self-will
- noun [ neuter ]
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Be ðám ðe beóþ hyra sylfwilles (
sua sponte
) gefullode,- L. Ecg. C. 17, tit. ; Th. ii. 128, 30.
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Be selfwille
ultro,
- Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 27.
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Getǽc mé sumne mann ðara ðe ðé gesǽlegost þince and on his selfwille sý swíðost gewiten
who most has had things his own way,
- Bt. 11. 1; Fox 32, 16.
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Gif ðú ne wilt wirde steóran ac on selfwille sígan lǽtest
if thou wilt not guide fate, but lettest her go at her own will,
- Met. 4, 50.
Bosworth, Joseph. “self-will.” 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/27403.
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