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wille-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wille-weg, es; m.
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A road to a well Andlang d;íc on wylleweg; ðæt andlang wylleweges, C. D. v. 150, 12. Cf. well-weg

winter-wille

(n.)
Grammar
winter-wille, an; f.
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A spring that can be used in winter (?) Of ðǽm stáne, ðæt on winterwellan; of ðǽre wellan, ðæt on þeófdene, C. D. iii. 394, 7. Cf. winter-burna

gange-wifre

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Add: Gongeweafre aranεa, Ps. Srt. 89, 9. Gonge-weafran. 38, 12

wille-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wille-wæter, es; n.

Spring-water

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Spring-water Þweah mid wyllewætre, Lchdm. ii. 308, ll. Wyrc ðæt bæþ of ðám ilcum wyrtum on cealdum wylle wætre, 74, 27. Seóðe on yrnendum wyllewætere, i. 330, 14

wilde-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wilde-deór, es; n.

A wild beast

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A wild beast Weorpan hí an wildedeóra líc, Bt. 38, I; Fox 194, 31. Hé wæs mið wildedeórum erat cum bestiis Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 1, 13

Linked entry: deór

wille-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
wille-cærse, an; f.

Well-kersewater-cress

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Well-kerse (v. Jamieson's Dict.), water-cress Wyllecyrse foenum graecum Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 76. Willecærse britia 286, 28. Wyllecærse fenegrecio ii. 38, 77. Seóð mid wyllecærsan (-cersan, v. l.), Lchdm. i. 140, 12. Nim wyllecærsan (-en, MS.), iii. 134,

on-wícan

(v.)

to yield, retreat

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to yield, retreat Onwican cessere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 23

Cwanta-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Cwanta-wíc, es; n. [wíc a dwelling]

St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich

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St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich Hér wæs micel wælsliht on Lundenne and on Cwanta-wíc and on Hrófes ceastre in this year [A. D. 839] there was a great slaughter at London and at Estaples and at Rochester

sceáp-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-wíc, es ; n.

A sheep-fold

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A sheep-fold Tó sceápwícan. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. Iii. 405, 5

án-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
án-wille, def. se án-willa; adj. [án one, willa a will]

Having one willfollowing one's own willself-willedobstinatestubbornpertinaxobstinatuscontumax

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Having one will, following one's own will, self-willed, obstinate, stubborn; pertinax, obstinatus, contumax Ánwilla obstinatus, pertinax, Ælfc. Gl. 90; Wrt. Voc. 51, 29. Sint to manianne ða ánwillan admonendi pertinaces, Past. 42. 1; Hat. MS. 57 b, 23

cyne-wiððe

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-wiððe, an; f.

A royal wreath, diademredimiculum

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A royal wreath, diadem; redimiculum Cyne-wiððan redimicula, Mone B. 6270 : Cot. 185

ed-winde

(n.)

A winding again, a vortex vortex

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A winding again, a vortex; vortex Edwinde vortex, Ælfc. Gl. 98; Som. 76, 92; Wrt. Voc. 54, 36

eór-wicga

(n.)

an earwig blatta

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an earwig; blatta, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 20; Wrt. Voc. 24, 24

gearn-winde

(n.)
Grammar
gearn-winde, gern-winde, es; m? [windan to wind]

A yarn-winderreelrhombusρόμβos

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A yarn-winder, reel; rhombus = ρόμβos Gearn-winde conductum, Wrt. Voc. 66, 19

Linked entry: gern-winde

Lid-wiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Lid-wiccas, Lid-wícingas; pl.
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The people of Brittany [or using the name of the people for the country] Brittany Carl féng tó eallum ðam westríce ... bútan Lidwiccium Charles took all the western kingdom ... except Brittany, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 13. Two other MSS. have Lidwícingum,

næder-winde

(n.)
Grammar
næder-winde, an; f.

adder-wort

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The name of a plant, adder-wort Næddrewinde viperina, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 26

róde-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
róde-wirðe, adj.
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Deserving crucifixion Gangaþ út git godwrecan and gongaþ út git ródewyrðan, Shrn. 43, 8

self-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
self-wille, adj.
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Voluntary, spontaneous Mid selfwilre spontanea, Hpt. Gl. 415, 11: spontaneo, volunlario, 439, 11. For ðan self-willan propter spontaneum, 413, 33

sealt-wille

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-wille, -welle, an; f.
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A salt spring or well; hence Saltwell In saltwyllan ; of saltwyllan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 70, 24. Ða saltwælla ł of sæltwælla a saliua (translator seems to have read salina), Mt. Kmbl. P.1. 5

gern-winde

(n.)
Grammar
gern-winde, es; m?

A yarn-winder, reelconductum

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A yarn-winder, reel; conductum [ăpud textōres], Wrt. Voc. 282, 2