wil-boda
A welcome messenger
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Cf. wil-spell
will-flód
The waters of the deluge
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The waters of the deluge Willflód ongan lytli-gan, Cd. Th. 85, lo; Gen. 1412
wil-gedryht
A glad band
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A glad band Seó wilgedryht wildne weorþiaþ turba prosequitur munere laeta pio . Exon. Th. 222, 2; Ph. 342. Wes ðú, Andreas, hál mid ðás willgedryht, Andr. Kmbl. 1828; An. 916
wil-gifa
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
wil-gehléþa
A pleasant comrade
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A pleasant comrade Hwílum ic (a horn) tó hilde bonne wilgehléþan, Exon. Th. 395, 9; Rä. 15, 5
wil-þegu
A grateful repast
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A grateful repast Tólýsan líc and sáwle, and þonne tódǽlan werum tó wiste and tó wilþege fǽges flǽschoman, Andr. Kmbl. 306; An. 153
Wil-tún
Wilton in Wiltshire
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Wilton in Wiltshire Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wiþ alne ðone here lytle werede æt Wiltúne, Chr. 871; Erl. 76, 5. Hér forðférde Ælfgár cinges mǽg on Defenum, and his líc rest on Wiltúne, 962; Erl. 120, 3. Swegen lǽdde his here into Wiltúne, 1003; Erl. 139,
wil-wang
A pleasant plain ⬩ pleasant land
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A pleasant plain, pleasant land Ðone wudu weardaþ fugel (the Phenix)..., eard bihealdaþ..., nǽfre him deáþ sceþeþ on ðam willwonge, Exon. Th. 203, 24; Ph. 89
wil-weg
A pleasant way ⬩ a desirable way
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A pleasant way, a desirable way Syndan wé nú eft ámearcode tó ðam gefeán neorxnawanges; ne gelette ús ðæs síðes se fǽcna feónd, ne ús ne forwyrne ðæs wilweges, ne ús ða gata ne betýne, ðe us opene standaþ, Wulfst. 252, 17. Ðæt hí ðé heóldan, ðæt ðú wilwega
wil-sele
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
wil-cuma
One whose coming is pleasant ⬩ a welcome person (or thing)
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One whose coming is pleasant, a welcome person (or thing) Mé is ðín cyme on myclum ðonce, and ðú eart leóf wilcuna grains mihi est multum adventus tui, et bene venisti Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 22. Leóf wilcuma Frysan wífe, Exon. Th. 339, 17; Gn. Ex. 95. Hé
wil-dǽd
An acceptable deed ⬩ favour ⬩ benefit
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An acceptable deed, favour, benefit Móna se ændlefta, wyldǽda (wel-? v. wel-dǽd) biddan nytlíc is. Lchdm. iii. 188, 24
wil-gesíþ
A pleasant companion
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A pleasant companion Wilgesíþas, Beo. Th. 45 ; B. 23. Willgesíððas, Cd. Th. 120, 31 ; Gen. 2003
wil-gesteald
A desirable possession
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A desirable possession Ðý læs ðú eft cweðe ðæt ic wurde willgestealdum (-gesteallum, MS. ; but cf. the pairs of words (as here) ǽht-gesteald, ǽht-gestreón; feoh-gesteald, feoh-gestreón eádig on eorðan ǽrgestreónum ne dicas: Ego ditavi Abram Gen. 14,
wil-geþofta
A pleasant associate
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A pleasant associate Ðæt inwitspell Abraham sægde freóndum sínum, bæd him fultumes willgeþoftan, Cd. Th. 122, 14 ; Gen. 2026
wil-spell
Welcome news ⬩ glad tidings
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Welcome news, glad tidings Wæs him frófra mǽst æt ðam willspelle (the news of the finding of the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 1985; El. 994. Wilspella mǽst gesecgan, 1965; El. 984
wil-cume
Welcome
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Welcome Wilcume evax Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 29. Wilcymo euge Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 23
wil-dæg
A welcome day
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A welcome day On ðam wildæge. Exon. Th. 29, 7 ; Cri. 459
ber-winde
Bearbine
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Bearbine (-bind, v. N. E. D. D. D. s. vv. ) ber*-*winde umbilicum, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 57
wíd-farende
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vagos induc in domum tuam, Past. 43; Swt. 315, 14
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