word-laþu
Speech ⬩ discourse
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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
Collation
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Collation Wordmittung vel wordsomnung collatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 51
Linked entry: word-samnung
word-snotorung
A sophism
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A sophism Wordsnoterung sophisms, Hpt. Gl. 459, 61
Linked entry: snotorung
word-samnere
A collector of words
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A collector of words Wotdsornnere cocologus ( = καταλογεύς?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 42
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wóh-hǽmende
Adulterous ⬩ fornicating ⬩ an adulterer ⬩ a 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
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
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
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
An unjust judgement
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An unjust judgement Ðurh leóde unlaga and ðurh wóhdómas. Wulfst. 166, 24
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wóh-hǽmed
Adultery ⬩ fornication
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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
The art of speaking ⬩ writing
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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
An expressed agreement ⬩ a 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
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
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
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cyne-word
A proper speech or word ⬩ proprium 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
a weed ⬩ an article of dress ⬩ a garment ⬩ clothing ⬩ dress
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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
Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah
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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.
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wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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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
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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,