Old English | sp | English |
Wych-elm | n | The Eurasian elm, or witch-elm, Ulmus glabria |
Wych-hazel | n | The witch-elm; wych-elm. |
Wye | n | In OE. chiefly, and in later use only in poetic use : 1. one who fights, a fighting man. 2. warrior, soldier. 3. a noble, vigorous man, hence gen. a man or person. 4. applied to the Devil, as 'be the wye that all the world wrought.' 5. a woman, lady. |
Wyn | n | Applied to the old English runic (=w) |
Wyn | n | Joy. |
Wyncandle | n | A lamp that gives delight, an epithet of the Sun. |
Wynd | n | A narrow street or passage turning off from a main thoroughfare; a narrow cross-street. |
Wyndcraft | n | The Art of Weaving. |
Wyn-head | n | The higher end of a narrow street. |
Wyning | n | A small strong rope for tying a sail. a leg band. |
Wynland | n | A land of delight, a happy pleasant land, heaven, nirvana, utopia. |
Wynwort | n | A pleasant plant |
Wyrt-bed | n | Wortbed, a garden bed. |
Wyrt-meat | n | Edible plants or food. |
Wyrtmong | n | Wort-mong: spices. |
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