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on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Ne meahte hé ðæs wealdendes willan oncirran, Beo. Th. 5707; B. 2857. Hí woldon his mód oncyrran, Andr. Kmbl. 2921; An. 1463. Hé ne meahte hire mód oncyrran he could not make her change her mind, Exon.

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Godes willan onscunian Dei voluntate resistere, Gen. 50, 19. Heora ealde þeáwas onscunian and forlǽtan priscis abdicare moribus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 35. Nis ná tó onsceonienne seó sóðe gecyrrednys non est rejicienda vera conversio L. Ecg.

irfe

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Ürum cildum wé tiochiað úrne eard and úrne éðel and úre ierfe eall ætsomne tó te forlǽtanne pueris tota simul patrímonia heredibus reservamus, Past. 391, 28. property Willa ic gesellan of ðém ærfe ðe mé God forget . . . LX ambra maltes . . . C.

gódnes

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Th. 24, 8. of men, kindness, benevolence Hwæt is gód willa búton gódnys, þæt hé óðres mannes ungelimp besárgige, and on his gesundfulnysse fægnige?, Hml.

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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And he awrát ða láre ðe we nú willaþ on Englisceum gereorde secgean Basil the blessed [born A.D. 328, died 379] was a very holy bishop in the city of Cæsaréa, a province belonging to Greece, the father of many monks, himself of the monkhood.

lǽdan

(v.)
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. ¶ figurative :-- Óðer willa feohtende wið ðǽm willan his módes hine gehæftne lǽdde on synne gewunan, Past. 423, 19.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Ðám ðe him willaþ ðás woruld úttor lǽtan ðonne ðæt éce líf, Exon. Th. 109, 27; Gú. 96.

borh

paymentsuretyshipsecurityloandebt

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Þá þe on festendagum willað hiora borga manian (call in their loans) . . . gé ásécað ealle eówre borgas (loans, not debtors as in Dict. ), Ll. Th. ii. 438, 33-36. Scytte man mína borgas, Cht.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Tilaþ ánra gehwilc ágnes willan (cf. winþ heora ǽlc. on óþer æfter his ágenum willan, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 34), Met. 11, 83. Ǽlc man ðæs tiolaþ, hú hé on écnesse swincan mǽge. Ps.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

for-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelgan, -sweolgan, he -swelgeþ, -swilgeþ, -swelhþ, pl. -swelgaþ; p. ic, he -swealh, -swealg, ðú -swulge, pl. -swulgon; subj. pres. -swelge, pl. -swelgen; p. -swulge, pl. -swulgen; pp. -swolgen, -swelgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow updevourabsorbdevŏrāredegluttīreabsorbēre

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To swallow up, devour, absorb; devŏrāre, degluttīre, absorbēre Baru sond willaþ rén forswelgan the bare sand will swallow up the rain, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 27; Met. 7, 14: Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 30; Gú. 164.

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weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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Hine man byrigde ful wurðlíce, 1036; Erl. 165, 35. in a fitting manner, worthily Wé willaþ offrian wurðlíce úrum Drihtne, Ex. 10, 9

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Adame his hyge hwyrfde and his heorte ongann wendan tó hire willan Adam's mind changed, and his heart began to turn to her desire, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 28; Gen. 716.

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Th. ii. 410, 20. quiet, unchanging, undisturbed, stable Ðú ðe unstilla ágna gesceafta tó ðínum willan wíslíce ástyrest and ðé self wunast swíðe stille unáwendendlíc á forð simle stabilis manens das cuncta moveri, Met. 20, 16. quiet, not vehement, gentle

ge-þolian

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Nis mé earfeðe tó geþolianne þeódnes willan, Gú. 1039. to tolerate what is not approved, bear what is not pleasing, endure a condition Hé earfoðlíce geþolode þæt hé dógora gehwám dreám gehýrde hlúdne in healle, B. 87.

ge-weaxan

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Ne geweóx hé him tó willan, B. 1711. Mið ðý gewóx cum crevisset herba, Mt. L. 13, 26. Gewóx ł gewæxe creverit, 32. Se beám geweóx heáh tó heofenum, Dan. 563. Beó weodewe oð þæt mín sunu geweaxe ( crescat ), Gen. 38, 11.

hǽlend

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Hí lǽrdon ǽnne willan beón on Dryhtne Hǽlende Críste (Dryhtne Hǽlende, v. l.) (in Domino Saluatore), Bd. 5, 19 ; Sch. 666, 8. rendering Jesus His nama wæs Hiesus, þæt is Hǽlend, for ðan ðe hé gehǽlð ealle ðá þe on hine gelýfað, Hml. Th. i. 198, 12.

simble

(adv.)
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simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Ðú simle mǽnst, gif ðé ǽnies willan wana biþ, Bt. 11, 1 ; Fox 30, 21. Ðæt mód siemle biþ gebunden ðǽr ðissa twega yfela áuðer rícsaþ whenever either of these two evils prevails, the mind is bound, 6 ; Fox 16, 2.

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ge-neahhe

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Béc syndon bréme, bodiað geneahhe weotedne willan þám þe wiht hycgeð, Sal. 237. Hé manode geneahhe bencsittende, 26. Hí him on healfa gehwone ymbútan farað . . . geneahhe, Cri. 930.Ic þín sóð weorc séce geneahhe justificationes tuas exquisivi, Ps.

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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Gif ǽnig man geeáðméde hine tó sunnan and tó mónan adoret solem et lunam, Deut. 17, 3. where submission is made Geeádmédaþ eów sylfe tó Godes willan, Hml. A. 165, 23, Þ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him ( the clergy) hí geeáþ-médon, Bl.

ge-wissian

(v.)
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Gewissa mé tó ðínum willan and tó mínre sáwle þearfe bet þonne ic sylf cunne, Bt. 42; F. 260, 6. ¶ of f absolute Swá ic bufan gewissode sicut supra taxavimus, R. Ben. 44, 2. Sé ðe underféhð sáwla tó gewissianne qui suscipit animas regendas, R. Ben.