wíte-steng
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Wítstenges eculei, An. Ox. 2, 147. Add
wíte-weorþ
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Punishable, liable to punishment Nú ꝥ unnytte word bið wítewyrðe (wítes wyrðe, v.l. poenalis) þe bútan níðe byð, Gr. D. 208, 8
wiþer-winn
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Wiþerwinnes certaminis, An. Ox. 2, 3. Add
Angel-wita
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an English 'wita' Be Angolwitena gerédnesse. Ll. -Lbmn. 236, 19
feoh-wíce
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Is ðis ðára feohwícuna gemǽre and ðæs dúnlandes, C.D. v. 238, 35. (?)
egþ-wirf
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Add: egþ-weorf (?) A young ass (weorf, q,v.) used for harrowing(?)
byrn-wíga
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and add Þá torras . . . þe ðá byrnwigon on stódan turres cum armatis iactatoribus, Nar. 4, 18
sár-wilm
A painful burning; a feverish heat
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A painful burning; a feverish heat Soden sárwylmum (cf. ádle gebysgad, sárum geswenced,170, 10-11), Exon. Th. 171, 7; Gú. 1123
un-wita
A foolish, stupid, witless person ⬩ a fool
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A foolish, stupid, witless person, a fool Se unwita insipiens, Ps. Lamb. 13, 1. Eorp unwita, Exon. Th. 433, 21; Rä. 50, 11. Gebíg fram unwitan (insensato) and ðú ná wiþerast on stuntnysse his, Scint. 188, 11. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc tó sinoðe gefædne
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
wind-bland
tumult of winds
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tumult of winds Windblond gelæg, Beo. Th. 6284; B. 3146
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-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
wild-cyrfet
bryony ⬩ brionia
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bryony; brionia, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 17
wild-deóren
Of wild beasts
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Of wild beasts Mid wilddeórenum tóþum cum feralibus dentibus Scint. 99, 7
wilig-wíse
Basket-wise
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Basket-wise Seó cyrice is sinhwyrfel on wilewísan geworht. Blickl. Homl. 125, 21
Linked entry: wile-wíse
bere-wíc
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Mid allen ðám bere-wícan ðe ic habbe intó ðáre hálagen stówe gegifen, C. D. iv. 211, 27: 192, 7. Medeshámstede and tá berewícan þa þár tó héren, and Anláf-estún and þá(m) berewícan þár tó . . . Undelum and tó berewícum þár tó gebyreð, C. D. B. iii. 367