Iringes weg
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via secta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 50. v. Grmm. D. M. 332
brýden wah
a broad wall ⬩ a wall
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a broad wall, Bd. Whelc. l, 8; p. 48, 27. Similar entries v. bréden, wah a wall
wí-férend
Similar entry: weg-férend
wine
A friend. ⬩ applied to an equal ⬩ applied to one who can help or protect ⬩ a friendly lord ⬩ a (powerful) friend ⬩ used of a husband or lover ⬩ applied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn
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Hé sóhte holdne wine (Hrothgar), 758; B. 376. Wine Deniga, freán Scyldinga, 706; B. 350. Ne sint mé winas (friends who will protect) cúðe eorlas elþeódige, Andr. Kmbl. 396; An. 198. Ðǽr him folcweras fremde wǽron, wine uncúðe, Cd.
brýden wah
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Dele, and see breden
Iringes weg
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Substitute: Íringes weg the milky way [Mirari tamen non possumus in tantum famam praevaluisse ut Iringi nomine, quem ita vocitant, lacteus coeli circulus usque in praesens sit notatus, Grm. D. M. (trans.) 358 q. v.] Íringes (Iuuaringes, Erf. Cf. (?)
Wiht-ware
The people of the Isle of Wight
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Hé bróhte Wiht-warum (-an, v. l.) fulwiht ǽrest, 661; Th. i. 54, col. I. v. preceding word
wiþ-reótan
To clamour against
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Gé ðam rihte wið*-*roten hæfdon, onscunedon ðone scíran Scippend, Elen. Kmbl. 738; El. 369
wíse
Wisely ⬩ with wisdom
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Wisely, with wisdom Ðú worhtest wíse hǽlu, Ps. Th. 73, 12 (cf. 117, 20). Ða ðe wyllaþ his gewitnesse wíse smeágan qui scrutantur testimonia ejus, 118, 2 ; 36, 79. Ic ðé wegas míne wíse secge vias meas enuntiavi tibi, 118, 26.
wisa
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Án wisa (wihta? cf. ða wrǽtlícan wiht, 505; Sal. 253) is on woruldríce, ymb ða mé fyrwet bræc wintra, Salm. Kmbl. 491 ; Sal. 246
wice
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A wich-elm Cuicbeám, uuice cariscus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 65. Wice, 13, 21 : 1. 285, 45 (at 42 virecta is glossed by wice, but perhaps cwice should be read, cf. virecta quicae, ii. 123, 62). Wic vel cwicbeám cariscus, ii. 129, 7.
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wiþ-foran
Before
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. ¶ wiþ . . . foran Ðone mist ðe wið ða eágan foran usses módes (cf. beforan úres módes eágum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 32) hangode, Met. 20, 265.
wiht
weight
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Genim of ǽlcere ðisre wyrte .xx. penega wiht, Lchdm. i. 374, 21
wísa
A leader ⬩ director ⬩ captain
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Leóda aldor, herges wísa, freom folctoga, 178, 18;Exod. 13: 228, 16; Dan. 203. Mægenes wísa, 260, 2; Dan. 703. Elamitarna ordes wísa, 121, 3 ; Gen. 2004. Ríces hyrde, werodes wísa, 194, 9 ; Exod. 258; Beo. Th. 523 ;B. 259; Exon.
winn
labour ⬩ strife ⬩ conflict
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Lind. 4, 38. strife, conflict Hé ongan him winn up áhebban wið ðone héhstan heofones wealdend, Cd. Th. 17, 14; Gen. 259
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ge-wef
A web ⬩ textura
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A web; textura. The word gets the meaning fate, fortune, from the spinning, which is the occupation of the Fates. Cf. Wyrd gewæf, Exon. 95 a; Th. 355, 1; Reim. 70. See Grmm. D. M. 387 Gewife fatum, fortuna, Cot. 88; Lye. Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda
Linked entries: ge-wife ge-wifsǽlig
wiga
one who fights ⬩ a (fighting) man ⬩ a warrior ⬩ a noble, strenuous man
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one who fights, a (fighting) man, a warrior Wiga heros, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 31; Zup. 57, 11. Wiga oððe wígstrang bellipolens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 45. Iung wiga tyro, i. 18, 16. Wiga wintrum geong, Byrht. Th. 137, 62; By. 210. Wælreów wiga ( Beowulf ), Beo.
Linked entry: wihgena
wíte
punishment ⬩ pain that is inflicted as punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ a means ⬩ implement ⬩ a fine. ⬩ torment ⬩ plague ⬩ disease ⬩ evil ⬩ pain
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Grim helle fýr tó wíte, 78, 7 ; Cri. 1270. Synna to wite, 77, 2; Cri. 1250. In wíte bídan, Cd. Th. 268, l; Sat. 48. Gelǽded ðe tó wíte þe tó wuldre, Blickl. Homl. 97, 22.