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4. wīde-whē̆r adv.
Additional spellings:
widewher
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(a) Far and wide, everywhere; also, in or from all directions; ai (ful, so, wel) wide-wher; wide-wher abouten, all around, from place to place; also, in various places
(b) as quasi-adj.: widely……
5. lille for lalle phr.
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Tit for tat; pleien lille for lalle, ?to sport (with sb.).
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6. wīdenes(se n.
Additional spellings:
widenesse
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(a) Width, breadth;—sometimes with phrase specifying a certain width
(b) vastness, spaciousness, capaciousness; also fig.; also, an open place [quot. a1382]; widenes of the world, the whole world;……
7. withe-winde n.
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withewinde
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The common honeysuckle or woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum) or some similar climbing or vinelike plant; in a withe-winde(s wise, in the manner of woodbine.
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10. scrithil(le adj.
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scrithille
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?Slipping, gliding; ?fleeting, transient.
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