eald-wita
One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest
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One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest; þresby̆ter Presbiter is mæsse-preóst oððe eald-wita; ná ðæt ǽlc eald sý, ac ðæt he eald sý on wísdóme presbyter is the mass-priest or one eminent in knowledge; not that every one is old, but that he is old in
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Wihg(e)ra-ceaster
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ge-bedda
A bed fellow ⬩ consort ⬩ wife ⬩ consors tŏri ⬩ uxor
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A bed fellow, consort, wife; consors tŏri, uxor His gebedde [MS. gebedda] wæs gecíged Elisabeth his wife was named Elizabeth, Wanl. Catal. 4, 13 : Cd. 86; Th. 109, 25; Gen. 1828. Wolde wígfruma sécan cwén to gebeddan the martial leader would seek the
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bǽde-wég
A cup ⬩ poculum
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A cup; poculum Heó scencte bittor bǽde-wég she poured out the bitter cup, Exon. 47a; Th. 161, 13; Gú. 958
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wilcumian
To welcome ⬩ bid welcome ⬩ greet ⬩ salute
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To welcome, bid welcome, greet, salute Gyf gé ðæt án dóð, ðæt gé eówre gebróðra wylcumiaþ (welcumieð (later version); hǽlo beádas ł wilcyma, Lind. si salutaveritis fratres vestros tantum . Mt. Kmbl. 5, 47. Ðæt folc . . . wellcumiaþ Fénix, Engl. Stud.
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-sacung
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willan
To will, wish ⬩ to will, exercise the faculty of willing ⬩ to will, purpose, think, mean, intend ⬩ to tend ⬩ to will, ordain, order, command ⬩ to will, wish, want, desire ⬩ to will, be willing to do something ⬩ to allow, permit, grant, consent to ⬩ to be disposed, to have such and such a will ⬩ to will, profess, claim ⬩ will, shall, to be about to
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To will, wish Volo ic wylle, uis ðú wylt, uult hé wyle, uolumus wé wyllaþ . . . utinam uellem eálá gyf ic wolde; utinam uelim eálá gyf ic wylle gyt. . . uelle wyllan, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Zup. 199, 14-200, 6. to will, exercise the faculty of willing Ic undergyte
be-werian
prohibit ⬩ forbid ⬩ to protect ⬩ defend
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Add: with idea of hindering, restraint Bewerede coercuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 60. to keep something from a person, prohibit, forbid, with acc. Bewerede arcebat (introitum), Wrt. Voc. 81, 22. Mé Godes wracu þá duru bewerede, Hml. S. 23 b, 417. Se Hálga
wudu
wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild
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wood, the substance of growing trees Hú ne mint ðú gesión ðæt ǽlc wyrt and ǽlc wudu (-a, v. l.) (cum herbas atque arbores intuearis), wile weaxan on ðærn lande sélost, ðe him betst geríst. . . . Sumra wyrta oððe sumes wuda eard biþ on dúnum. . . . Ním
wilincel
A (young) slave
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A (young) slave Wiluncel mancipium Germ. 401, 30
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winnan
intrans ⬩ to labour ⬩ toil ⬩ work ⬩ to labour, endeavour, strive after ⬩ to labour, struggle, be troubled ⬩ to labour under, suffer from ⬩ to strive, contend, fight ⬩ of hostile action towards a person ⬩ of competition ⬩ of opposition to things ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ with cognate accusative ⬩ to win ⬩ make one's way ⬩ trans ⬩ to labour at ⬩ bestow labour upon ⬩ to labour under ⬩ suffer ⬩ undergo ⬩ to win ⬩ get ⬩ attain
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intrans. to labour, toil, work Swá ic þrymful þeów winne, Exon. Th. 386, 26; Rä. 4, 67. In ídelnisse winnaþ ða timbriaþ ða in vanum laborant qui aedificant eam, Ps. Surt. 126, 1. Hé mid his handum wonn and worhte ða ðing ðe nýdþearflícu wǽron operi manuum
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forþ-snoter
Very wise ⬩ săpientissimus
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Very wise; săpientissimus Elene héht gefetian on fultum forþsnoterne Elene bade to fetch to her aid the very wise [man ], Elen. Kmbl. 2104; El. 1053. Forþsnotterne, 2320; El. 1161. Fundon fífhund forþsnotterra they found five hundred very wise [men ]
ber-winde
Bearbine
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Bearbine (-bind, v. N. E. D. D. D. s. vv. ) ber*-*winde umbilicum, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 57
fiht-wíte
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Substitute: the fine paid to the crown for fighting (and slaying); cf. Ll. Th. i. 66, 7: 106, 1 Gif man ofslægen weorðe . . . on .xxi. nihtan gylde man þá manbóte, þæs on .xxi. nihtan ꝥ fyhtwíte (fyhto-, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 174, 28. Be fyhtwíte and manbóte
wildness
Wildness ⬩ licentiousness
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Wildness, licentiousness Gálre wild[nesse ?] pelulantis lasciviae Hpt. Gl. 515, 10
Eádwíg
Eadwig, son of Edmund. Eadwig was king of Wessex and Northumbria for four years, from A. D. 955-959
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Eadwig, son of Edmund. Eadwig was king of Wessex and Northumbria for four years, from A. D. 955-959 Hér, A. D. 955, féng Eádwíg to ríce, Eádmundes sunu here Eadwig, Edmund's son, succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 955 ; Erl. 119, 8. Hér, A. D. 959, Eádwíg
FYRWET
Curiosity ⬩ cūriōsĭtas
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Curiosity; cūriōsĭtas Hyne fyrwet bræc curiosity urged him, Beo. Th. 5562; B. 2784 : 3975; B. 1985. Mec ðæs on worulde full oft fyrwit frineþ my curiosity enquireth very often about this in the world, Salm. Kmbl. 117; Sal. 58. Hine fyrwyt bræc curiosity
wíþig-mere
A mere with willows on the banks
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A mere with willows on the banks On wíði*-*mære, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 188, 29. In wíðingmere, ii. 41, 4
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deórwyrþ-lic
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Precious, costly Hi him deórwurðlice anlícnyssa árǽrdon, Hml. Th. i. 366, 21. Mid þínum deórwyrðlicostan blóde praetioso sanguine, Hymn. ad Mat. 20