un-wil
Absence of good will ⬩ dislike ⬩ despite ⬩ repugnance ⬩ reluctance ⬩ against one's will ⬩ not willingly ⬩ without one's consent ⬩ without intention ⬩ involuntarily
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Absence of good will, dislike, despite, repugnance, reluctance; against one's will, not willingly, without one's consent, without intention, involuntarily, is (almost) the only case used.
westan
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Gesáwon wé westan ðone leóman sunnan, and se leóma gehrán ðǽm treówum ufonweardum, Nar. 28, 23. marking the direction of measurement Is seó stów ǽghwanon mid sǽ ymbseald bútan westan est locus ille undique mari circumdatus praeter ab occidente Bd. 4,
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wís-líc
Wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ prudent ⬩ sagacious
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Is wíslíc rǽd, ðæt manna gehwylc geornlíce smeáge, Wulfst. 4, 21. Wíslíc wærscipe, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 37. Ðín mildheortnes wíslíc standeþ, deórust and gedéfust, Ps. Th. 102, 16. Mid wíslícum geðylde, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 21.
weorold-cund
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Kmbl. i. 293, 35. secular, profane as opposed to sacred Gelǽred ge on godcundum gewritum ge on weoruldcundum literis sacris simul et saecularibus instructi, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 24. secular as opposed to ecclesiastical Ðis is seó weoruldcunde (weorld-,
á-feorsian
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Th. ii. 238, 15. ꝥ Eardbegengnes mín áfeorsod (printed aforfeorsode) is incolatus meus prolongatus est , Ps. Spl. 119, 5. Wyrð deófol þanon áfyrsad (-firsod v. l. ), Wlfst. 36, 4. intrans.
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be-wyrcan
surround
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Wǽpenu mid gyldenum þelum bewyrcean arma aureis includere laminis, Nar. 7, 12. to furnish with buildings Bufan ðǽm wealle ofer ealne þone ymbgong hé is mid stǽnenum wighúsum beworht (habitaeulis defensorum dispositis), Ors. 2, 4 ; S. 74, 21. to shut
brád
broad ⬩ open ⬩ spacious ⬩ flat
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Voc. i. 67, 26. of superficial extent, where size is defined Seó burh wæs hyre ymbeganges .xxx. míla brád, Ors. 4, 13 ; Th. 432, 22. Innewerdre (printed -ne) handa brádnæ hláf a loaf as big as the flat of the hand.
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be-sprecan
mention ⬩ to claim ⬩ To complain of ⬩ blame ⬩ To complain
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Cf. be-secgan, I: Hit is ús swíþor bismre gelíc þæt wé þæt besprecað erubescant de recordatione praeteritorum, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 30. Hé begeat sumne ðe hine bespræc tó ðám cásere, Hml.
brand
a fire-brand ⬩ a torch ⬩ burning ⬩ brand
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Add: a fire-brand, a piece of wood that is burning or intended for burning Brand (brond) titio, Txts. 100, 987 : Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 40: torris, 284, 19. Cylle, brond calbrum, ii. 127, 70. Nán brand nolde byrnan under þám wætere, Hml. S. 36, 399.
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capitol
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Feówer capitulas (capitula), þæt is feówer tódála angin þæs cxviii-an sealmes, 42, 1. an anthem Þrý capitulas (capitula) sýn gesungene, R. Ben. 42, 4.
eahtian
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Þæs biscéopes líf swá swíðe swá mannum riht is tó eahtienne (eht-, æht-, v. ll.) uitam illius quantum hominibus aestimare fas est, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 573, 21
earm-lic
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Hit is swíþe earmlic ðing ꝥ ðá dysegan men sint ǽlces dómes swá blinde, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 21: An. 1137. Ic eom myd earmlire ofergiotolnesse ofseten, Solil. H. 63, 4. Ꝥ þǽr wǽre sum man earmlice deáþe áswolten, swá ꝥ hé hine sylfne áwyrde, Bl.
earmlíce
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Hú earmlíce hit gefaren is gynd þás ðeóde, Wlfst. 166, 11. Hí earmlíce férdon swá ꝥ se hálga wer hí wundorlíce geband, Hml.
faroþ
ocean ⬩ waves ⬩ shore
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The MS. has oð ꝥ brim faroþæs: in Az. 38 the reading is oð brimflódas) the spacious vault of heaven down to the waters of ocean (i. e. to the horizon), the entire expanse of the sky, Dan. 322.
folc-leásung
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Slander, as affecting an individual, which entailed the same penalty as that for folk-leásung, is treated in the following Sé þe óðerne mid wóge forsecgan wille, ꝥ hé áðor oþþe feó oþþe freme þe wyrsa sý . . . sý hé his tungan scyldig, Ll.
for-dyttan
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Fordyttum scyttylsum obseratis uectibus, Germ. 399, 349. figurative, where there is obstruction of the mind or senses Líchamlicere forspennincge fordyt carnalis (caligo) inlecebrae optundit (i. obfuscat ), An. Ox. 1725.
for-specan
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Th. i. 238, 15. to lose that which is the subject of a suit Cnut cyng lét ðæt land intó Crístes cyrcean ... tó ðám forewearde ðæt Eádsige hit hæbbe his lífes tíman ... and hé hit ne mæg náðer gifan ne syllan, ne forspecan ne forspillan ( lose it by a
fót-lǽst
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Fótlǽste, 508, 11. where movement is spoken of, a step Hig ne myhton hig þá git ánne fótlást furður áteón, Shrn. 154, 30.
ge-teld
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Th. ii. 242, 8. the necessity for tents when travelling in England is suggested by the following :-- Alfwold bisceop geann þám æþelinge twegra getelda, and Alfwolde munuce ánes horses and ánes geteldes, Cht. Crw. 23, 10 - 12.
ge-þræc
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the processes to which the thread is subjected in weaving: cf. the original riddle of Aldhelm 'De lorica,' Nec radiis carpor, duro nec pectine pulsor) does the thread resound with me (nec garrula fila resultant, Ald. 257), Rä. 36, 6