wíg-síþ
A warlike expedition
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A warlike expedition Nǽfre mon lytle werede ðon wurðlícor wígsið áteáh, Cd. Th. 126, 13 ; Gen. 2094
wíg-spere
A war-spear
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A war-spear Wigspere falarica vel fala Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 48
wíg-strang
Powerful in war
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Powerful in war Wígstrang bellipotens Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 45
wig-telgode
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for twig-telgode, Ps. Spl. C. 108, 28
wíg-príst
Bold in battle ⬩ daring
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Bold in battle, daring Ðú mé saga hú ðú wurde þus wígþríst, ðæt ðú mec þus fæste fetrum gebunde. Exon. Th. 268, 14; Jul. 432
weoc-steall
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and-wíg
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Resistance Andwíges heard, Gú. 147
and-wíg
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Add:(?) Ymb andwíg (an twig, MS.), Exod. 145
comp-wíg
A battle ⬩ pugna
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A battle; pugna Compwíge in battle Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 18; Jud. 333
Linked entry: camp-wíg
wíg-cirm
The din of battle
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The din of battle Ðǽr wæs wígcyrm micel, hlúd hilde swég. Cd. Th. 120, 6 ; Gen. 1990
wíg-bora
A belligerent
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A belligerent Wígbora belliger, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 16
wíg-bora
An image-bearer
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An image-bearer Wícbora (wióbora, Anglia xiii. 35, 214) signifer Hpt. Gl. 495, 71
wíg-fruma
A leader in war ⬩ a chieftain
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A leader in war, a chieftain Wígfruma ( Hroth-gar ), Beo. Th. 1332; B. 664. Æfter wígfrumian after the chieftain's death 4514; B. 2261
wíg-cræftig
Strong in war
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Strong in war Hé done gúðwine ( a sword ) gódne tealde, wígcræftigne, Beo. Th. 3626; B. 1811
wíg-hús
A war-house ⬩ a tower ⬩ fortification
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A war-house, a tower, fortification Ðis wíghús haec arx Ælfc. Gr. 9, 75; Zup. 73, 14: 3 ; Zup. 7, 9. Se híhsta wíghús arx Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 41. Wíghús propugnaculum Hpt. Gl. 499, 61. On ǽlcurn ylpe wæs án wíghús getimbrod, and on ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig
wíg-hyrst
The trappings of war
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The trappings of war Beorn monig goldbeorht wíghyrstum scán. Exon. Th. 478, 3; Ruin. 35
wíg-rǽden
Warfare
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Warfare, Wald. 39; Vald. 1, 22
wíg-sigor
Victory in battle
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Victory in battle Hé hæfde wígsigor, Cd. Th. 121, l; Gen. 2003. Hálig God geweóld wígsigor (cf. Óðinm átti heimilan sigr í hverri orrostu, Ynglinga Saga, c. 2), Beo. Th. 311 2; B. 1554
wíg-mann
A man of war ⬩ a fighting man ⬩ soldier
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A man of war, a fighting man, soldier Bella-tores syndon wígmen ðe eard sculon werian wíglíce mid wǽpnum, L. I. P. 4 ; Th. ii. 306, 36 : Wulfst. 267, 15
wíg-leóþ
A war-song ⬩ the trumpet's summons
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A war-song, the trumpet's summons Gemundon weardas wígleóþ . . . býman gehýrdon flotan, Cd. Th. 191, 27; Exod. 221