horder-wice
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horder-wíce
circe-wíca
A church-dwelling, sacristy ⬩ sacrarium
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A church-dwelling, sacristy; sacrarium To ðe circewícan to the sacristy, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 13
wíþig-wíc
A dwelling-place by which willows grow
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A dwelling-place by which willows grow Wíðig*-*wíc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 195, 18
fugeles wíse
The plant larkspur ⬩ delphīnium ⬩ δελφίνιον
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The plant larkspur; delphīnium = δελφίνιον Fugeles wíse delphin, Cot. 211, Som. Ben. Lye. Fugeles wýse delphinion, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 69; Wrt. Voc. 68, 4
Linked entry: wíse
wíc-weg
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The road to a wíc (q. v.) Tó ðæm midlestan wíc-wege; ondlong ðæs weges eft tó ceastergeate, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 260, 11. Cf. wíc-herpaþ
fiénd-wíc
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wic
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cariscus
wíc
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a dwelling-place, abode, habitation, residence, lodging, quarters Hé tó him wilniende wæs ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce hé mid árum on beón mehte, and his wíc ðaer on byrig beón mihte on his lífe, Chart. Erl. 69, 23. In locum qui dicitur
wíc
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III.</b> add Þá cóm him fǽringa tó micel folc manna . . . wǽron ealle hǽdena, and þone Hǽlend ne cúþe nán man of þǽre wíc þe hí of wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 1016. Ðænne þæs embe fíf niht ꝥ áfered byð winter of wícum (cf. tún; ), Men. 24. v. bere-, ceaster
ár-wiððe
An oar-withe ⬩ a willow band to tie oars with ⬩ struppus
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An oar-withe, a willow band to tie oars with; struppus Árwiððe vel strop struppus, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 117; Wrt. Voc. 56, 37
druncen-wille
Drunken ⬩ ebrius
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Drunken; ebrius Drincþ mid ðám druncenwillum [drucen-willum MS.] monnum bibit cum ebriis, Past. 17, 8; Hat. MS. 24 a, 23
ed-wihte
Anything, something ⬩ ălĭquid
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Anything, something; ălĭquid Nǽfre hleówlora [MS. hleor-lora] æt edwihtan mon weorþeþ a man is never deprived of protection in anything. Cd. 92; Th. 117, 15; Gen. 1954. [Ed = A. Sax. æt in æt-hwæga somewhat; ălĭquantum: æt-hwón almost; fĕre: Ger. et:
gange-wifre
A ganging weaver ⬩ spider ⬩ viītĭca arānea
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A ganging weaver, spider; viītĭca arānea Ðú gedést ðæt he aswint on his móde, and wyrþ swá tedre swá swá gangewifran nett thou causest that he dwindles away in his mind, and becomes as frail as a spider's web, Ps. Th. 38, 12. Swindan ðú dydest swá swá
Linked entries: gongel-wæfre gonge-wifre geonge-wifre wæfer-gange -wifre
ge-winde
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adj Ðá hit wæs wel gewinde on ða burh when the wind was in the right quarter [for blowing the flames] on to the town; ventum opportunum, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 25
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gonge-wifre
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A ganging weaver, a spider; arānea viātica Wið gongewifran bíte against the bite of a spider [gangweaver], L. M. 3, 35; Lchdm. ii. 328, 10
ge-wisse
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under ge-wis; II 2
be-wiste
governed, presided
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governed, presided, Gen. 24, 2; Similar entries p. of be-witan
geonge-wifre
A ganging-weaver, spider ⬩ viātĭca arānea
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A ganging-weaver, spider; viātĭca arānea Wǽron ánlícast úre winter geongewifran, ðonne hió geornast biþ, ðæt heó afǽre fleógan on nette our years [lit. winters] were most like to a spider when it is most eager to terrify flies into its net; anni nostri
steór-wirðe
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Deserving reprobation Ðonne wé hwæthwugu stiórwierðes ongietaþ on ða ðe ús underðiédde bióþ cum ea quae in subditis arguenda cognoscunt. Past. 28, 4; Swt. 194, 3
stæl-wirðe
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Able to stand a person in good stead (v. stæl, II), serviceable Se ðe geornlíce conn ongietan ðæt hé gadrige ðæt him stælwierðe sié qui sollicite noverit sumere, quod adjuvat, Past. 17, 5; Swt. 115, 3. Ða scipu ðe stælwyrðe wǽron binnan Lundenbyrig gebrohton