wilfullíce
Willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ with a good will
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Willingly, voluntarily, with a good will Wil-ful[l]ice sponte Hpt. Gl. 435, 66
flyge-reów
Wild-flying ⬩ wild inflight ⬩ vŏlātu férus
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Wild-flying, wild inflight; vŏlātu férus Flygereówe þurh nihta genipu neósan cwómon, hwæðere . . . the wild-flying [evil spirits] came in the darkness of night to find out, whether . . . Exon. 37b; Th. 123, 10; Gú. 320
of
Of ⬩ from ⬩ out of ⬩ off ⬩ as regards ⬩ about
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Of, from, out of, off. with the idea of motion, as the opposite of in, into Se wyll ástáh upp of ðære eorþan fons ascendebat e terra, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 61. Hé ástáh of ðam wætere ascendit de aqua, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 16. ' Drihten ásette on sunnan his
Linked entry: ob
bregdan
to pluck ⬩ pull ⬩ draw ⬩ drag ⬩ to bind ⬩ knot ⬩ to change ⬩ to change ⬩ to move ⬩ be pulled ⬩ to flash
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Add: trans. with acc. to pluck, pull, draw, drag Sáh hé niðer ealre his mihte benumen, and hine man ðá brǽd intó ðæs kinges búre, Chr. 1053; P. 182, 22. Ealle men hine fram stówe tó stówe brúdon, Hml. S. 23, 653. Ompran ymbdelf, bréd up, Lch. ii. 116
deór-cynn
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Add:after deórcynn (l. 4) and ealle nýtena þe on feówer fótum gáð (cf. God geworhte þǽre eorðan deór ( bestias) æfter hira híwum and þá nítena (jumenta ). Gen. 1. 25)
for-stelan
To steal away ⬩ of criminal theft, to take the property of another ⬩ to obtain surreptitiously ⬩ take away without the knowledge of another
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Substitute for meanings: To steal away, and Add: of criminal theft, to take the property of another Ðér ðeáfas forstealas, Mt. L. 6, 19. Forstæl conpillat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 8: subripuit, 87, 19. Se ceorl forstæl ǽnne oxan furatus est uir bouem, Ælfc
fremian
⬩ where the particular is given in respect to which benefit is done ⬩ where means or manner of benefit is given
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Add: Fremað proficit, An. Ox. 56, 347. Genóg frémað sufficit, Rtl. 191, 37. Fremet expedit, Kent. Gl. 605. Hú micclum fremige þǽre soðan lufe gebed, Hml. Th. i. 50, 35. Wið fýre fremiende contra ignem valens. Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 232, 16. Grammar fremian,
fremming
progress ⬩ advance ⬩ a doing ⬩ accomplishing ⬩ the doing ⬩ operation ⬩ the doing
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Add: progress, advance, Similar entries v. fremman; I Hé ne mihte wiðwiþerian þæs hálgan mannes fremmingum (profectibus), Gr. D. 117, 20. a doing, accomplishing, Similar entries v. fremman; II. 2. the doing, operation of an agent Swá hwæt swá on ðám
ge-wit
wits ⬩ senses ⬩ [right] mind ⬩ mind ⬩ intellect ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ consciousness
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wits, senses, [right] mind, mind, intellect Wíndruncen gewit a mind stupefied with wine, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 32; Dan. 753. Ðenden mec mín gewit gelǽsteþ whilst my intellect attends me, Exon, 38 a; Th. 125, 1; Gú. 347. He eft onhwearf wódan gewittes he
Linked entry: wit
ge-wyld
Power ⬩ dominion
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Power, dominion Æfter ðam ðe Alexander hæfde ealle Inde him to gewyldon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67. 21
neósian
to search out ⬩ find out by enquiry or inspection ⬩ to inspect ⬩ to seek ⬩ visit ⬩ to seek with hostile intent ⬩ to visit with calamity, disease
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Gewiton him wígend wíca neósian, Frysland geseón, Beo. Th. 2255; B. 1125. a person Mannes sunu ðe ðú neósast ( visitas ), Ps. Th. 8, 5. Neósode hé min eft me revisens, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 43. Se hine ǽghwylce daga neósade, Exon. Th. 162, 11; Gú. 974.
dol-willen
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Add: dol(h)-wíte (?) pain of a wound. The Latin on which this part of the riddle (dryhtfolca helm, nales dolwíte) seems based is 'sanis victum et laesis praestabo medelam.'
neósan
to search out ⬩ find out by enquiry ⬩ to seek ⬩ visit ⬩ to seek with hostile intent
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Wíca neósan, Beo. Th. 251; B. 125: Exon. Th. 184, 5; Gú. 1339. Þýstra, wíta neósan to seek hell, 275, 23; Jul. 554 : 280, 18; Jul. 631. Hámes niósan, Beo. Th. 4722; B. 2366: 4765; B. 2381. Éce staðulas neósan, Cd.
Wir-healh
Wirral ⬩ the peninsula between the Dee and the Mersey
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Wirral, the peninsula between the Dee and the Mersey Fór se here of Wírheale (-healan, v. l.) in on Norð-Wealas, Chr. 895; Th. i. 170, 171. Hié fóron ðæt hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre on Wírhealum; seó is Légaceaster geháten, 894; Th. i. 170, 171
Linked entry: healh
wíg-bil
A battle-blade ⬩ a sword
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A battle-blade, a sword Ðæt sweord ongan æfter heaþoswáte hildegicelum, wígbil wanian, Beo. Th. 3218; B. 1607
wín-tiber
An offering of wine ⬩ a libation
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An offering of wine, a libation Wíntifer libatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 52
trúwian
To trust ⬩ confide ⬩ to trust to ⬩ to trust something to a person ⬩ to trust to a person for something ⬩ to trust in ⬩ to be confident about, ⬩ to trust in, on, ⬩ to trust that
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Wick. trowe. Goth. trauan : O. Sax. trúón (with gen. or prep.): O. H. Ger. trúén, trúwén (same govt. as English') confidere: Icel. trúa to trust, believe (dat. or prep.).] Similar entries v. for-, ge-, or-trúwian; ofer-trúwod; treówian
Linked entry: trúgian
FOR
FOR ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ with ⬩ by ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ sĕcundum ⬩ juxta ⬩ For ⬩ instead of ⬩ pro ⬩ lŏco ⬩ vĭce ⬩ For ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ through ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per
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Grammar FOR, with the dative; cum dătīvo. FOR, on account of, because of, with, by; pro, propter, per Nys ðeós untrumnys ná for deáþe, ac for Godes wuldre infirmĭtas hæc non est ad mortem, sed pro glōria Dei, Jn. Bos. 11, 4. Ðæt he ðone dǽl Willferþe
wil-gifa
A giver of what is desirable, a giver of good ⬩ the giver of all good
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A giver of what is desirable, a giver of good, as epithet of an earthly prince Wilgeofa Wedra leóda, dryhten Geáta ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5792 ; B. 2900. Ðæs wilgifan ( Constantine's ) word, Elen. Kmbl. 441; El. 221. as an epithet of the Deity, the giver