wil-spell
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Welcome news, glad tidings Wæs him frófra mǽst æt ðam willspelle ( the news of the finding of the cross ), Elen. Kmbl. 1985; El. 994. Wilspella mǽst gesecgan, 1965; El. 984
wín-ærn
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a place where wine is stored Wínæm apotheca Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 6. v. win-hús. a place where wine is sold and drunk, a tavern Wínaern taberna Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 3. Wínærn, i. 290, 52. a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting. Cf. wín-ræced
wín-beám
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A vine-pole Wínbeám partica, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 4 : trabs uinee Wülck. Gl. 245, 20
wín-beger
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A grape Ðæt wínbeger uuam Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 44. Wínbegær uvas Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 16. Wíntrog, ðér monn tred ða wínbegera torcular Lind. 21, 33
Linked entry: beger
wóddor
The gate of speech ⬩ the mouth
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The gate of speech (?), the mouth (?) T hine teswaþ, and hine on ða tungan sticaþ, wrǽsteþ him ðæt wóddor, and him ða wongan briceþ, Salm. Kmbl. 191 ; Sal. 95
Linked entry: wóþ-dor
wóh-hǽmende
Adulterous ⬩ fornicating ⬩ an adulterer ⬩ a fornicator
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Adulterous, fornicating; or an adulterer, a fornicator Ða wohhǽmendan fornicatores, Past. 51; Swt. 401, 27. Ðú dydest ðé tó ðám wóhhǽmendum cum adulteris portionem tuam ponebas, Ps. Th. 40, 19
wolcen
A cloud ⬩ the clouds ⬩ the heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ the clouds of night ⬩ under heaven ⬩ on earth ⬩ sky ⬩ welkin
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A cloud Wolcn nubes, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 46. Ealle ða gewitaþ swá swá wolcn, Blickl. Homl. 59, 20. Nalas ðæt wolcn ðý forþ comðe úre Drihten ðæs wolcnes fultomes þearfe hæfde, oþþe ðæt wolcn hiene up áhófe, ac hé ðæt wolcn him beforan nam, and hé on ðæm
wín-clyster
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a bunch of grapes Wínclyster botrus Scint. 154, 2. a row of vines Wínclystra antes Engl. Stud. xi. 64, 3
Linked entry: clyster
wind
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wind, air in motion Seó lyft, þonne heó ástyred is, byð wind. Se wind hæfð mistlíce naman on bocum ... Feówer heáfodwindas synd. Se fyrmesta is eásterne wind ... Ðás feówer heáfodwindas habbaþ betweox him on ymbhwyrfte óðre eahta windas, ǽfre betwyx
wind
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Winding, wrapping Gif preóst ordál misfadige, gebéte ðæt. Gif preóst searwaþ be winde, gebéte ðæt if a priest do not conduct an ordeal rightly, let him make 'bót,' If a priest uses deceit in respect to the wrapping up of the hand or arm exposed to the
windel-stán
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A tower with a winding staircase Windelstán coclea, gewind circuitus ascensus (the word occurs in a list of names of buildings), Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 3
wind-hreóse
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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
Linked entry: hreóse
wind-rǽs
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A storm of wind Windrǽs procella Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 37
wín-drenc
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Wíndrenc (-dred, 1. 10, -drend, 1. 12, MS.) vinum R. Ben. Interl. 72, 10, 12. Ða cempan him budon drincan gebitrodne wíndrenc, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 16
Linked entry: wín-drync
wín-drync
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Heortan manna must and wíndrinc myclum blissaþ vinum laetificet cor hominis, Ps. Th. 103, 14. Wé þeáh rǽdaþ ðæt munecum tó wíndrince (-drynce, -drence, v. ll. ) náht ne belimpe licet legamus uinum monachorum non esse R. Ben. 64, 21
Linked entries: wín-drenc wín-gedrinc
windwig-ceaf
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A husk winnowed from the grain Windwig*-*ceafum paleis (the passage is : Non te hordeo alam, sed paleis et fame conficiam, Ald. 34), Hpt. Gl. 464, 3
Linked entry: ceaf
windwig-sife
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A winnowing-sieve Windwigsyfe ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 44
wine
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A friend. applied to an equal Wine mín, Húnferð, Beo. Th. 1065; B. 530. Hé ongan winas manian, frýnd and geféran, Byrht. Th. 138, 31 ; By. 228. applied to one who can help or protect, a friendly lord, a (powerful) friend Wine fród . . . Geared lǽfde
Linked entry: dæg-wine
wine-dryhten
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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-mǽg
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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