hwearftlian
- verb [ weak ]
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Ic hwearftlige
verso,
- Ælfc. Gr. 37 ;
- Som. 39, 15.
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Ða eágan ðe nú þurh unálýfedlíce gewilnunga hwearftliaþ
the eyes that now rove through unallowed desires,
- Homl. Th. i. 530, 31 .
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Se cwyrnstán ðe tyrnþ singallíce and nǽnne færeld ne þurhtíhþ getácnaþ woruldlufe ðe on gedwyldum hwyrftlaþ and nǽnne stæpe on Godes wege gefæstnaþ
the millstone that is continually turning and makes no progress, betokens worldly love, that goes round and round in errors and takes no firm step in the way of God,
- 514, 21.
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Micel trúwa hwearftlode on Petres heortan
great trust was revolving in Peter's heart,
- 392, 34 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “hwearftlian.” 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/20106.
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