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be-westan-súþan

Similar entry: westan-súþan

norþan-westan-wind

(n.)

a wind from the north-westcorusaquilo vel boreas

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a wind from the north-west; corus, aquilo vel boreas, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 16, 18

norþ-west

(adv.)
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norþ-west, adv.

North-west

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North-west Se þridda [gára líþ] norþwest, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24. 5

West-Centingas

(n.)
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West-Centingas, pl. m.
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The people or the district of West Kent Hí forneáh ealle West-Kentingas (Weast-Centingas, v. l. ) fordydon, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 28

west-ende

(n.; adj.)
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west-ende, es; m.
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The west end, western extremity of anything Hire on westende is Scotland, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 27. Ðæt hire ǽwielme sié on westende Affrica, Swt. 12, 21. Hine man byrigde æt ðam westende, ðam stýple ful gehende, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 37. Æt ðam westænde

west-healf

(n.)
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west-healf, e; f.
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The western side On westhealfe ab occasu, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 13: ad occidentem, Num. 3, 23. On westhealfe ðære cyrican ad occidentalem ecclesiae partem Bd. 3, 17 ; S. 543, 34 : Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 17: Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 10

west-lang

(adv.)
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west-lang, adv.
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With the length measured in a westerly direction Se wudu is eástlang and westlang hundtwelftiges míla lang the length of the wood measuring east and west is one hundred and twenty miles Chr. 893 ; Erl. 88, 28. Se þridda sceáta is án hund and syfan and

west-weardes

(adv.)
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west-weardes, adv.
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Westwards Hé man geseah westweardes on ðæt wésten éfstan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 174

west-wegas

(n.)
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west-wegas, pl. m.
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The west Eástan ne cymeþ gumena ǽnig, ne of westwegum neque ab oriente, neque ab occidente, Ps. Th. 74, 6

west-wind

(n.)
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west-wind, es; m.
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A west wind Ðá bleów westwind flante favonio Bd. 5, 19 ; S. 639, 20

West-Wixan

(n.)
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West-Wixan, pl. m.
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The people of some district in England West-Wixna landes is syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 20

west-lang

(adv.)
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west-lang, adv.
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Add: cf. Bd. l, 3; S. 475, 19 (given under west )

west-rihte

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Andlang díce west on gerihte on pull; of pylle westrihte on ford, C. D. iii. 449, 12. Add

west-rihtes

(adv.)
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west-rihtes, adv.
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Due west Ðanon westrihtes on ðá ealdan stánreáwe, C. D. iii. 450, 2

a-wést

(v.)
Grammar
a-wést, part.

Wastedlaid wastewastedesertvastatusdesertus

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Wasted, laid waste, waste, desert; vastatus, desertus Awést wearþ was laid waste, Ors. 3, 9 ; Bos. 66, 17, 19, 21: Ps. Spl. T. 68, 30

né-west

(n.; adj.; adv.)
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né-west, néxt, néxta.

Similar entry: neáh-west

súþ-west

(adv.)
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súþ-west, adv.
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South-west Án ðæra gárena líþ súðwest ( in africum ), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 3

west-dǽl

(n.)
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west-dǽl, es; m.
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a western part, the extreme western point Westdǽles Hesperiae Hpt. Gl. 466, 67. Manega cumaþ fram eástdǽle middangeardes, and fram westdǽle tó heofenan ríce . . . Þurh ða twégen dǽlas, eástdǽl and westdǽl, sind getácnode ða feówer hwemmas ealles middangeardes

Linked entry: eást-dǽl

West-Dene

(n.)
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West-Dene, pl. m.
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The West-Danes Tó West-Denum, Beo. Th. 771 ; B. 383: 3161; B. 1578

west-lang

(adj.)
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west-lang, adj.
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Lying in a westerly direction On ðone westlangan hlinc; of ðes westlangan hlinces ende, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 135, 25. Ða westlangan díc, v. 334, 22. v. next word