wil-gæst
A desirable ⬩ welcome guest
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A desirable, welcome guest Godes ágen bearn, wilgest on wícum, Exon. Th. 313, 28; Mod. 7. Cf. wil-cuma
wil-gedryht
A glad band
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A glad band Seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ turba prosequitur munere laeta pio . Exon. Th. 222, 2; Ph. 342. Wes ðú, Andreas, hál mid ðás willgedryht, Andr. Kmbl. 1828; An. 916
ge-fyllan
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in Dict., and add: to fill a place, vessel, &c. Ic gefelle repleam (thesauros eorum ), Kent. Gl. 253. Mon þæt lámfæt leádes gefylde, Jul. 578. Bið eal þes ginna grund gléda gefylled, Dóm. 12. Oþ þæt se wída ceafl gefylled bið, Wal. 60. Gefellede
un-þanc
disfavour ⬩ displeasure ⬩ anger ⬩ ill-will ⬩ an unpleasing act ⬩ a displeasure ⬩ an offence ⬩ annoyance ⬩ not thanks ⬩ displeasure expressed in words ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ without consent ⬩ on compulsion ⬩ ingratis ⬩ without (a person's) consent ⬩ not of (one's own) accord ⬩ against (one's) will
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disfavour, displeasure, anger, ill-will Oft ða unwaran láreówas for ege ne durron cleopian, ondrǽdaþ him sumra monna unðonc saepe rectores improvidi humanam amittere gratiam formidantes loqui pertimescunt, Past. 15; Swt. 89, 12. Hine on unðanc R eorringa
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wíg-gild
An idol
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An idol Hié onhnigon tó ðani herige, hǽðne þeóde wurðedon wíhgyld, Cd. Th. 227, 5; Dan. 182. Cf. deófol-gild
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murnan
To mourn ⬩ be sad ⬩ be anxious ⬩ To mourn ⬩ lament ⬩ to care about ⬩ regard
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Grammar murnan, intrans. To mourn, be sad, be anxious Gif ðú ðonne heora þegen beón wilt and ðé heora þeáwas líciaþ tó hwon myrnst ðú swá swíðe si probas, utere moribus, ne queraris, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 7. Sélre biþ ǽghwæm ðæt hé his freónd wrece, ðonne
nán
not one ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ none ⬩ no man ⬩ nothing
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Hé on náne wísan ne mæg forbúgan he can in no wise avoid, 16, 2; Fox 54, 5. Ðá ne mihton hig him nán word andswarian ne nán ne dorste hyne nán þing máre áxigean, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 46. Ne sǽdon hyt mé náne swá sóðfeste men, Shrn. 204, 22.
wíf-hád
womanhood
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womanhood Wé sprecaþ be ðære heofonlícan cwéne æfter wífháde we speak of the heavenly queen as woman, Homl. Th. i. 546, 14. II. female sex : — Wíf had femininum sexus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 19. Wífhádes man femina, i. 70, 18 : Homl. Th. ii. 10, 12: 94,
be-werian
prohibit ⬩ forbid ⬩ to protect ⬩ defend
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Wundurlic wíse bewerede (prohibuit) ꝥ nóhwæþer þyssa beón sceolde, 4, II; Sch. 408, 12. with dat. infin. Seó ǽ monig þing bewereð tó etanne multa lex manducare prohibeat, Bd. 1, 27. to restrain a person Ne bewere ne compescaris, Ps. Srt. 82, 2.
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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wír-rind
Myrtle-bark
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Myrtle-bark Tó háligre sealfe sceal wyirrind, Lchdm. iii. 24, 3. Nim wírrinde ii. 98, 8: 332, 8; iii. 14, 2
wír-treów
A myrtle-tree
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A myrtle-tree Wírtreów, myrtu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 83. Cnuca mid rosan wóse oððe wýrtreówes, Lchdm. i. 232, 12
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wír-treówen
myrtle-tree ⬩ myrtle
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myrtle-tree, myrtle Þweah mid wearmum wýrtrýwenum (-treówenum,v. l.) wóse, Lchdm. i. 236, 1
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wit-leást
Senselessness ⬩ folly
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Senselessness, folly His (Job's) wífes witleást (gewitleást, Homl. Th. ii. 456, 4), Job. Thw. 167, 32
wír-hangra
A meadow where myrtles grow
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A meadow where myrtles grow Æt wírhangran Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 18
wín-ærn
a place where wine is stored ⬩ a place where wine is sold and drunk ⬩ a tavern ⬩ a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting
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a place where wine is stored Wínæm apotheca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 6.. Similar entries v. win-hús a place where wine is sold and drunk, a tavern Wínaern taberna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 3. Wínærn i. 290, 52. a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting
wín-beám
A vine-pole
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A vine-pole Wínbeám partica, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 4 trabs uinee, Wülck. Gl. 245, 20
wín-beger
A grape
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A grape Ðæt wínbeger uuam, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 44. Wínbegær uvas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 16. Wíntrog, ðér monn tred ða wínbegera torcular Lind. 21, 33
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wín-clyster
a bunch of grapes ⬩ a row of vines
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a bunch of grapes Wínclyster botrus, Scint. 154, 2. a row of vines Wínclystra antes, Engl. Stud. xi. 64, 3
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wín-cóle
A tub into which the juice pressed from the grapes runs
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A tub into which the juice pressed from the grapes runs Wínmere sive wíncóle lacus ubi frugum liquor decurrit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 13