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61. Windsọ̄re n.

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(a) In comb.: Windsore heraud, an office or officer of the town or castle of Windsor in Berkshire; (b) in surname and place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.268]. …

62. withen n.

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(a) A tree of the genus Salix, a willow; withen tre; withen nail, a nail made from willow wood; (b) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.271]. …

63. witter adj.

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(a) Wise, prudent; knowledgeable; also, cunning, skilled, able [the precise gloss is determined by the context]; witter and wale (ware, wise), wise and witter; witter of eie, observant (b) requiring……

64. wọ̄de-leie n.

Additional spellings: wodeleie
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(a) ?A woodland glade or clearing; under wode-leie, in the woods, under cover of woods (b) a secluded grove as a place for furtive or illicit pleasures;—used in proverbs and prov. expressions; (c) in……

65. worsted n.

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(a) Woolen cloth of some kind used for making clothing, furnishings, etc., worsted; also, such cloth as a commodity; also, a certain quantity of worsted fabric [quot. 1428-9]; al worsted, made……

66. writelinge ger.

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Warbling, twittering. …

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