-wíg
Hard fighting
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Hard fighting Þurstige þræcwíges, Cd. Th. 189, 9; Exod. 182
wíf-lác
Intercourse with women
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Intercourse with women Gif hwá openlíce Lengcten*-*bryce gewyrce . . . þurh wíflác (concubitum, Lat. vers. Cf. qui in Quadrigesima ante Pascha nupserit, .i. annum peniteat, L. Ecg. E. 108; Th. ii. 113, 3.
wíf-þegen
A pander ⬩ leno,
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A pander; leno,Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 31 : 284, 14: ii. 51, 63
wíf-þing
Matters connected with women ⬩ marriage ⬩ intercourse
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Matters connected with women, marriage, intercourse Tó wífþingum foxes tægles se ýtemæsta dǽl on earm áhangen; ðú gelýfest ðæt ðis sý tó wífþingum on bysmær ( irritamentum ad coitum ) gedón, Lchdm. i. 340, 22 ; 368, 16.
wíf-gál
Incontinent ⬩ licentious
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Incontinent, licentious Swá lǽren hí ða wífgálan gesinscipe, swá hí ða forhæbbendan ne gebrengen on unryhthǽmde sic incontinentibus laudetur conjugium, ut tamen jam continentes non revocentur ad luxum. Past. 60; Swt. 453, 30
Linked entry: gál