will-flód
The waters of the deluge
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The waters of the deluge Willflód ongan lytli-gan, Cd. Th. 85, lo; Gen. 1412
wind-filled
Wind-felled ⬩ blown down by the wind
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Wind-felled, blown down by the wind Wuduwearde gebyreþ ǽlc windfylled treów, L. R. S. 19 ; Th. i. 440, 10
Linked entry: fillan
wind-hladen
Wind-laden ⬩ windy ⬩ Lye
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Wind-laden, windy, Lye
gúþ-wine
A comrade ⬩ friend in war
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A comrade, friend in war Beo. Th. 3624; B. 1810: 5463; B. 2735
heáfod-wind
A wind from one of the four chief points of the compass
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A wind from one of the four chief points of the compass Feówer heáfodwindas synd se fyrmesta is eásterne wind ... se óðer heáfodwind is súðerne ... se þridda heáfodwind hátte zephirus ... se feórþe heáfodwind hátte septemtrio, Lchdm. iii. 274, 12-23
heáfod-wísa
A chief director, ruler
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A chief director, ruler, Cd. 79; Th. 97, 28; Gen. 1619
horder-wice
The office of a treasurer or steward,
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The office of a treasurer or steward, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 14
ofer-wist
Excess in eating
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Excess in eating Sint tó manianne ða ofergífran ðeáh hié ne mǽgen ðone unþeáw forlǽtan ðære gífernesse and ðære oferwiste ðæt hé húru hine selfne ne þurhstinge mid ðý sweorde unryhthǽmedes, ac ongiete hú micel ofersprǽc cymeþ of ðære oferwiste admonendi
cniht-wíse
Youthwise ⬩ boy's-manner ⬩ pueri mos
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Youthwise, boy's-manner; pueri mos Sprecan æfter cnihtwísan to speak after the manner of a boy Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 13
Linked entry: wíse
sorh-wilm
Violent emotion of anxiety or sorrow
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Violent emotion of anxiety or sorrow Soden sorgwælmum, Exon. Th. 177, 32; Gú. 1236. Sorgwylmum, 166, 21; Gú. 1046. Ic ðæs módceare sorhwylmum seáð, Beo. Th. 3990; B. 1993
hilde-wísa
A military leader, ⬩ general
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A military leader, general, Beo. Th. 2133; B. 1064
beág-wíse
Ring-fashion ⬩ circular-form
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Ring-fashion, circular-form Oflǽthláfas on beágwísan ábacene oblationum coronas, Gr. D. 343, 15
wil
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wís
wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ cunning ⬩ wise ⬩ learned ⬩ skilled ⬩ expert ⬩ known
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(Some of these compounds may be con-nected with wíse.)
wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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fight, battle, war, conflict Wíg oððe gefeoht mavors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 37. Ðonne wíg cume, Beo. Th. 46 ; B. 23: 5737; B. 2872. Wíg ealle fornam, 2165; B. 1080: Exon. Th. 291, 11; Wand. 80: Elen. Kmbl. 262 ; El. 131. Wæs ðæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne, nearofáges
-coren
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witon
let us
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Grammar witon, ¶ the word was originally a tense of the verb wítan, and its verbal character is occasionally still marked by the use of the pronoun Wuton wé ðæt gemunan, Blickl. Homl. 125, 2. Uutun ué geonga (uton gan, W.
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