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æppel-wín

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Æppelwín idromelum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 57. Add

Win-ceaster

Similar entry: Wintan-ceaster

wín-mere

Similar entry: wín-cóle

wín-reáfetian

(v.)

to take grapes

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to take grapes Plucciaþ ł wínhreáfetiaþ vindemiant, Ps. Lamb. 79, 13

Linked entry: hreáfetian

wín-repan

(v.)

to gather grapes

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to gather grapes Wínreopad ðæt vendemiant eam, Ps. Surt. 79, 13

Linked entry: repan

win-stów

Similar entry: winn-stów

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Hé sóhte holdne wine (Hrothgar), 758; B. 376. Wine Deniga, freán Scyldinga, 706; B. 350. Ne sint mé winas (friends who will protect) cúðe eorlas elþeódige, Andr. Kmbl. 396; An. 198. Ðǽr him folcweras fremde wǽron, wine uncúðe, Cd.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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a woman, a female person Wíf mulier, wíf ðe wer hæfð uxor, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 12, 14. Wíf ðe hæfð ceorl uxor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Zup. 47, 8. Ald uuíf anus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 38: i. 73, 17 : anula vel vetula, 50, 48. Ðæt wíf ( mulier ) wæs gehǽled, Mt.

Linked entry: BRÝD

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Holm won wið winde, Beo. Th. 2268; B. 1132. Oft ic (an anchor) sceal wiþ wǽge winnan, and wiþ winde feohtan, Exon. Th. 398, 1; Rä. 17, 1. to make war(lit. or fig.), fight Mec gesette Crist tó compe ... Hwílum ic fréfre ða ic ǽr winne on, Exon.

Linked entry: on-winnende

wír

(n.)
Grammar
wír, es; m.

Wiremetal thread

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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.

wíh

(n.)
Grammar
wíh, (wih?), weoh ; gen. wíges (weós?); m.

An idol

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An idol Hié gecwǽdon ðæt hié ðæs wíges (the golden image) ne róhton, ne hié tó ðam gebede mihte gebǽdon hǽðen heriges wísa, Cd. Th. 228, 12 ; Dan. 201. Hié ne willaþ ðysne wígwurðigean, 228, 24; Dan. 208.

Linked entries: wíg wíg-bora

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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wise, discreet, judicious Wís sapiens Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 10 fronimus 47, 34. Grammar wís, of persons Ne scyle nán wís monn (vir sapiens) forhtigan, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 8, 13, 15. Ne mæg weorþan wís wer ǽr hé áge wintra dǽl in woruldríce, Exon.

wit

(n.)
Grammar
wit, witt, es; n.

right mindwitswitintelligenceunderstandingthe mind

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right mind, wits Wóde hé gehǽlde, and on witte gebróhte, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 7. wit, intelligence, understanding Ðæs ðú scealt werhðo dreógan, þeáh ðín wit duge, Beo.

wit

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wit, pers. pron.

We two

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Grammar wit, with the name of the person associated with the speaker Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103. Grammar wit, with name and numeral Wit Adam twá eaples þigdon, Cd. Th. 290, 6; Sat. 411

Linked entries: unc witt

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Gif hús full ungemetlíc wind gesteut, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 16. Swift wind. Met. 7, 20. Se stearca wind, 12, 14. Winneþ wind wið wǽge, 25, 58. Ðonne wind styreþ láð gewidru, Beo. Th. 2753; B. 1374. Ðonne wind ligeþ, weder bið fæger, Exon.

wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasurea pleasant or desirable thing

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Al his wil to don, Laym. 2793. Ðu wurchest mi wil, . Kath. 2108. Þat wil, Shor. 16

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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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.

wír

(n.)

myrtle

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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

wil

Grammar
wil, v. wil[l].

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wirn

(n.)
Grammar
wirn, e; f.

A hindranceobstacledifficulty

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Færð ðæt fýr ofer eall . . . ne nán man næfð ðæra mihta, ðæt ðǽr ǽnige wyrne dó the fire will go everywhere . . . and no one will be able to hinder it, Wulfst. 138, 7

Linked entry: wyrn