preówt-hwíl
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The time taken to close and open the eye, the twinkling of an eye Preówthwíle, beorht (bearhtme?) atomo (έν άτομω in an instant. See also Anglia viii. 318, 43 :-- 564 atomi wyrcaþ án momentum, 4 momenta gefyllaþ minutum, 21/2 minuta, gewyrcaþ ánne prican
Linked entry: be-prenan
earfoþ-hwíl
A time of hardship ⬩ mŏlestum tempus
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A time of hardship; mŏlestum tempus Ic earfoþhwíle þrówade I suffered a time of hardship, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 5; Seef. 3
sige-hwíl
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A time of victory, the hour of victory Wedra helm feónd gefylde . . . Ðæt ðam þeódne wæs síðes sigehwíl, Beo. Th. 5413 ; B. 2710
wræc-hwíl
A period of misery ⬩ exile ⬩ the present life
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A period of misery or exile, the present life Ðǽr ða eádgan beóð æfter wræchwíle weorcum bifongen, Exon. Th. 233, 19; Ph. 527
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æt-hweg
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How Gé magan be þissum ánum (deófles men) gecnáwan, þá hé ðurh deófol swylcne cræft hæfde ongeán swylce Godes þegnas, . . . æthweg hit bið þonne se deófol cymð, Wlfst. 101, I
brac-hwíl
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Swá ys seó brachwíl on þæs mannes eágan, heó ys sóðes atomus, Angl. viii. 318, 33. Add
hand-hwíl
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Add: cf. span used of time On ánre handhwíle uno momenta, R. Ben. I. 24, 3. Tídum and handhwílum horis et momentis, Hy. S. 145, 5
hwíl-fæc
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For 'Lye' substitute Hwílfæc interuallum An. Ox. 1178. Cf. hwíl-stycce, hwíl-þrág, hwíl-tídum
hwíl-tídum
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Substitute: <b>hwíl-tíd,</b> e; f. A time Ic bidde eów þæt gé þises gewrites gíman and on hwíltídum hit on gemynde habban, Wlfst. 108, 17. ¶ the word occurs almost only in the dat. pl. used as an adverb. Add: to the examples in Dict. : sometimes
niht-hwíl
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The space of a day, four and twenty hours Gif ǽnig man wǽre áne niht on helle, and hé eft wǽre æfter þám of álǽdd . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þisum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre for þǽre ánre nihthwíle, Wlfst. 147, 9
gryre-hwíl
A time of terror
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A time of terror Andr. Kmbl. 935; An. 468
orleg-hwíl
Battle-time, time of war
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Battle-time, time of war Nú is leódum wén orleg-hwíle, Beo. Th. 5814; B. 2911. Fela ic gúþrǽsa genæs, orleghwíla, 4845; B. 2427
ǽg-hwár
everywhere
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everywhere, Ors. 4,1; Bos. 76, 38
amet-hwíl
Leisure ⬩ otium
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Leisure; otium, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8, 1, MS. D
bearhtm-hwíl
A twinkling while ⬩ a moment ⬩ oculi nictus tempus ⬩ momentum
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A twinkling while, a moment; oculi nictus tempus, momentum On ánre byrhtmhwíle in momenta temporis, Lk. Bos. 4, 5
Linked entries: beorht-hwíl brac-hwíl
beorht-hwíl
A glance ⬩ ictus oculi
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A glance; ictus oculi Lye
Linked entries: hwíl bert-hwíl bearhtm-hwíl
for-hwám
wherefore ⬩ why. ⬩ who
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wherefore, why. who; interrog
hwer-hwette
A cucumber
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A cucumber Hwerhwette cucumber, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 99; Wrt. Voc. 30, 47. Hwerwette, L. M. 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 66, 9. Hwerhwettan gesihþ on swefnum untrumnysse getácnaþ if a man sees in dreams a cucumber it betokens illness, Lchdm. iii. 200, 16
hwet-stán
A whetstone
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A whetstone Hwetstán cos, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 100; Wrt. Voc. 38, 25: Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 30. Nim ðonne hwetstán brádne then take a broad whetstone, Lchdm. iii. 16, 21
hwíl-wende
Temporary
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Temporary, lasting for a time, not eternal Him fremede tó écere hǽlþe seó hwílwende ehtnys the persecution that lasted but for a time, helped him to the salvation which lasts for ever, Homl. Th. ii. 528, 7. Hé hí mǽrsaþ on ðære écan worulde for heora
Linked entry: hwílende