A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

WiA deg., prep, against, towards, by, with, S, S2; wid, S, S2; wit, S, S2; wi3*th, S2. Comb:, wiA deg.innen, within, S; wiA deg.inneforA deg., inwardly, S3, W; wiA deg.A deg.an, provided that, S; wiA deg.A deg.at, S, S2; wiA deg.outen, without, S2, S3, W; wiA deg.uten, S; wiA deg.outenforth, outside, S2; wiA deg.outeforA deg., S3, W; without-forth, S2.—­AS. wiA deg..

With-clepin, v. to recall, revocare, Prompt

With-dra3*en, v. to withdraw, S; wyA deg.-dra3*en, S2; wiA deg.dro3*e, pt. s., S; with-drow, S.

WiA deg.er, prep. against, SD; adj., hostile, S; sb., resistance, SD. Comb.:  wiA deg.erling, adversary, S; wiA deg.erward, contrary, SD; widerwardnesse, opposition, S; wiA deg.er-win, adversary, HD, S2.—­AS. wiA deg.er, against.

WiA deg.eren, v. to resist; wiA deg.A deg.reA deg.A deg., pr. s., S.—­AS. wiA deg.erian.

WiA deg.i, sb. a willow, a flexible twig, a withy, SD, SkD; wythy, Voc.; widdie, a rope made of twigs of willows, a halter, a whip made of twigs, JD. Comb.:  wythe-bonde, boia, chain for prisoners, Prompt.; weA deg.e-bondes, gen., S2; wiA deg.-winde, convolvulus, SD; withewyndes, gen., S2 (p. 334), P.—­AS. wiA deg.ig, willow, wiA deg.winde, ‘viticella,’ Voc.; cp.  ODu. wedewinde.

With-seye, v. to contradict, renounce, wythsay, HD (p. 935); wiA deg.seggen, S, S2.

WiA deg.-stod, pt. s. stood beside, S2; with-stode, pl., resisted, PP.

With-take, v. to reprove, H; with-toke, pt. s., H.

With-takere, sb. reprover, H.

Witien, v. to keep, S2; wited, pt. s., S2. Der.:  witunge, care-taking, S.—­AS. witian, ‘providere’ (Grein).

Witing, sb. knowledge, C2.  See Witen (1).

Witi3*e, sb. seer, prophet, S; wite3*e, S.—­AS. wA-tiga, from wA-tan, to see; cp.  OHG. wA-zago (Tatian) from wA-zan, to see (Otfrid).  See Witen (3).

Witter, adj. wise, skilful, S; wyter, S2; witerliche, adv., truly, wisely, S; witerlike, S; witterly, clearly, P, HD; witerrlike, S; witterlike, S; witerli S2; witirly, H.—­Icel. vitr, vA-trliga.

Witti, adj. skilful, W2.—­AS. wittig.

Wit-word, sb. covenant, H; witeword, S2.

Wi3*t, sb. creature, thing, S; see Wight.

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