wiht-mearc
A weight-mark ⬩ a plumb-line
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A weight-mark, a plumb-line Of punder, ol wihtmearce perpendiculo . Hpt. Gl. 476, 75
wild-cyrfet
bryony ⬩ brionia
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bryony; brionia, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 17
wild-gós
A wild goose
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A wild goose Wildgoos gente Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 60
wild-deóren
Of wild beasts
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Of wild beasts Mid wilddeórenum tóþum cum feralibus dentibus Scint. 99, 7
tír-wine
A glorious friend, ⬩ an epithet of the follower of a successful chief
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A glorious friend, an epithet of the follower of a successful chief Se hláford biþ tó upáhæfen inne on móde for ðæm anwalde ðe him ánra gehwilc his tírwina tó fultemaþ, Met. 25, 21
norþan-eástan-wind
a north-east wind ⬩ eurus ⬩ euroauster ⬩ circius
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a north-east wind; eurus, euroauster, circius, Wrt. Voc. 1, 36, 13, 17
norþan-westan-wind
a wind from the north-west ⬩ corus ⬩ aquilo vel boreas
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a wind from the north-west; corus, aquilo vel boreas, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 16, 18
Wihg(e)ra-ceaster
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án-wíg
A single combat ⬩ a duel ⬩ certamen singulare
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A single combat, a duel; certamen singulare Ðǽr gefeaht Mallius ánwíg wið ánne Galliscne mann there Mallius fought a single combat with a man of Gaul, Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 15: 3, 6; Bos. 57, 42. Hí gefuhton ánwíg they fought a duel, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67
Cwanta-wíc
St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich
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St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich Hér wæs micel wælsliht on Lundenne and on Cwanta-wíc and on Hrófes ceastre in this year [A. D. 839] there was a great slaughter at London and at Estaples and at Rochester
deáþ-wíc
A mansion of death ⬩ mortis mansio
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A mansion of death; mortis mansio He gewát deáþwíc seón he departed to see the mansion of death, Beo. Th. 2555; B. 1275
eced-wín
Acid-wine
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Acid-wine
Euer-wíc
York
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York, Chr. 189; Th. 14, 23, col. I
fyrd-wíc
An army-station ⬩ a camp ⬩ castra
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An army-station, a camp; castra Ðis ys Godes fyrdwíc castra Dei sunt hæc, Gen. 32, 2: Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 77; Wrt. Voc. 18, 29. Fyrdunga oððe fyrdwícu castra, Ps. Lamb. 26, 3. Hí feóllon on middele fyrdwíca heora cĕcĭdērunt in mĕdio castrōrum eōrum
ge-wif
An affection of the eye ⬩ web
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An affection of the eye, web Wið ǽlces cynnes bróc on eágon wið gewif for every sort of malady in the eyes, for web, Lchdm. iii. 290, 3
ge-win
a battle ⬩ contest ⬩ war ⬩ strife ⬩ quarrel ⬩ hostility ⬩ tumult ⬩ certāmen ⬩ pugna ⬩ bellum ⬩ tŭmultus ⬩ labour ⬩ toil ⬩ sorrow ⬩ agony ⬩ lăbor ⬩ trībŭlātio ⬩ ăgōnia ⬩ fruit of laborers ⬩ gain ⬩ profit ⬩ fructus lăbōrum ⬩ lucrum ⬩ quæstus
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a battle, contest, war, strife, quarrel, hostility, tumult; certāmen, pugna, bellum, tŭmultus On ða tíde Troiána gewin wearþ the Trojan war happened at that time, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 24; Met. 26, 12. Sceolde he worc ðæs gewinnes gedǽlan he must get pain
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Gréna-wíc
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GREENWICH, near London, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 4
sige-wíf
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Grimm supposes this word may be a general denomination of wise women, D. M. 402 ; the passage in which it occurs is a charm, where it is addressed to bees when swarming Sittaþ gé, sigewíf, sígaþ tó eorþan, Lchdm. i. 384, 24
stóc-wíc
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A habitation, residence On Casino ðam stócwíc in the monastery at Monte Casino, Earle, A. S. Lit. 200, 34
unriht-wíf
A woman of bad character
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A woman of bad character Godwine hæfð gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hine tihte, Chart. Th. 373, 32