wítung-stów
A place of torment ⬩ punishment
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A place of torment or punishment Ðæt is eác cúþ, ðæt for ðæs dæges weorþunge, ðæt ða sáuwla onfóþ reste, ða ða beóþ on wítincgstówan, Wulfst. 219, 34
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scír-wita
A chief man ⬩ of a shire
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A chief man (wita, q. v. ) of a shire Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman. Wulfst. 173, 30. Gebéte ðæt, swá scírewitan geceósan, 172, 4
West-Wixan
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The people of some district in England West-Wixna landes is syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 20
be-witian
to watch ⬩ observe
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Add: to watch, observe Sé sceal þ ǽre sunnan síð behealdan, . . . georne bewitigan, hwonne up cyme æðclost tungla, Ph. 92. to have charge or direction of, see about or after, living things Be ðám ðe beon bewitað concerning the beekeeper, Ll. Th. i.
úþ-witian
To study philosophy
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To study philosophy Ic úðwitige oððe ic smeáge embe wísdóm philosophor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 146, 2
ofer-wígan
to overcome in fight, conquer
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to overcome in fight, conquer Yldo oferwígeþ wulf, heó oferbídeþ stánas, Salm. Kmbl. 598; Sal. 299
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ge-wícan
To give way ⬩ fail ⬩ depart ⬩ retire ⬩ cedere ⬩ deficere ⬩ recedere
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To give way, fail, depart, retire; cedere, deficere, recedere To hwý, Driht, gewic [gewite, Sur.] ðú feor ut quid, Domine, recessisti longe, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1. Ne his mægenes [mǽges?] láf gewác æt wíge his kinsman's legacy failed not in the contest
Wintan-ceaster
Winchester
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Winchester. [The name is got from the earlier Venta of Roman Britain. This form occurs in Latin works, e. g. : In Venta civitate, Bd. 4, 15: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 300, 16. Monasterium in Wenta positum, vi. 29, 16. Also the adjective Wentanus (Uentanus,
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fóre-witol
Foreknowing ⬩ præscius
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Foreknowing; præscius, Lye
ge-wita
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H. 35, 695) Bisceopum gebyreð ꝥ symle mid heom wunian wel geþungene witan ꝥ hí wið rǽdan magan . . . and ꝥ heora gewitan beón, Ll.
ge-witod
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certainly Hwylces leánes hý hym wénan magon, and eác wénan ne þurfon, ac witod witan, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 16
fiht-wíte
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Substitute: the fine paid to the crown for fighting (and slaying); cf. Ll. Th. i. 66, 7: 106, 1 Gif man ofslægen weorðe . . . on .xxi. nihtan gylde man þá manbóte, þæs on .xxi. nihtan ꝥ fyhtwíte (fyhto-, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 174, 28. Be fyhtwíte and manbóte
folc-wita
A senator ⬩ publĭcus consĭliārius
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A senator; publĭcus consĭliārius Sum biþ folcwira one is a senator, Exon. 79b; Th. 297, 33; Crä. 77
rǽd-wita
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A counsellor, one wise in counsel Ríce rǽdwitan, Dom. L. 18, 298
ge-wita
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Gewita hira lífes drohtnunge testis uite eorum, Chrd. 54, 35. Add
gearo-wita
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Add: (gearo-wite?) Orþanclic wíse and ná gearawite (gearewyta, v.l.) argumentum non apparentium, Gr. D. 269, 14
stig-wita
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An officer of a household (v. stig) Ða ðe Sodoma and Gomorra golde berófan bestrudon stigwitum those who robbed Sodom and Gomorrah of gold, despoiled their houses of officers, Cd. Th. 125, 14 ; Gen. 2079. Weallas beofiaþ ofer stíwiturn the walls tremble
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weorold-wita
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A secular or lay councillor Gif feohbót áríseþ, swá swá wise woroldwitan tó steóre gesettan, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 5. Wíse eác wǽron woroldwitan ðe ǽrest gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, vii. 24; Th. i. 334, 21. Worldwitan, ix. 348, 13
þeód-wita
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add: cf. þeód; I a. Rǽdborena ł þeódwitena iurisperitorum, An. Ox. 8, 349. <b>II b.</b> add :-- Þeodwitan philosophi, Scint. 106, 6