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wíte-steng

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Wítstenges eculei, An. Ox. 2, 147. Add

wíte-weorþ

(adj.)
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wíte-weorþ, wíte-wirþe; adj.
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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

(n.)
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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

Grammar
byrn-wíga, l. -wiga,
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and add Þá torras . . . þe ðá byrnwigon on stódan turres cum armatis iactatoribus, Nar. 4, 18

sár-wilm

(n.)
Grammar
sár-wilm, es; m.

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

(n.)
Grammar
un-wita, an; m.

A foolish, stupid, witless persona 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

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-will, es; m.

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

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-wíga, an; m.

A warrior

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A warrior, Beo. Th. 4230; B. 2112

heals-wiða

(n.)
Grammar
heals-wiða, an; m.

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-sum

Similar entry: wil-sum

wind-bland

(n.)

tumult of winds

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tumult of winds Windblond gelæg, Beo. Th. 6284; B. 3146

wine-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-leás, adj.

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

(adj.)
Grammar
wine-þearfende, adj.

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

(n.)

bryonybrionia

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bryony; brionia, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 17

wild-deóren

(adj.)
Grammar
wild-deóren, adj.

Of wild beasts

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Of wild beasts Mid wilddeórenum tóþum cum feralibus dentibus Scint. 99, 7

wilig-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wilig-wíse, an; f.

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

(n.)
Grammar
bere-wíc, (and? -wíce; f. cf. Lot. berewica)
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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