ge-líhtan
To lighten ⬩ mitigate ⬩ assuage ⬩ alleviare
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Ðonne hie willaþ him selfum ðæt yfel ðæt hie ðurhtugon to swíðe ge-líhtan when they wish to make too light of the evil they have done, Past. 21; Swt. 159, 20; Hat. MS. Ic mínne ðurst geléhte [?]
strúdan
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Iudas hæfde onlícnesse ðara manna ðe willaþ Godes cyricean yfelian and strúdan, Blickl. Homl. 75, 24. Strúd-ende fýr, Cd. Th. 154. 15 ; Gen. 2556
Linked entry: ge-strúdan
under-lútan
To stoop beneath something in order to raise or support it ⬩ to support ⬩ bear ⬩ submit to
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To stoop beneath something in order to raise or support it, to support, bear, submit to Ða ðe beóð mid hira ágnum byrðennum ofðrycte, ðæt hié ne magon gestondan, hié willaþ lustlíce underfón óðerra monna, ond unniédige hié underlútaþ mid hira sculdrum
on-bídan
to abide, wait, remain ⬩ to wait for, expect, ⬩ to wait on, attend upon
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Willaþ gé mín onbídan? Blickl. Homl. 233, 30, 27. to wait on, attend upon Onbídendum prestulanti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 58
tó-stencan
to scatter the parts of a whole ⬩ disperse a number of objects gathered together ⬩ to destroy the integrity of a whole ⬩ dissipate ⬩ bring to nought ⬩ overthrow
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Tósteng (dissipa) þeóda ðe gefeoht willaþ, Ps. Spl. 67, 34. Ða lác tóstencean (dispergere), Past. 33; Swt. 219, 5. Tóstencud biþ ðæt éde, Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 27. Tóstenced, Exon. Th. 16, 21; Cri. 256. Tóstencte dispersae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 71.
Linked entries: stencan tó-sencende tó-stencedness
wiþ-standan
to withstand ⬩ resist ⬩ to stand against ⬩ succeed in opposing ⬩ be a match for ⬩ refute ⬩ to stand in the way ⬩ be a hindrance ⬩ obstruct ⬩ prevent ⬩ be a preventive ⬩ to stand off ⬩ keep away, ⬩ be absent ⬩ to be hostile
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Ða þióstro ðínre heortan willaþ mínre láre wiðstondan, Met. 5, 22.
Linked entries: wiþer-standan wiþ-licgan
óleccan
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Þá woruldsǽlþa swíþe lytelíce óleccaþ þǽm módum þe hí on lást willaþ beswícan, Bt. 7, 1 ; F. 16, 11
lettan
hinder ⬩ impede ⬩ delay
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Hat. lætt] ða geornfulnesse and ðone willan ðæs þeóndan módes hér on worulde. Swǽ swǽ mon oft lett fundiende monnan and his færelt gǽlþ, swá gǽlþ se líchoma ðæt mód, Past. 36, 7; Swt. 256, 4-6.
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un-stille
Not still ⬩ unquiet ⬩ not at rest ⬩ moving ⬩ liking movement ⬩ unquiet ⬩ restless ⬩ unruly ⬩ unquiet ⬩ disturbed ⬩ not at peace ⬩ troubled
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Ðú ðe ealle ða unstillan gesceafta tó ðínum willan ástyrast qui das cuncta moveri, 33, 4; Fox 128, 9: Met. 20, 14. liking movement (lit. or fig.), unquiet, restless; in a bad sense, unruly Hé cwæð ðæt sió tunge wǽre unstille yfel lingua, inquietum malum
Linked entry: stille
tǽl
Evil speaking, calumny, detraction
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Hit biþ unnyt ðæt mon tǽl útane forlǽte gif se yfela willa ðone onwald hæfþ ðæs íngeðonces 'omis blasphemia tollatur a vobis.' ... Frustra blasphemia ab exterioribus tollitur, si in interioribus malitia dominatur, Past. 33; Swt. 222, 8-14.
Linked entry: tál
hlinian
to recline ⬩ to lean
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L. 7, 49. to lean for support Þá stuðu þe se bysceop on hleonigende forðférde illa destina cui incumbens obiit Bd. 3, 17; Sch. 269, 18. to incline in thought, be favourably disposed to Eallra willa hlinede (hleonade, hleonodon, v. ll.) tó gehýranne
ge-openian
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VI</b>),, to give explanations about a subject Ymbe þises bissextus gefyllednysse wé willað rúmlícor iungum cnihtum geopenian, Angl. viii. 306, 15
scortlíce
shortly ⬩ before long ⬩ soon ⬩ shortly ⬩ briefly ⬩ compendiously
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Wé willaþ furðor swíðor sprecan, and wé secgaþ nú sceortlíce, Lchdm. iii. 240, 2
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dígolnes
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Wé habbað ðás race ánfealdlíce gereht; wé willað eác þæt andgit eów geopenian, and ðá dýgelnysse eów ne bedyrnan, Hml. Th. ii. 214, 18. a secret place On dígelnesse latibulo, i. secretorio, An. Ox. 392.
brycg
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Wé magon swýþe micele þearfe and ælmessan ús sylfum gedón, gif wé willað bricge macian and þá symle bótettan, 303, 8. Add
wé
We. ⬩ used of more than one person, ⬩ dual ⬩ plural ⬩ used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors ⬩ used of one person, ⬩ by a writer or speaker ⬩ by a prince
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Wé (Cnut) willaþ, L. C. E. 6; Th. i. 364, 5. used of one person, by a writer or speaker Nú hæbbe wé scortlíce gesǽd (cf. Scortlíce ic hæbbe nú gesǽd, 10, 3), Ors. 1,1; Swt. 14, 26: 22, 1: 24, 23.
Linked entry: ús
ge-wyrcan
to work ⬩ make ⬩ build ⬩ form ⬩ dispose ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ celebrate ⬩ commit ⬩ to get by working ⬩ gain ⬩ obtain ⬩ merit
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Gif ic godes meahte willan gewyrcean if I could do God's will, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 31; Gen. 835. Ne meahte ic æt hilde mid Hruntinge wiht gewyrcean I could not perform aught with Hrunting in fight, Beo. Th. 3324; B. 1660.
Linked entry: ge-worht
wráþe
angrily ⬩ with or in anger ⬩ with indignation ⬩ fiercely ⬩ cruelly ⬩ greviously ⬩ bitterly ⬩ evilly ⬩ perversely ⬩ wickedly
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Kmbl. 587; El. 294. with an intensive force to qualify an unfavourable idea Syndon gewordene heora willan wráde besmitene (horribly defiled), Ps. Th. 52, l. Ðæt bid forwisnad wráde sóna (terribly soon), 128, 4
elcian
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Þæt se Ælmihtiga forgeáfe gódne willan þám seócan hǽðenan, þæt hé leng ne elcode tó His geleáfan that the Almighty would give a good will to the sick heathen, that he should not put off longer coming to a belief in Him, ii. 26, 1. with clause Nán man
ge-fadian
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Ꝥ is se wisdom ꝥ man his dǽda gefadige tó his Drihtnes willan, Hml. S. 13, 326. Hé ealle þing swá gefadige þæt þá sáwla gehealdene sýn, R. Ben. 66, 2.