byrn-wíga
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byrn-wiga
cærs-will
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A spring where cress grows In cærswylle ; æfter cærswylles síce, C. D. iii. 384, 19. v. preceding word
camp-wísa
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A superintendent of public games; agonotheta, Hpt. Gl. 405, 4
eástan-wind
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An east wind Eástenwind subsolanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 12
Linked entry: wind
ed-wilm
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a fiery whirlpool Þonne se fǽcna ( the devil) in þám fæstenne (hell ) gebróht hafað æt þám edwylme (cf. Milton's ' floods and whirlwinds of tempestuous fire') þá þe him on cleofiaþ, Wal. 73. Cf. preceding word
Linked entry: éd-wylm
ed-wítan
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Edwiton (-un) exprobraverunt, Ps. Srt. 41, 11: 88, 52. Eft-edwidon reprobaverunt, Mt. L. 21, 42. Add
ege-wilm
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A terrible surge Ofer egewylmum, Ps. Th. 106, 24
egþ-wirf
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Hundehtetig æcera gesáwen and án egþwirf and vi. bidenfate, C. D. B. iii. 367, 38
Linked entry: weorf
cyne-wirþe
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Royal, noble Kynewyrðe rǽd hyt ys geþúht and trumlic, Angl. viii. 308, 33
fore-witan
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Be þám sáwlum þe forewiton (praenoscunt) monige wísan, Gr. D. 301, 14. Add
fore-witig
sagacious ⬩ foreknowing ⬩ presaging ⬩ prophetic
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Add: sagacious Þá forewittigan sagacissimam, An. Ox. 70. His foregengan wǽron on gleáwscype swíþe bescáwede and forewittige, Lch. iii. 436, 12. foreknowing Drihten cwæð tó ðǽre byrig, 'Gif þú wistest hwæt þé tóweard is . . .' Gif seó buruhwaru ðǽre
ge-wíde
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See wíde; II in Dict
ge-wild
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Substitute: <b>ge-wild</b> power, control, in the phrase ánum tó gewildum gedón to get into one's power, subdue, subjugate Æfter þǽm þe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him tó gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 9. Siþþan
ge-wind
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Substitute what has a curved or spiral shape. a winding ascent. Cf. windan; 2 and 3 Gewind circuitus ascensus, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 4. Gewend coclea (cf. coclea, ascensus, quia circuit), Corp. Gl. H. 34, 623. a tendril of a vine. Cf. windan; 4 Wíngearda
ge-wirþe
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Amount of so much. Take here <b>ge-wyrþe</b> in Dict., and add Hé gesealde twégra æcera gewirde landes concessit duo iugera ruris, C. D. vi. 207, 16. Heó on hire múð sende þreóra corna gewyrde, Hml. S. 23 b, 716
gran-wisc
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Gronuisc acus (cf. acus sifeþa, i. 83, 19) Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 16. Gronwisc, 4, 37. ?)
horder-wice
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horder-wíce