Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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horder-wice

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horder-wice, l.
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horder-wíce

íþ-wilte

(adj.)
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íþ-wilte, adj.
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That may be easily turned (v. wiltan) Éþwiltum méce romphea uersatili, i. mobili ł uolubili, An. Ox. 1151

leóþ-wíse

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Þás þing magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged, Angl. viii. 304, 3. Add

leód-wita

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Add: cf. þeód-wita

mearc-will

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-will, es; m.
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A boundary spring Ðonon on mearcwill; of mearcwille, Cht. E. 293, 26

norþan-wind

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ríd-wíga

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ríd-wíga, l.
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-wiga

þeód-wita

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add: cf. þeód; I a. Rǽdborena ł þeódwitena iurisperitorum, An. Ox. 8, 349. <b>II b.</b> add :-- Þeodwitan philosophi, Scint. 106, 6

wild-deór

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Him cwóm tó monigra cynna wilddeór, Shrn. 72, 5. Þá wearð hé gefyrht mid ege þæs unmǽtan wildeóres . . . Hé tó þám león cwæð: 'Eálá þú mǽste wildeór, ' Hml. S. 23 b, 773-780. Ymb þone Godes man þára manna heortan wǽron gewended in wilddeóra (wildeóra

will-mod

(n.)
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a distaff

will-spryng

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Sume men synd swá áblende ꝥ hí bringað heora lác . . . tó wylspringum, Hml. S. 17, 131. Add

wind-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
wind-bǽre, adj.
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Windy Windbére uentosa, An. Ox. 43, 10

wind-fana

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wind-gefanne

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See wind-fana in Dict

Linked entry: ge-fanne

wind-hladen

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Lænten windhladen uer uentuosus, Archiv cxx. 297, 17: 296, 3. Sumor windhladen estas uentuosa, 297, II. Add

wind-hreóse

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Dele, the better reading is: Wind on hreóre sǽ

wíte-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-lic, (?); adj.
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Prophetic Se wlitelica (wítelica ?; wítiendlica, v.l.) cwyde prophetica senientia, Gr. D. 139, 18. Cf. wíte-dóm

ríd-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
ríd-wíga, an; m.

A mounted soldier

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A mounted soldier Þrittig rídwígena turma, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 24

rún-wita

(n.)
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rún-wita, an; m.

a privy councillor, ⬩ a sage

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a privy councillor, one acquainted with a person's secrets Deád is Æschere mínrúnwita and mín rǽdbora, Beo. Th. 2654; B. 1325. one acquainted with mysteries, a sage Róf rúnwita ( Guthlac), Exon. Th. 167, 30; Gú. 1068

sǽ-wilm

(n.)
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sǽ-wilm, es; m.

A billow

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A billow Gé him syndon ofer sǽwylmas hider wilcuman, Beo. Th. 792; B. 393

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