- wóhdǽd
- f (-e/-e) wrong deed, crime
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wóhdǽd
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woad — /wohd/, n. 1. a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves. 2. the dye extracted from this plant. [bef. 1000; ME wode, OE wad (c. G Waid); akin to F guède, ML waizda … Universalium
woadwaxen — /wohd wak seuhn/, n. an ornamental Eurasian shrub, Genista tinctoria, whose flowers yield a yellow dye formerly used with woad to make a permanent green dye. Also, woodwaxen. Also called dyer s broom, dyer s greenweed, dyer s greenwood. [1325 75; … Universalium
Woden — /wohd n/, n. the chief god of the pagan Anglo Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin. Also, Wodan. [bef. 900; ME, OE Woden (c. G Wotan, ON Othinn), equiv. to wod WOOD2 + en n. suffix marking headship; Woden was the leader of the Wild Hunt] … Universalium
Düsseldorfer Karneval — 175 Jahre Düsseldorfer Karneval: Deutsche Briefmarke aus dem Jahr 2000 Der Düsseldorfer Karneval ist die Düsseldorfer Variante der als Karneval, Fastnacht oder Fasching bezeichneten „fünften Jahreszeit“. Der Rosenmontagszug ist einer der größten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
woad — /woʊd/ (say wohd) noun 1. a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, formerly much cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves. 2. the dye; pastel. {Middle English wode, Old English wād} …
woadwaxen — noun small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental • Syn: ↑woodwaxen, ↑dyer s greenweed, ↑dyer s broom, ↑dyeweed, ↑greenweed, ↑whin,… … Useful english dictionary
wai|wode — «WAY wohd», noun. = voivode. (Cf. ↑voivode) … Useful english dictionary
woad|wax|en — «WOHD WAK suhn», noun. an Old World yellow flowered shrub of the pea family; dye weed; dyer s broom. Its flowers were formerly used as the source of a yellow dye. Also, woodwaxen. ╂[alteration (influenced by woad) of woodwaxen < Old English… … Useful english dictionary
woi|wode — «WOY wohd», noun. = voivode. (Cf. ↑voivode) … Useful english dictionary
