wæter-will
A spring of water
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A spring of water Ðæt man weorðige wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, L. C. S. 5;Th. i. 378, 20
gúþ-wíga
A warrior
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A warrior, Beo. Th. 4230; B. 2112
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
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
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will-spryng
A well-spring, ⬩ fountain ⬩ source (lit. and fig.)
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A well-spring, fountain, source (lit. and fig.) Welspreng latex, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 30. Seó sóðe lufu is wylspring and ordfruma ealra gódnyssa, Homl. Th. 1. 52, 12. Ðæs wæter-scipes welsprynge is on hefonríce, Past. Swt. 467, 31. Welsprinces fontis, Hpt
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-bland
tumult of winds
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tumult of winds Windblond gelæg, Beo. Th. 6284; B. 3146
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
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
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wind-rǽs
A storm of wind
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A storm of wind Windrǽs procella, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 37
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
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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
wine-geómor
Sad for the loss of friends
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Sad for the loss of friends Ealle hié deáð fornam, and se án leóda duguðe, se ðǽr lengest hwearf, wearð wine-geómor, Beo. Th. 4470; B. 2239
wine-leás
Friendless
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Friendless. Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás hæle, Exon. Th. 329, 11; Vy. 32. Wineleás wonsǽlig mon genimeþ him wulfas tó geféran, 342, 24; Gn. Ex. 147. Earm biþ se ðe sceal ána lifgan, wineleás wunian, 344, 15; Gn. Ex. 1740. Wineleás guma
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-þearfende
Friendless
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Friendless Hé (Guthlac's disciple) ne máð fǽges (Guthlac's) forðsíð wineþearfende, Exon. Th. 183, 2; Gú. 1321. Andreas wineþearfende mǽlde: "Næbbe ic gold... ðæt ic ðé mæge lust áhwettan," Andr. Kmbl. 599; An. 300
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
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