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wil-gesweostor

(n.)
Grammar
wil-gesweostor, pl. f.
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Gracious sisters Idesa, willgesweostor ( Lot's daughters ). Cd. Th. 157, 16; Gen. 2607. Cf. wil-gebróþor

wilig-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wilig-wíse, an; f.
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Basket-wise Seó cyrice is sinhwyrfel on wilewísan geworht. Blickl. Homl. 125, 21

Linked entry: wile-wíse

wille-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
wille-cærse, an; f.
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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,

wilsumness

(n.)
Grammar
wilsumness, e; f.
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devotion, devoutness Byrnende wilsumnes módes ardens devotio mentis Bd. l, 7; S. 478, 11. Hí ánre wilsumnesse wǽron erant unius devotionis 5, 10; S. 624, 14: 5, 20; S. 642, 14. Hé smyltre willsumnesse ( tranquilla devotione ) Drihtne ðeówde, 4, 24; S

Linked entry: wynsumness

wógung

(n.)
Grammar
wógung, e; f.

Wooing

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Wooing Sum heretoga áwðgode dæs cáseres dohtor; wearð se cásere for ðære wógunge ástyrod, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 301

wóhfulness

(n.)
Grammar
wóhfulness, e ; f.

Wickednessiniquity

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Wickedness, iniquity Wóghfulnis nequitia. Rtl. 120, 33. Wóghfulnisse his tiequitias ejus, 113, 40. Wóhfulnise, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 18. Wóghfulniso nequitias, Rtl. 122, 16

wóhness

(n.)
Grammar
wóhness, e; f.

crookednesswrongdoinginiquilyperversitydepravitywickedness

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crookedness (lit. or fig. ), a crooked place Ic gerihte sume wóhnysse dirigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5 ; Zup. 173, 9. Ealle wóhnyssa beóð gerihte erwni prava in directa(Is. 40, 4), Homl. Th. i. 360, 33. wrongdoing, iniquily, perversity, depravity, wickedness

Linked entry: wóness

wince

(n.)
Grammar
wince, an; f.
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A winch: — Wince gigrillus (= girgillus; cf. girgillus a reel, Wülck. Gl. 586, 30), Wrt. Voc. 42, 29

wind-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
wind-cyrice, an; f.
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A round church (? cf. seonu-wealt, ) Ic Eádwerd cinig begeat æt Deneulfe biscepe on Winteceastre ða windcirican, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 163, 12

witigness

(n.)
Grammar
witigness, e; f.

Sagacityprudence

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Sagacity, prudence Wyttinysse industriam (saga-cissimam animi industriam, Ald. 3: Similar entries cf. gleáunes industria,Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 2), Hpt. Gl. 407, 71

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishmenttormentpain

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Punishment, torment, pain Mǽgmorðres wítnung parricidii actio, . . . gebohtre scíre wítnung ambitus judicium, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 10, 12. Geligra wítnung incerta (incesti ?) judicium, ii. 49, 29. Ðæs ic geléfe, ðætte ǽlc unriht wítnung sié ðæs yfel ðe hit

wlæcness

(n.)
Grammar
wlæcness, e; f.

Lukewarmness

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Lukewarmness Wlæcnesse teporis (wlætnesse leporis,MS.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 45. Ðý læs hé for wlæcnesse sié út áspiwen ne tepidus evomatur, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 16, 18

wlǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽtung, e; f.

sicknessnauseadefilementdisfigurement

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sickness, nausea Mid micelre wlǽtunge gewíteþ ðæt sár on weg, Lchdm. i. 80, 14 note. Similar entries v. morgen-wlǽtung, Lchdm. iii. 44, 19. defilement, disfigurement. Similar entries v. wlǽta, Wléttuncg deformatio, Hpt. Gl. 510, 6

wlitigness

(n.)
Grammar
wlitigness, e; f.

Beautycomelinessadornment

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Beauty, comeliness, adornment Seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla, Blickl. Homl. 99, 32. Crist com tó wlitignesse and tó weorþunge his brýde, ii. 31

wócor

(n.)
Grammar
wócor, e; f.

Increasefruitoffspring

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Increase, fruit, offspring Sceal fæsl wesan cwiclifigendra cynna gehwilces on ðæt wudufæsten, wócor gelæded eorðan túdres, Cd. Th. 79, 17 ; Gen. 1312. Féd feora wócre, 81, 9 ; Gen. 1342. Ða gemunde God sunu Larneches, and ealle ða wócre ðe hé wið wætre

wórung

(n.)
Grammar
wórung, e ; f.

Wandering aboutrambling

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Wandering about, rambling Hé hét ðæt hé wunode bútan wórunge on mynstre. Homl. Skt. i. 6, 99. Ásolcennys ácenð ídelnysse . .., wórunge and fyrwitnysse. Homl. Th. ii. 220, 26

wóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ, e ; f.

a soundcrynoisevoicesongspeech

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a sound, cry, noise Wearð breahtm hæfen, wóð up áslág, cearfulra cirm, cleopedon monige, Exon. Th. 118, 4; Gú. 234: 125, 31; Gú. 362. Hý mislíce, mongum reordum, wóðe hófun, hlúdne herecirni, 156, 8; Gú. 871. of articulate or melodious sound, voice,

Linked entries: þoot þoot

wrǽc

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽc, e; f.

Vengeance

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Vengeance. This form seems to be implied by later English forms, e. g. Þatt was mikell wræche, þatt all follc for till helle, Orm. 19 ; don wreche (rimes with speche, leache, teche), Misc. 143, 56 ; tak wreche (rimes with preche), Alis. 2858: but there

wiþþe

(n.)
Grammar
wiþþe, an; f.

witha thongcord

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A with Similar entries (v. Jud. 16, 9 where Wicklif has wiþþis), a thong, cord Wiððe loramentum vel tormentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 26: lorumentum, ii. 53, 39. Wiððe circus vel circulus, ráp funiculus vel funis, i. 15, 18-19: 75, 3-4. Hé hét hí ( Agatha

winter-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
winter-feorm, e; f.
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A Christmas feast On sumere ðeóde gebyreþ winterfeorm, Eásterfeorm (the Old Latin version translates: In quibusdam locis datur firma Natalis Domini, et firma Paschalis), L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 25. Cf. Eallum ǽhtemannum gebyreþ midwintres feorm and