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willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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Th. i. 82, 18. of things, to tend Hwæðer ðú nú ongite hwider ðiós sprǽce wille ? Ðá cwæþ ic : Sege mé hwider hió wille jamne igitur vides, quid haec omnia, quae diximus, consequatur ? quidnam ?

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

gelíce

(adv.)
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Beóð þínes wífes welan gelíce swá on wíngearde weaxen berigean uxor tua sicut vitis abundans, Ps. Th. 127, 3. Hé spræc gelícost ðǽm ðe hit hwelchwugu syn wǽre, Past. 397, 28: Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 4.

god-cund

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Hí heora mód neár godcundum ðingum lǽtaþ, Bt. 40, 7; F. 242, 26. given by or proceeding from God, having the sanction of or inspired by God. of things. a law, command, doctrine, &c. Godcundre spǽce oraculorum, i. diuinorum eloquiorum, An.

Linked entry: god-lic

gleáw

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For his þæt gleáwe folc coram populo suo, 67, 8. of things. of that which is done with skill Ic níwne cantic Gode, gleáwne singe, Ps. Th. 143, 10. On þǽre glǽwestan sagacissima, i. argutissimo (serie ), An.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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but more likely thou mayst send thine angel Blickl. Homl. 231, 23. Nimðe wén wǽre ni forsan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 3.

Linked entry: wéna

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Spl. 9, 17. of things Heáh feorran hé oncnáwaþ alta a longe cognoscit, 137, 7. Ná ic hit swá oncneów swá hit ðín ǽ hafaþ I did not recognise it (what was said) as what is in thy law, Ps. Th. 118, 85.

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Seó eá ne mæg weorþan tó ǽwelme, ac se ǽwelm mæg weorþan tó eá, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 15. of the state or condition to which things come, of the event of matters, to become, have as issue, come to Ǽlc þing wyrþ tó náuhte, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 13.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
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LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Ða word ðe hé wénþ ðæt him leófoste sýn tó gehýrenne the words that he thinks will be most pleasant for him to hear, 55, 20

Linked entry: leóf

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Grammar wís, of things Worde and gewitte, wíse þance, Cd. Th. 118, 1; Gen. 1958. Wísne wordcwide, 249, 28; Dan. 537. Ðám ðe hafaþ wísne geþóht, Exon. Th. 57, 22; Cri. 922: 150, 2; Gú. 772. Wísne geleáfan, Ps. Th. 77, 36.

georne

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Ǽghwilc unriht áwurpe man georne of þisan earde, Ll. Th. i. 322, 12. Gýme hé his crístendómes georne, 310, 5: 304, 6. Ǽghwilc crísten man unrihthǽmed georne forbúge, 306, 24. Beorge man georne ꝥ man þá sáwla ne forfare, 304, 16.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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To call, name. to call a person or thing so and so Énne of tuoelfum diúbul geceiges ( appellat ), Jn. p. 5, 3. God gecígde ( vocavit) þá drígnisse eorðan and þǽra wætera gegaderunga hé hét (appellavit ) sǽs, Gen. 1. 10.

ge-métan

(v.)
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Hié cwǽdon: 'Þin carcern open wé gemétton, and nǽnige wé þǽr gemétton, Bl. H. 239, 24-28. a phrase Gemétte hé ealle þá apostolas embe þǽre eádigan Marian ræste, Bl.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, ondependence upon an objectextension over a surfacenearnessin or at a place, or with a personrest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically inmarking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at on, at, in within, in the course of, in, during on, a-fromon, in, at by, with of, consisting of or inin respect to, in the matter of, inin, ofat (a distance), of (the weight of),with, inin accordance withofinmotion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, tomarking motion from without to the inside, into, among continuously, together, anon, at once expressing temporal relations,on, in, atinto (one's power, etc. )against in accordance withmarking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sightmarking pricein (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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On ðás lǽnan tíd in this life, Exon. Th. 364, 1; Wal. 64. On sumeres tíd, 212, 12; Ph. 209.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Gif hé gesceádelíce hwilcu þing tǽle si qua rationabiliter reprehenderit, R. Ben. 109, 9. Leahtras tǽlan, 135, 18. Ðæt ðæt him mon on tǽlan wille quod in eis reprehenditur, Past. 31; Swt. 206, 6.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

wíde

(adv.)
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wíde, adv.
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Hé wíde ( in all his ways, in all things ) bær herewósan hige, Cd. Th. 255, 23 ; Dan. 628. Swá hit beorna má uncre wordcwidas wíddor ne mǽnden, Exon.

ge-myndig

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Wé sceolon nú beón gemyndige úre sáula þearfe, 101, 16. without construction ' Ic þé bidde þæt þú mé behýdigne and sorhfulne be þisse wísan ne lǽte' . . .

ge-teón

(v.)
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Ic wæs getogen þurh þisse ceastre lanum, Bl. H. 243, 29. Ic wæs getogen tó tintregum, 245, 1. Wæs getogen, gedragen traheretur (per publicum). An.

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Nis Gode nán neód ðæt wé gód wyrcan, ne hé nán þing ne hǽt for his ágenre neóde, Homl. Skt. 11, 299.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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II a. of abstract things. fixed, unchangeable Náuht woruldríces fæstes and unhwearfiendes beón ne mæg, Bt. 8; F. 26, 11. Hé sealde swíþe fæste gife and swíþe fæste ǽ, 41, 2; F. 246, 2.

húru

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Ic lufige ǽlc ðing . . . and húru þæt þing swíðost þe mé tó wísdóme fultumað, Solil. H. 43, 1 : 35, 1. in the body of the clause Hwæt þú húru lyt geþóhtest, Seel. 22. Hwæt þonne húru seó mennisce gecynd þæs mæg lof secgean, Bl. H. 123, 2.