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west

(adj.)
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west, []; spve. west[e]mest; adj.
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Ðonne heóld man fyrde be-westan (cf. wonyng fer by weste, Chauc. Prol. 388), Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 5. On-westan ðære cyrican ad occidentalem ecclesiae partem Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 29. Is on-westan medmycel duru, Blickl. Homl. 127, 8

west

(adv.)
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west, adv.
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West, westward, to the west, in a westerly direction, marking the direction of movement Hér fór se here west ðe eást gelende, Chr. 886; Erl. 84, 24: 918; Erl. 102, 23: Cd. Th. 219, 12; Dan. 53. West féran, 220, 25; Dan. 76: Exon.

west

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Add: cpve. westra Se westra crochyrst; ðonne óðer crochyrst, C. D. vi. 67, 12. Eal bútan ánan hrycge dǽm westmæstan (weste-, 400, 6), and twégen æceras ongemang hína lande, and se westra eásthealh and án stycce ðæt westmǽstan, iii. 19, 4-7

west

(adv.)
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west, adv.
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Rufinus wolde habban him self þone anwold þǽr eást, and Stileca wolde sellan his suna þisne hér west, Ors. 6, 37 ; S. 296, 7. Þonne þunor cumeð west oððe norð, Archiv cxx. 48, 20

west-

(prefix)
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west-, This form occurs in many place-names, v. C. D. vi. 350-1.

westmest

(adj.)
Grammar
westmest, v. west; adj.

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westemest

(adj.)
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westemest, v. west; adj.

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West-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
West-Seaxe, -Seaxan (Wes-); pl. m.
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West-Seaxna biscop, S. 635, 22. West-Seaxna ríce, lond, Chr. Erl. 2, 9, 10. West-Seaxna (-Seaxena, v. l. ) cyning, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 28. Wes-Seaxna, Chr. Erl. 2, 18, 23: 4, 20. Wes-Seaxena kyning, L. In. proem. ; Th. i. 102, 2.

neáh-west

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-west, -wist, e; f. : es; m.

nearnessneighbourhoodthe being with anotherpresencesocietyfellowship

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nearness, neighbourhood Hé ne dorste his neáwiste geneálǽcan he dare not come into his neighbourhood, Homl. Th. i. 88, 21. Ungewuniendlíc for ðære sunnan neáweste uninhabitable on account of the nearness of the sun, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21. On ðære neáwiste

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West-Centingas

(n.)
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West-Centingas, pl. m.
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The people or the district of West Kent Hí forneáh ealle West-Kentingas (Weast-Centingas, v. l. ) fordydon, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 28

west-lang

(adv.)
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west-lang, adv.
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Bd. l, 3; S. 475, 19 (given under west )

norþ-west

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-west, adv.

North-west

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North-west Se þridda [gára líþ] norþwest, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24. 5

west-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
west-rihtes, adv.
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Due west Ðanon westrihtes on ðá ealdan stánreáwe, C. D. iii. 450, 2

west-wind

(n.)
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west-wind, es; m.
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A west wind Ðá bleów westwind flante favonio Bd. 5, 19 ; S. 639, 20

west-rihte

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Andlang díce west on gerihte on pull; of pylle westrihte on ford, C. D. iii. 449, 12. Add

west-wegas

(n.)
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west-wegas, pl. m.
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The west Eástan ne cymeþ gumena ǽnig, ne of westwegum neque ab oriente, neque ab occidente, Ps. Th. 74, 6

West-Wixan

(n.)
Grammar
West-Wixan, pl. m.
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The people of some district in England West-Wixna landes is syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 20

west-ende

(n.; adj.)
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west-ende, es; m.
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The west end, western extremity of anything Hire on westende is Scotland, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 27. Ðæt hire ǽwielme sié on westende Affrica, Swt. 12, 21. Hine man byrigde æt ðam westende, ðam stýple ful gehende, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 37.

west-lang

(adv.)
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west-lang, adv.
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With the length measured in a westerly direction Se wudu is eástlang and westlang hundtwelftiges míla lang the length of the wood measuring east and west is one hundred and twenty miles Chr. 893 ; Erl. 88, 28.

west-weardes

(adv.)
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west-weardes, adv.
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Westwards Hé man geseah westweardes on ðæt wésten éfstan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 174