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word-laþu

(n.)
Grammar
word-laþu, e; f.

Speechdiscourse

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Speech, discourse Sumum hé wordlaþe wíse sendeþ on his módes gemynd. Exon. Th. 41, 31; Cri. 664. Mín hyge blissaþ þurh ðíne wordlæðe, Andr. Kmbl. 1270; An. 635

word-mittung

(n.)
Grammar
word-mittung, e; f.

Collation

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Collation Wordmittung vel wordsomnung collatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 51

Linked entry: word-samnung

word-snotorung

(n.)
Grammar
word-snotorung, e; f.

A sophism

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A sophism Wordsnoterung sophisms, Hpt. Gl. 459, 61

Linked entry: snotorung

wóh-god

Grammar
wóh-god,
Similar entries
v. woh, II.

Similar entry: wóh

word-samnere

(n.)
Grammar
word-samnere, es; m.

A collector of words

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A collector of words Wotdsornnere cocologus ( = καταλογεύς?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 42

Linked entry: samnere

wóh-hǽmende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wóh-hǽmende, adj. (ptcpl. ); or wóh-hǽmend, es; m.

Adulterousfornicatingan adulterera fornicator

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Adulterous, fornicating; or an adulterer, a fornicator Ða wohhǽmendan fornicatores, Past. 51; Swt. 401, 27. Ðú dydest ðé tó ðám wóhhǽmendum cum adulteris portionem tuam ponebas, Ps. Th. 40, 19

word-leán

(n.)
Grammar
word-leán, es; n.

A reward for words (a song)

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A reward for words (a song) Oft ic wóðboran wordleána sum ágyfe æfter giedde. Exon.Th. 489, 18 ; Rä. 78, 9

wóde-wistle

(n.)
Grammar
wóde-wistle, an; f.

Hemlock

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Hemlock Wódewistle, uuódaewistlae, uuódewislae cicuta, Txts. 51, 463. Wódewistle (printed -þistle) elleborum vel veratrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 56. Wódewistle (printed -þisele, but see Wülck. Gl. 297, 8) cicuta, 67, 37

Linked entry: wistle

wóh-ceápung

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-ceápung, e ; f.

The fine

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The fine to be paid for trading contrary to the regulations of a market Gewóhceápung, ge ǽlc ðæra wónessa ðe tó ǽnigre bóte gebyrie, ðæt hit áge healf ðære cyrcean hláford, swá swá hit mon tó ceápstówe gesette, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 143, 22

Linked entry: ceápung

wóh-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-dóm, es; m.

An unjust judgement

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An unjust judgement Ðurh leóde unlaga and ðurh wóhdómas. Wulfst. 166, 24

Linked entry: wóh

wóh-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-hǽmed, es; n.

Adulteryfornication

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Adultery, fornication Se yfla willa wóhhǽmetes (cf. unrihthǽmedes, Bt. 31, 2 ; Fox 112, 24), Met. 18, 2. Sió hreófl getácnaþ ðæt wóhhǽmed per scábiem luxuria designator, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 5. Ða ðe wóhhǽmed begangaþ mid óþerra ceorla wífum, Blickl. Homl

word-oræft

(n.)
Grammar
word-oræft, es; m.

The art of speakingwriting

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The art of speaking or writing Wordcræftes wís a good speaker, Elen. Kmbl. 1180; El. 592. Ic wordcræft wæf I composed poetry, 2473; El. 1238

word-gecwide

(n.)
Grammar
word-gecwide, es; n.

An expressed agreementa formal contract

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An expressed agreement, a formal contract Eal ic him gelǽste ðæt ic him scolde swá forð swá uncre wordgecwydu fyrmest wǽron, L. O. ii; Th. i. 182, n. Gif hit heó gehaldeþ mid ðare clǽnnisse ðe uncer wordgecwædu seondan, Chart. Th. 481, 8

Linked entry: ge-cwide

word-latu

(n.)
Grammar
word-latu, e; f.

Delay in speaking

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Delay in speaking 'Ðú scealt hræðe cýðan, gif ðú his ondgitan ǽnige hæbbe.' Næs ðá wordlatu (there was no delay in the answer), Andr. Kmbl. 3042; An. 1524. (Cf. búton late sine mora, R. Ben. 55, 12, omitted under latu.)

Linked entry: latu

wór-hana

(n.)
Grammar
wór-hana, an; m.

A pheasant

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A pheasant Wórhona, uuórhana, -hona fafianus, Txts. 61, 830. Wórhana, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 71: fusiaims, i. 280, 29: fursianus (fursianus is glossed by mórhana. Hpt. Zeit. 33, 240, 27), 62, 24

Linked entry: mór-hana

cyne-word

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-word, es; n. [word a speech]

A proper speech or wordproprium verbum

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A proper speech or word; proprium verbum Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 29; Rä. 44, 16

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Gehrán woede (wédum, Rush.) his tetigit uestimentum ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 27. Ungigearuad woede gímungalícum non vestitum veste nuptiali, Rtl. 108, 1. Woede háluoende vestimentum salutare, 103, 22.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Eálá gif hé wolde, ðæt hé wel meahte ðæt unriht him eáðe forbiódan, Met. 9, 53. Hié wel meahton libban on ðam lande, gif hié wolden láre Godes fremman, Cd.

Linked entry: BET

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Mára woen is quanto magis Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 11: 12, 12: Lk. Skt. Rush. 11, 13 (Mára woen, Lind.) Mára woen alio quin Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 22.

Linked entry: wéna

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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Gif hé geþeó ðæt hé hæbbe híwisc landes . . . þonne bið his wergild .cxx. sciłł.; and gif hé ne geþeó búton tó healfre híde, þonne sí his wer (were, v. l. ) .lxxx. sciłł., L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 14. Wergildes ( v. l. weres) . . . Se wer, 1; Th. i. 186,