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Wright's OE grammar
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in direct questions
as adjective
qualifying a noun,
what
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  • Hwylc man is ꝥ mæge áríman ealle þá sár?,

      Bl. H. 59, 33.

  • Hwelc gesceádwís mon mihte cweþan þæt. . . ?

    quis putet

    . . . ?,
      Bt. 28 ; F. 100, 30.

  • On hwylcre mihte wyrcsð þú þás þing?

    in qua potestate haec facts?

    ,
      Mt. 21, 23.

  • Hwelce twá synd wiþerweardran betwuh him þonne gód and yfel ?,

      Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 6.

  • For hwilcum (hwylcum,

    v. l.

    ) óþrum ðingum woldest ðú ꝥ sprecan?
      38, 3; F. 200, 10.
where the noun is not expressed
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  • 'Heald þá beboda.' (Ðá cwæð he: 'Hwylce (hnelca, L. , hwælc. R. '?)

    'servo mandata' Dicit: 'Quae?,

    '
      Mt. 19, 18.
as predicate
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  • Hwylc bið hé þbonne búton swylce stán ?,

      Bl. H. 21, 26.

  • Hwilc beóð þá lytlan godas on tó gelýfenne nú þá fyrmestan godas swá fúllíce leofodon ?,

      Hml. S. 35, 117.

  • Huelcne (huat, R.) cueðas menn sié sunu monnes ?

    quem dicunt homines esse Filium hominis

    ,
      Mt. L. 16, 13.
as substantive,
who
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  • Hwylc (cf. hwá,

      Mt. W. S. , L. , R. 3, 7) æteówde eów tó fleónne?, Bl. H. 169, 9.

  • Hwelc (hwá, W. S. , R.

    quis

    ) wénes ðú maast is?,
      Mt. L. 18, 1.
which of many
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  • Hwylc (hwilc, R. , huælc, L.) eówer mæg geþenc-an . . . ?

    quis vestrum cogitans

    . . . ?,
      Mt. 6, 27.

  • Hwelc úre mæg áreccan . . . ?,

      Bt. 34, 10; F. 150, II.
    .
in an interjectional clause, what (
excessive), cf. hwá ;
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  • Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús þæt wǽre hláford ofer óþre mýs, and sette him dómas . . . hú wunderlic wolde eów þæt þincan, hwelce cehhettunge gé woldon þæs habban, and mid hwelcum hleahtre gé beón ástyred (

    quanto moveris cachinno!

    ),
      Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 4.
in dependent clauses.
as adjective
qualifying a noun,
what, what sort of
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  • Þǽr ðú gemunan woldest nwylcra gebyrda þú wǽre and hwylcra burgwara for worulde, oþþe eft gástlíce hwilces geférscipes ðú wǽ;re on ðínum móde,

      Bt. 5, l; F. 10, 3-5.

  • Þonne secge ic eów on hwylcum (wilce, R.) anwealde (

    in qua potestate

    ) ic þás þing wyrce,
      Mt. 21, 24.

  • Gé nyton on hwylcre tíde eówer hláford cuman wyle,

      24, 42.

  • Ongitan hwylce men bióþ under-þiéd þǽre wyrde, hwylce ne bióþ,

      Bt. 39, 6 ; F. 220, 22.

  • Hí witon on hwelcum wæterum hí sculun sécan fiscas

    norunt . . . necnon quae tenero pisce praestent litora

    ,
      33, 3 ; 118, 18.

  • Nú þú wást hwelce þeáwas þá woruldsǽlþa habbaþ. 7, 2 ; F. 18,

      5. (a α) where a
    high degree in the quality of the noun is implied. Cf. (b α) :-- Mé þynceþ wundor mid hwylcne byldo þú sceole beforan cininge gylpan. Bl. H. 175, 31.
as predicate,
of what sort
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  • Hé wiste hwæt and hwylc (húlic, L.) þis wíf wǽre

    sciret quae et qualis mulier esset

    ,
      Lk. 7, 39.

  • Ic þ é wille secgan hwelc se lǽcecræft is . . . Hé is swíðe biter on múþe and hé þé tiþ on ðá protan . . . Ac hé werodaþ, siþþan hé innaþ,

      Bt. 22, l; F. 76, 28.

  • Wé nyllað geþencan hwelc hit þá wæs,

      Ors. 3, II; S. 152, 33.

  • Ús gedyde tó witanne Alexander hwelce þá hǽðnan godas sindon tó weorþianne,

      3, 9; S. 126, 31.

  • Ne nóm náne ware húlice (hwilce,

    v. l.

    ) hié wǽron,
      5, 4 ; S. 224, 22.

  • Hwý gé nellan ácsian æfter ðám wísum monnun. . . . hwilce hí wǽron . . . and siþþan gé hiora þeáwas geácsod habben, him onhyrian,

      Bt. 40, 4; F. 240, 2.

  • Smeáþ hwelc þǽs flǽsclican gód sién, 32, 2; F. 116, 28. (b α) where a high degree is implied. Cf. (a α) :-- Gefréd hé hwelc sió hǽl tó habbanne wæs

    salus, quanti sit muneris, sentitur

    ,
      Past. 249, 7.
as substantive,
which
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  • Hí smeádon hwylc (huá ł huelc, L.

    quis

    ) hyra yldost wǽre,
      Mk. 9. 34.
with indefinite force.
as adjective,
some, any,
with noun
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  • Gif hwelc bróðer (huælc ł ǽnig bróðer,

      L.) deód sié, Mk. R. 12, 19.

  • Wén is þæt hwilc wundor ineóde,

      Bl. H. 239, 30.

  • Gif þú wénst ꝥte wundorlice gerela hwelc weorþmynd sié,

      Bt. 14, l; F. 42, 18.

  • Gif hwelc swíþe ríce mon wyrþ ádrifen of his earde,

      27, 3; F. 98, 20 : 41, 2 ; F. 244, 24.

  • Ðæt mon wilnode hwelcre gítsunge,

      Past. 73, 3.

  • Ðonne hwá lufige hwelcre wuhte spor,

      353, l. Þonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ꝥ. . . , Bl. H. 131, 24: Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 14.

  • Hwelcum earmum men,

      Bl. H. 215, 26.

  • Þeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh,

      Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 22.

  • Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús,

      16, 2 ; F. 52, l.
    Gíf hé hwlyc lim forlýst, 34, 9 ; F. 148, 7.

  • Gif mon hwelcne ceáp gebygeð, and hé onfinde him hwelce unhǽlo on,

      Ll. Th. i. 138, 10-II.
    Gif þú hine gesáwe on hwilcum earfoþum, Bt. 10; F. 28, 16: Bl. H. 51, 28.
with án, óþer
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  • Bútan þǽr hwylc óðer mettrum man sý,

      Wlfst. 285, 8.

  • Ic wolde witon hwæþer þú wéndest ꝥ hwilc án ðára fíf góda worhte ðá sóþan gesǽlþe,

      34, 6 ; F. 140, 26.

  • Hí ǽlce synne geþencen . . . for ðǽm ðonne hié for ánre hwelcre hreówsiað, ðonne hreówsiað hié for ealle,

      Past. 413, 24.

  • Be him sylfum þe be óþrum men hwylcum

    de se an de alio aliquo

    ,
      Bd. 4, 3 ; Sch. 365, 2.
as substantive,
alone,
any one, any thing, some one, some thing
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  • Hwona ðǽs mæg hwelc ł hwá (ǽnig man, W. S.) gefylle ?

    unde istos potent quis saturare

    ?,
      Mk. R. L. 8, 4.

  • Gif hwylc gelýfe on God,

      Bl. H. 153, 19. ꝥ
with gen. , any one of,
some one of
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  • Búton hine þǽra þreóra þinga hwylc (cf. ǽnig, 4) forwyrne,

      Wlfst. 285, 14.

  • Búton heora hwelc gecirre,

      Bt. 3, 1 ; F. 6, 5.
  • 'THORN; eáh hwá wéne ꝥ hé on heora ánra hwylcum mæge habban fulle gesǽlþa, ne byþ hit nó swá. '. . . 'THORN;ú cwist ꝥ wé ne magon on ðǽra ánra hwilcum ꝥ héhste gód habban . . ne wéé

  • Þonne úre Drihten úre hwylces neósian wille,

      Bl. H. 125, 12.

  • Mid þǽm þe hié þára dura hwelce opene gesáwon,

      Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 16.

  • Ðeáh hé ðára góda hwylc forleóse,

      Bt. 34, 6 ; F. 140, 34.

  • Gif mon ánra hwilc ofslóh,

      39, 4; F. 216, 21.
combined with swá.
adjectival
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  • Swá hwylc man swá mildheortnesse nafað,

      Bl. H. 13, 22 : 49, 12.

  • Swá hwylc lác swá

    munus quodcumqve

    ,
      Mt. 15, 5.
substantival
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  • Swá hwylc swá ne gelýfeþ,

      Bl. H. 153, 17.

  • Swá hwilcne swá hí tó hospe habban wolde,

      Hml. Th. ii. 228, 31: Bl. H. 49, 15.

  • Swá hwylce swá (

    quaecumque

    ) gé gebindað ofer eorðan . . . swá hwylce (hwælc,
      R.)
    swá gé ofer eorðan unbindað, Mt. 18, 18.

  • Swá hwylc swá (and suá chuelc, L.) segð

    quicumque dixerit

    ,
      Mt. 15, 5 : 20, 26: Mk. 10, 43.

  • Sé ðe swá hwelc (chuælc. L.) onfóeð ðone cnæht, mec onfóeð; and swá hwelc swá (sé ðe suá huá, L.) mec onfóeð . . . , Lk. R. 9, 48. (2 a) with genitive :-- Swá hwylcne heora swá (

    quemcumque

    ) him se tán ætýwde,
      Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 600, 17.
Similar entries
v. á-hwilc, gewel-hwilc, nát-hwilc, sam-hwilc; húlic.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “hwilc.” 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/53577.

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