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norþan-eástan-wind

(n.)

a north-east windeuruseuroaustercircius

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a north-east wind; eurus, euroauster, circius, Wrt. Voc. 1, 36, 13, 17

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

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.
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a woman Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig wífman neáh weófode ne cume ða hwíte ðe man mæssige, L. Edg. C. 45 ; Th. ii. 254, 3. Ðara manna sum wæs bescoren preóst, sum wæs lǽwede, sum wæs wífmon ( femina, ) Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 628, 35. Minutia hátte án wífmon, ðe on heora

Linked entry: wím-man

ge-win

(n.)
Grammar
ge-win, -winn, es; n. [winnan to fight] .

a battlecontestwarstrifequarrelhostilitytumultcertāmenpugnabellumtŭmultuslabourtoilsorrowagonylăbortrībŭlātioăgōniafruit of laborersgainprofitfructus lăbōrumlucrumquæstus

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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

Linked entry: winn

Gréna-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Gréna-wíc, Gréne-wíc, es; n.
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GREENWICH, near London, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 4

wíg-bil

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bil, wíg-bill, es; n.
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A battle-blade, a sword Ðæt sweord ongan æfter heaþoswáte hildegicelum, wígbil wanian, Beo. Th. 3218; B. 1607

wíg-trod

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-trod, (?), es; n. : -trodu (? v. wíg-rád), e; f.
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A war-track, the road along which an army has passed Wítrod ( = wígtrod) gefeól heáh of heofonum handweorc Godes on to the track where the host of Israel had passed fell from the heavens the lofty walls raised by God's hand (cf. se ágend up árǽrde reáde

Linked entry: wí-trod

ag-lǽc-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽc-wíf, es; n.

A wretch of a womanvile cronemonstrum mu-lierismulier perniciosa

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A wretch of a woman, vile crone; monstrum mu-lieris, mulier perniciosa Grendles módor, ides, aglǽc-wíf Grendel's mother, the woman, vile crone. Beo. Th. 2522 ; B. 1259

wír

(n.)

myrtle

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myrtle Uuír, uuýr myrtus, Txts. 79, 1356. Wír, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 51: ii. 55, 83. Ele on ðam ðe wǽre wír gesoden, Lchdm. ii. 70, 15. Genim wír, 86, 7

Linked entry: ge-wíred

wíg-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bed, wí-bed, wió-bed, -bud, wié-bed, weó-bed, -bud, weófod (-ed, -ud), wéfod, es, also -beddes; <b>n.</b> (generally, but se weóbud, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 21, and pl. wíbedas, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 42)
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An altar [from wíg (wíh) and beód; some forms, e.g. wígbeddes, weóbedd, suggest that the word was thought to be derived from bed] Weófod altar vel ara, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 51.

wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.
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will, pleasure Se cyng geseah ðæt hé nán þincg his willes ðǽr geforðian ne mihte the king saw that he could carry out nothing of his purpose Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 6. Hé nolde his willes ( of his own accord ) heora geférrǽdene forlǽtan, Homl. Th. ii. 334

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Wide-spreading, spacious, vast, broad Wídgil passiva, vasta, Hpt. Gl. 527, 52. þeáh ðeós eorðe unwísum wídgel (cf. iúm, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 23) þince. Met. 10, 10. Ðæt is suíðe rúm weg and wídgille lata et spatiosa via est, Past. 18 ; Swt. 133, 20. Ðæt fenn

Linked entries: -gill -gal

deáþ-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-wíc, es; n. [deáþ death, wíc a mansion]

A mansion of deathmortis 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

án-wíg

(n.)
Grammar
án-wíg, es; n? m? [án one, wíg a contest]

A single combata duelcertamen 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

á-wuht

(n.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-wuht, [ = á-wiht]

Aughtanythingat allby any meansaliquidomninoullo modo

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Aught, anything; at all, by any means; aliquid; omnino, ullo modo Ne meahte on ðære eorþan áwuht libban nor might aught live on the earth, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 214; Met. 20, 107: 11, 18; Met. 11, 9: 18, 14; Met. 18, 7: Cd. 25; Th. 32, 1; Gen. 496

Linked entry: á-uht

Eofor-wíc-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Eofor-wíc-scír, e: f.

YORKSHIRE comĭtātus Eboracensis

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YORKSHIRE; comĭtātus Eboracensis Fóran ða þegnas ealle on Eoforwícscíre to Eoferwíc all the thanes in Yorkshire went to York, Chr. 1065 ; Th. 332, 7

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see totake heed toguardkeepto lay tchargelay the blame ofimputeto godepart

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to see to, take heed to, guard, keep, Grammar wítan, absolute God wíteþon ðam héhstan heofna ríce ufan Alwalda, Cd. Th. 32, 31 ; Gen. 511. [ He (God) witeð and wialdeð alle þing, Anglia i. II, 40. Ihesu, wel þu witest hem, Jul. 51, 15. > Wel is him

Linked entry: ge-wítan

á-wyht

(adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-wyht, [ = á-wiht]

Aughtanythingat all

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Aught, anything; at all Ne hí for áwyht eorþan cyste ða sélestan geseón woldan pro nihilo habuerunt terram desiderabilem, Ps. Th. 105, 20: 103, 9: 113,14

bere-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
bere-wíc, es; n.

A barley-villagea corn-villagehordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus,

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A barley-village, a corn-village; hordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1060; 382, 12 : A. D. 1093; 443, 31

camp-wíg

(n.)
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a battle