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wín-drync

(n.)
Grammar
wín-drync, es; m.

Wine

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Wine Heortan manna must and wíndrinc myclum blissaþ vinum laetificet cor hominis, Ps. Th. 103, 14. Wé þeáh rǽdaþ ðæt munecum tó wíndrince (-drynce, -drence, v. ll.) náht ne belimpe licet legamus uinum monachorum non esse, R. Ben. 64, 21

Linked entries: wín-drenc wín-gedrinc

wín-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wín-fæt, es; n.

A wine-vat

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A wine-vat Wínfæt enophorum, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 5: apotheca, ii. 100, 54: 6, 6

wín-gedrinc

(n.)
Grammar
wín-gedrinc, es; n.

Wine-drinking ⬩ wine

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Wine-drinking, wine Hié wlenco onwód and wíngedrync, Cd. Th. 155, 28; Gen. 2579. Of ungemete ǽlces þinges, wiste and wǽda, wíngedrinces, Met. 25, 39. Wíngedrince nectare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 32. Hié tó ðam symle sittan eodon, wlance tó wíngedrince, Judth

wín-háte

(n.)
Grammar
wín-háte, an; f.

A feast

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A feast Gefrægn ic Olofernus wínhátan wyrcean, and eallum wundrum þrymlíc girwan up swǽsendo; tó ðám hét se gumena baldor ealle ða yldestan þegnas (the Latin is: Holofernes fecit cenam servis suis, Judith 12, 10), Judth. Thw. 21, 6; Jud. 3

wín-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wín-hús, es; n.

A wine-house

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A wine-house Wínhús apotheca, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 18. Wínhúsum apothecis, Hpt. Gl. 468, 40. Ne mót mid rihte nán preóst drincan æt wínhúsum ealles tó gelóme, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 8

Linked entry: wín-ærn

wín-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
wín-leáf, es; n.

A vine-leaf

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A vine-leaf Wínleáf pampinus, Engl. Stud. xi. 66, 73

wín-sester

(n.)
Grammar
wín-sester, es; m.

A wine-can

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A wine-can Wínsester cantarus, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 37

Linked entry: sester

wín-tæppere

(n.)
Grammar
wín-tæppere, es; m.

A wine-seller ⬩ tavern-keeper

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A wine-seller, tavern-keeper Wíntæpperum cauponibus, Hpt. Gl. 468, 42

Linked entry: tæppere

wil-spell

(n.)
Grammar
wil-spell, es; n.

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

wín-wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
wín-wyrcend, es; m.

A vine-dresser

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A vine-dresser Uínwirccendum vinitoribus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 19, 3

Linked entry: wyrcan

wig-getawa

(n.)
Grammar
wig-getawa, (-e); pl. f.

War-equipments

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War-equipments On wíggetawum, Beo. Th. 741; B. 368

wil-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
wil-dæg, es; m.

A welcome day

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A welcome day On ðam wildæge. Exon. Th. 29, 7 ; Cri. 459

wil-boda

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

A welcome messenger

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A welcome messenger Mec meahtig Meotudes þegn ( an angel ) gesóhte, and mé sára gehwylc gehǽlde, wuldres wilboda, Exon. Th. 176, 34; Gú. 1220. Cf. wil-spell

wil-cume

(int.)
Grammar
wil-cume, (-a); interj.

Welcome

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Welcome Wilcume evax Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 29. Wilcymo euge Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 23

wice

(n.)
Grammar
wice, (and wic?), es; m.
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A wich-elm Cuicbeám, uuice cariscus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 65. Wice, 13, 21 : 1. 285, 45 (at 42 virecta is glossed by wice, but perhaps cwice should be read, cf. virecta quicae, ii. 123, 62). Wic vel cwicbeám cariscus, ii. 129, 7. Tó ðam wic . . . of ðam

Linked entry: wic

Eofor-wíc

(n.)
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Eofor-wíc, Eofer-wíc, Efer-wíc, Euer-wíc, es; n. [Hunt. Eouerwic, Eouorwic, Euerwic: Dun. Eworwic: Hovd. Eboracum]

YORK ⬩ Ebŏrā*-*cum

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YORK; Ebŏrā*-*cum Seuerus ge-endode on Eoforwíc Severus ended [his days] at York, Chr. 189; Th. 15, 28, col. 1

ed-wít

(n.)
Grammar
ed-wít, æd-wít, es; n.

A reproach, disgrace, blame, contumely, scorn ⬩ opprobrium, probrum, ignōmĭnia, cavillātio

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A reproach, disgrace, blame, contumely, scorn; opprobrium, probrum, ignōmĭnia, cavillātio Wæs him on gemynde yfel and edwít the evil and contumely was in his mind. Bt. Met. Fox l, 109; Met. 1. 55. Ealle beóþ aweaxen of edwíttes ýða heáfdum all shall

Linked entries: æd-wít -wít

wisa

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Án wisa (wihta? cf. ða wrǽtlícan wiht, 505; Sal. 253) is on woruldríce, ymb ða mé fyrwet bræc wintra, Salm. Kmbl. 491 ; Sal. 246

wíse

(adv.)
Grammar
wíse, adv.

Wisely ⬩ with wisdom

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Wisely, with wisdom Ðú worhtest wíse hǽlu, Ps. Th. 73, 12 (cf. 117, 20). Ða ðe wyllaþ his gewitnesse wíse smeágan qui scrutantur testimonia ejus, 118, 2 ; 36, 79. Ic ðé wegas míne wíse secge vias meas enuntiavi tibi, 118, 26. Ic wegas ðíne wíse þence

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
Similar entries
v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistence ⬩ sustenance ⬩ food ⬩ provisions ⬩ dainty food ⬩ a feast ⬩ eating ⬩ feasting

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being. Similar entries v. æt-, ed-, gador-, gegador-, hús-, los-, mid-, neáh-, on-, sam-, stede-wist. subsistence Wist vel anleofa stips, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 8. Wiste stipis, Anglia xiii. 36, 348. sustenance, food, provisions Næs ðǽr hláfes wist, ne wæteres