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wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.
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[þ in aȝen wil, O. E. Homl. i. 61, 119. Liues wil and eche pleie, 193, 62.] Þe onnesse of o luue and of o wil, A. R. 12, 7. Al his wil to don, Laym. 2793. Ðu wurchest mi wil, . Kath. 2108. Þat wil, Shor. 16.

win

(n.)
Grammar
win, (?), winn, e; f.
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Pasture Of ðære díc tó wynne mǽduan be ðære strǽt. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 263, 29

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Th. 6158 ; B. 3083, Ða ðe on carcerne hleóleásan wíc wunedon, Andr. Kmbl. 261; An. 131 : 2621; An. 1312. lc wíc búge. Exon. Th. 396, 22; Rä. 16, 8: 120, 10; Gú. 269. Wíc eardian, Beo. Th. 5172; B. 2589. Hé bróhte wíf tó háme, ðǽr hé wíc áhte. Cd.

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.
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Abraham sealde wíg tó wedde, nalles wunden gold, Cd. Th. 124, 29; Gen. 2070. Oft ic (a shield)wíg seó, frécne feohtan. Exon. Th. 388, 6; Rä. 6, 3. Wælhwelpes wíg, 397, 21; Rä. 16, 23. Gesécean wíg, Beo. Th. 1374; B. 685.

wíl

(n.)
Grammar
wíl, a wile.
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Dele: v. flige-wíl, and add (?) Wocia, wýla catenarum, An. Ox. 3560. Wíla, 7, 257

Linked entry: wyla

wír

(n.)
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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

wín

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D. 59, 16. v. eced-, reám-wín. Add

wífa

(n.)
Grammar
wífa, (?),, an; m.
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A woman Gif ríce wíf and earm ácennaþ tógædere, gangon hí áweig, nást ðú hwæðer bið ðæs rícan wífan (-es ?) cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.
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Wine Wín vinum, merum, geswét wín mellicratum, níwe wín mustum, ǽlces kynnes gewring bútan wíne and wætere sicera, ðæt séleste wín falernum, weala wín crudum vinum, geolo wín succinacium vinum, hláforda wín honorarium vinum, gewyrtod wín compositum vinum

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Kmbl. ii. 265, 32. of great surface, wide, vast, spacious, broad, ample Ðes wída grund, Cd. Th. 7, 11; Gen. 104. Ýða gelaac, wíd gang wætera, Ps. Th. 118, 136. Wíd is ðes wésten, wræcsetla fela, Exon. Th. 120, 5; Gú. 267.

wír

(n.)
Grammar
wír, es; m.
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Wire, metal thread; often used apparently in ornamental work, so, an ornament made of wire. Cf. Icel. víra-virki filigree work Beorht seomað (-ad, MS.) wír ymb ðone wælgim, Exon. Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4.

wís

(n.)

a manner.

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Ma manner.v wíse

Linked entry: and-wísnes

wíd

Grammar
wíd, I.
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Scs Petrus cyrice is þreó hund fóta lang and twá hund wíd, Salamones templ ys sixtig fæþma lang and sixtig heáh and þryttiges wíd, Angl. xi. 4, 5-10. Add

wift

(n.)
Grammar
wift, e; f.
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Some implement used in weaving Hé sceal habban fela towtóla . . . pihten, timplean, wifte, wefle, wulcamb, Anglia ix. 263, 12

wís

(n.)
Grammar
wís, a manner.
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Add: v. leóþ-, níd-, sár-, sceád-, stæf-, þearl-, word-, wrang-wís

wíc

Grammar
wíc, <b>.
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Ðænne þæs embe fíf niht ꝥ áfered byð winter of wícum (cf. tún; ), Men. 24. v. bere-, ceaster-, Lunden-, Norþ-, sunder-wíc

wíg

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg, (?); adj.

wic

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cariscus

wis

certain.

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certain

-wid

(suffix)

Similar entry: inwid

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