ge-wil
- noun [ neuter ]
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Ne wend ðú ðé nó on ðæs folces unriht gewil
turn thou not thyself to the unjust wish of the people,
- L. Alf. 41 ;
- Th. i. 54, 7 :
- Hy. 7, 78 ;
- Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 78 .
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On yfelra manna gewill
according to the will of evil men,
- Bt. 4 ;
- Fox 8, 19 :
- Exon. 13 a ;
- Th. 23, 2 ;
- Cri. 362 :
- Ors. 1, 10 ;
- Bos. 34, 1 :
- 1, 12 ;
- Bos. 36, 33 .
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Hit næs ne his gewile [-wyle, MS. A.]
it was not his will,
- L. C. S. 76 ;
- Th. i. 418, 11 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wil.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/16816.
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