wíd-mǽre
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Wídmǽ(rost) celeberrimus, An. Ox. 56, 336. Add
wíd-scriþol
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Hí folgiað fraceðum lífe and wídscryðlum nos turpis uita et uaga complectit, Chrd. 78, l. Add
wíf-híred
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A household of women, a nunnery Ꝥ him wǽre eáðelic se wífhíred tó healdanne (feminis praeesse), Gr. D. 27, 8
wil-cuma
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Wilcuman lâ, mîne hláfordas bene veniant, domini mei, Gr. D. 276, 23. Add
wís-dóm
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Add Gyf þu wylle witan mid wísdóme (cf. witan mid fullum geráde, 312, 13) þǽra rihtinga gesceád, Angl. viii. 305, 8. Add 'Hú magon wé swá dýgle áhicgan . . . hú þé swefhede, oððe wyrda gesceaft wísdóm bude'. . .
wiþer-winn
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Wiþerwinnes certaminis, An. Ox. 2, 3. Add
wit-scipe
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Witness In gewitscipe (witscipe, v.l. ) standan . . . in gewitscipe (gewitnysse witscipes, v.l. ) þreóra oððe feówera bisscopa, Bd. l, 37; Sch. 73, 9-13
wit-seóc
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Swá oft swá hé wolde ádrǽfan deófla of þám witseócum, Hml. S. 31, 1207. Add
and-wíg
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Add:(?) Ymb andwíg (an twig, MS.), Exod. 145
freó-wíf
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a freeborn woman Fríwíf, Ll. Th. i. 20, 7. Cf. freó-man
sár-wís
dull
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(?) dull Ða sárwísan (Cott. MS. sámwísan), Past. 30, 1; Swt. 203, 7
sceáp-wíc
A sheep-fold
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A sheep-fold Tó sceápwícan. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. Iii. 405, 5
wen-býl
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some kind of boil Wiþ wenbýle Lchdm. ii. 128, 16. Lǽcedómas tó wenbýlum 12, 19: 128, 6
wil-líc
From a fountain or well
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From a fountain or well; Willícan fontona (fontana flumina, Ald. 161), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 10. Wyllícan, 37, 30: 149, 79
Wil-sǽtan
The people of Wiltshire
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The people of Wiltshire Ðá métte hine Weoxtan aldorman mid Wilsǽtum,... and Wilsǽtan (-sǽte, v. l.) námonsige. Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 6-9. Sumorsǽte alle and Wilsǽtan (Willsǽte, v. l.), 878; Erl. 80, 10
wil-tygþe
Having one's desire ⬩ satisfied ⬩ glad
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Having one's desire, satisfied, glad Wiltíðe voti compos, i. laetos ł hilares Hpt. Gl. 458, 62. Wiltiðe voti compotes, hilares 490, 47
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
wil-sum
desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ willing ⬩ voluntary ⬩ spontaneous ⬩ devout ⬩ devoted
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desirable, pleasant Ðam bið gæst Godes âgen bearn, wilsum in worlde, Exon. Th. 318, 11; Mod. 81. Eorðan wilsume terram desiderabilem, Ps. Surt. 105, 24. Ðæt willsume weorc onginnan desideratum opus inire, Bd. 5, 11; S. 625, 33. Wilsum desiderabilia,
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