ǽ-wird
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Corrupt Sé bið ǽwerd on his lífe. Lch. iii. 162, II
Linked entry: ǽ-werd
bisceop-wíte
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A fine payable to a bishop (cf. e.g. Ll. Th. i. 262, § 3: 474, § 17) Ðæt ðe scýrbiscop ... hádinge ne dó on ðis abbotríce, búton seó abbod hit him bydde, ne biscopwíte episcopus dioceseos ... non ordinationem ... sine abbatis fauore arroget, ... neque
blód-wíte
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byrn-wíga
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byrn-wiga
cærs-will
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A spring where cress grows In cærswylle ; æfter cærswylles síce, C. D. iii. 384, 19. v. preceding word
camp-wísa
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A superintendent of public games; agonotheta, Hpt. Gl. 405, 4
eástan-wind
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An east wind Eástenwind subsolanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 12
Linked entry: wind
ed-wilm
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a fiery whirlpool Þonne se fǽcna ( the devil) in þám fæstenne (hell ) gebróht hafað æt þám edwylme (cf. Milton's ' floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire') þá þe him on cleofiaþ, Wal. 73. Cf. preceding word
Linked entry: éd-wylm
ege-wilm
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A terrible surge Ofer egewylmum, Ps. Th. 106, 24
egþ-wirf
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Hundehtetig æcera gesáwen and án egþwirf and vi. bidenfate, C. D. B. iii. 367, 38
Linked entry: weorf
fird-wíte
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Gif cierlisc man forsitte fyrde, .xxx. scitt. tó fierdwite, Ll. Th. i. 134, 10. Take here fyrd-wíte, and add
gird-wíte
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Take here <b>gyrd-wíte</b> in Dict
ge-wíte
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Punishment, torment Þæt hé him ásecge on hwilcum gewíte ic eom, Solil. H. 68, 5
ge-wíde
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See wíde; II in Dict
ge-wild
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Substitute: <b>ge-wild</b> power, control, in the phrase ánum tó gewildum gedón to get into one's power, subdue, subjugate Æfter þǽm þe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him tó gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 9. Siþþan
ge-wind
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Substitute what has a curved or spiral shape. a winding ascent. Cf. windan; 2 and 3 Gewind circuitus ascensus, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 4. Gewend coclea (cf. coclea, ascensus, quia circuit), Corp. Gl. H. 34, 623. a tendril of a vine. Cf. windan; 4 Wíngearda
ge-wita
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Add: a witness; testis. one that is present when anything is done, an eye-witness Ðá diéglan yfel habbað écne gewutan on ðǽm godcundan Déman occulta mala sua divinis judiciis anteponunt, Past. 449, 1. Hwylcre geearnuqge hé hæfed wǽre mid þone inlican
gran-wisc
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Gronuisc acus (cf. acus sifeþa, i. 83, 19) Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 16. Gronwisc, 4, 37. ?)