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wil-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wil-sele, es; m.

A pleasant hall

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A pleasant hall Weorðeþ his hús (the nest of the Phenix) onhǽted, willsele stýmeþ, Exo n. Th. 212, 21; Ph. 213

wind-fana

(n.)
Grammar
wind-fana, an ; m.

A cloth for winnowing with ⬩ a fan

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A cloth for winnowing with, a fan Windfona scabellum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 71: i. 289, 22. His fone ł windfone (fonnae ł windgefonnae, Lind.) in honda his and clǽnsaþ bereflór his cujus uentilabrum in manu ejus et purgauit aream suam, Lk. Skt.

Linked entries: fana fann

wind-ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
wind-ǽdre, an; f.

A windpipe

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A windpipe Góma palatum, sweora collum, hracan fauces, windǽddran arteriae, þrotu guttur, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 35-39

Linked entry: seonu-wind

wín-byrele

(n.)
Grammar
wín-byrele, es; m.

A vintner

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A vintner Wínbyrele caupo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 13

Linked entry: byrele

wind-swingla

(n.)
Grammar
wind-swingla, an; m.

A fan

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A fan Windswingla vel pala ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 36

Linked entry: swingel

wín-ræced

(n.)
Grammar
wín-ræced, es; m. n.

A house where there is feasting ⬩ a palace

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A house where there is feasting, a palace Wínreced, goldsele gumena (Hrothgar's palace), Beo. Th. 1433; B. 714. Ðæt wínreced, gestsele, 1991; B. 993. Hornsalu wunedon wéste wínræced, Andr. Kmbl. 2319; An. 1161

Linked entry: wín-ærn

wín-getred

(n.)
Grammar
wín-getred, es; n.

A place inhere the juice is trodden out of the grapes

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A place inhere the juice is trodden out of the grapes Wíngetred forus, ubi uva calcatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 66

Linked entry: ge-tred

wín-twig

(n.)
Grammar
wín-twig, es; n.

A vine-twig ⬩ shoot of a vine

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A vine-twig, shoot of a vine Wíntwiges palmite, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 41. Wíntwiga plantung propaginatio, i. 39, 5

wín-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
wín-ærn, es; n.

a place where wine is stored ⬩ a place where wine is sold and drunk ⬩ a tavern ⬩ a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting

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a place where wine is stored Wínæm apotheca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 6.. Similar entries v. win-hús a place where wine is sold and drunk, a tavern Wínaern taberna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 3.

Linked entries: wín-hús wín-ræced

wind-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wind-sele, e; m.

A windy hall

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A windy hall Wíde geond windsele (Hell; cf. Ðes windiga sele, 273, 14 ; Sat. 136), Cd. Th. 284, 11; Sat. 320: 288, 23; Sat. 386

Linked entry: wind-gerest

bile-wit

(adj.)
Grammar
bile-wit, bele-wit, bil-wit; adj. [bile, wit mind, wit]

Merciful, mild, gentle, simple, honest ⬩ æquanimus, mansuetus, mitis, simplex, honestus

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Merciful, mild, gentle, simple, honest; æquanimus, mansuetus, mitis, simplex, honestus Bilewit Dryhten merciful Lord, Ps. C. 50, 99; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 99: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 138; Met. 20, 69: 20, 510; Met. 20, 255: 20, 538; Met. 20, 269. We bletsiaþ bilewitne

wín-tredd

(n.)
Grammar
wín-tredd, (-tredde, an; f.? cf. wín-wringe)

a wine-press ⬩ a place where the juice is trodden out of the grapes

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a wine-press, a place where the juice is trodden out of the grapes Wíntreddum torcularibus, Hpt. Gl. 468, 31

Linked entry: tredd

wind-hreóse

(n.)
Grammar
wind-hreóse, (?), es; m.

A storm of wind

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A storm of wind Swá swá gód scipstýra ongit micelne windhreóse ǽr ǽr hit weorþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 14. Cf. wind-rǽs

Linked entry: hreóse

wild-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wild-deór, wildeór, es; n.

A wild animal ⬩ wild beast

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Th. 2864; B. 1430. v. wilde-deór, and following words

Linked entry: wildedeór

wild-gós

(n.)
Grammar
wild-gós, e; f.

A wild goose

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A wild goose Wildgoos gente Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 60

wind-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
wind-rǽs, es; m.

A storm of wind

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A storm of wind Windrǽs procella, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 37

wil-boda

(n.)
Grammar
wil-boda, an; m.

A welcome messenger

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Cf. wil-spell

wil-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
wil-gifa, -giefa, -geofa, an; m.

A giver of what is desirable, a giver of good ⬩ the giver of all good

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A giver of what is desirable, a giver of good, as epithet of an earthly prince Wilgeofa Wedra leóda, dryhten Geáta ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5792 ; B. 2900. Ðæs wilgifan ( Constantine's ) word, Elen. Kmbl. 441; El. 221. as an epithet of the Deity, the giver

wín-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wín-geard, -eard, es; m.

a vineyard ⬩ a place where vines grow ⬩ the vines growing in such a place ⬩ vinea ⬩ a place where other plants than vines grow ⬩ a vine ⬩ vitis ⬩ vinea

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Hwít wilde wíngeard brionia vel ampelos leuce, wíngerd labrusca, blac wíngeard brabasca vel ampelos male, 30, 14-16. Hwít wíngeard brionia, 32, 17: aminea vitis 39, 1. Ic eom sóð wíneard (vitis), Jn. Skt. 15,1, 5.

wil-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wil-síþ, es; m.

A desired journey, ⬩ a wished for, welcome journey

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Elene ne wolde ðæs síð-fætes sǽne weorðan, . . . ac wæs sóna gearu wíf on wilsíð, Elen. Kmbl. 445; El. 223. Sunnan wilsíð, Exon. Th. 2, 29; Cri. 26