wíf-þing
Matters connected with women ⬩ marriage ⬩ intercourse
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Matters connected with women, marriage, intercourse Tó wífþingum foxes tægles se ýtemæsta dǽl on earm áhangen; ðú gelýfest ðæt ðis sý tó wífþingum on bysmær ( irritamentum ad coitum ) gedón, Lchdm. i. 340, 22 ; 368, 16.
cildiung-wíf
A child-bearing woman ⬩ puerpera,
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A child-bearing woman; puerpera, Wrt. Voc. 7, 17
forþ-wíf
A married woman ⬩ mother ⬩ A matron ⬩ matrōna
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A married woman, mother, hence A matron; matrōna, Wrt. Voc. 72, 78
ge-wif
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for 290
hǽmed-wíf
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For 'Cot. 136 Lye' substitute Hǽmedwíf matrona, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 19
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
freó-wíf
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a freeborn woman Fríwíf, Ll. Th. i. 20, 7. Cf. freó-man
forþ-wíf
A woman of rank ⬩ a great lady
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Substitute: A woman of rank a great lady Hláford dominus forðwíf matrona (cf. þǽre hláfdian matrone, ii. 54, 65), hlǽfdige domina, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 78
wíf-þegen
A pander ⬩ leno,
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A pander; leno,Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 31 : 284, 14: ii. 51, 63
wíf-gál
Incontinent ⬩ licentious
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Incontinent, licentious Swá lǽren hí ða wífgálan gesinscipe, swá hí ða forhæbbendan ne gebrengen on unryhthǽmde sic incontinentibus laudetur conjugium, ut tamen jam continentes non revocentur ad luxum. Past. 60; Swt. 453, 30
Linked entry: gál
wíf-geornness
Incontinence
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Incontinence Uífgiornis adulteria, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 19
wíf-gifta
Nuptials ⬩ marriage
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Nuptials, marriage Waes se weliga ðæra (-e, MS. ) wífgifta georn on móde, ðæt him mon fǽmnan gegyrede brýd tó bolde, Exon. Th. 245, 2 ; Jul. 38
wíf-hand
The female side ⬩ female line
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The female side, female line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe; ðonne gif ic gesealde ǽnigre wífhanda ðæt hé gestrýnde, ðonne forgyldan míne mágas . . . for ðon ic cweðe ðæt hí hit gyldan, for ðon hý fóð
wíf-feax
A woman's hair
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A woman's hair Wíffex cesaries, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 43: ii. 16, 46
ge-bedda
A bed fellow ⬩ consort ⬩ wife ⬩ consors tŏri ⬩ uxor
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Gebed wíf uxor, Mt. Kmbl. pp. 14, 16
Linked entry: -bedda
wín
Wine
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Wine Wín vinum, merum, geswét wín mellicratum, níwe wín mustum, ǽlces kynnes gewring bútan wíne and wætere sicera, ðæt séleste wín falernum, weala wín crudum vinum, geolo wín succinacium vinum, hláforda wín honorarium vinum, gewyrtod wín compositum vinum
wír
Wire ⬩ metal thread
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Wire, metal thread; often used apparently in ornamental work, so, an ornament made of wire. Cf. Icel. víra-virki filigree work Beorht seomað (-ad, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4.
wíh
An idol
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An idol Hié gecwǽdon ðæt hié ðæs wíges (the golden image) ne róhton, ne hié tó ðam gebede mihte gebǽdon hǽðen heriges wísa, Cd. Th. 228, 12 ; Dan. 201. Hié ne willaþ ðysne wígwurðigean, 228, 24; Dan. 208.
wit
We two
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Grammar wit, with the name of the person associated with the speaker Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103. Grammar wit, with name and numeral Wit Adam twá eaples þigdon, Cd. Th. 290, 6; Sat. 411
wit
right mind ⬩ wits ⬩ wit ⬩ intelligence ⬩ understanding ⬩ the mind
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right mind, wits Wóde hé gehǽlde, and on witte gebróhte, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 7. wit, intelligence, understanding Ðæs ðú scealt werhðo dreógan, þeáh ðín wit duge, Beo.