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hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Swutelíce hit is gesǽd, yfelra manna. And hwilc is se Fæder? who is our Father? The Almighty God. And of what sort of men is he Father? It is plainly said, of evil men. And of what kind is the Father? Homl. Th. i. 254, 5-8.

ge-healdan

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Þé gehealde Drihten wyð yfela gehwám custodiat animam tuam Dominus, Ps. Th. 120, 6. Gif hí hí sylfe willon wiþ Godes erre gehealdan, Bl.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Se hláford ðe ryhtes wyrne and for his yfelan man licge the lord who refuses justice, and makes his wrong doing man's cause his own, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 15.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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Ða yfelan nǽfre habbaþ nǽnne cræft the wicked never have any ability 36, 3; Fox 174, 35. Seó gesceádwísnes is synderlíc cræft ðære sáwle reason is a peculiar faculty of the soul 33, 4; Fox 132, 10: 32, 1; Fox 116, 3.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Ðonne wé ús unwærlíce geðiédað tó yfelra monna freóndscipe cum incaute malorum amicitiis jungimur, Past. 353, 23.

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Kmbl. 2846; An. 1425. as an auxiliary with participles, present Gif him hwilc yfel gelimpð, ic wurðe syððan geómriende, Gen. 42, 38. past, of transitive verbs, forming a passive voice Eów weorþeþ forgifen hwæt gé sprecaþ, Blickl. Homl. 171, 19.

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. 236, 8; Dan. 318. with an accusa-tive God symble wyle gód, and nǽfre nán yfel, Homl. Skt. i. l, 48. From ðære tungan ðe teosu wylle a lingua dolosa Ps. Th. 119, 2.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Witende (scientes) ǽgðer ge gód ge yfel, Gen. 3, 5. Witendum (weotendum, Ps, Surt.) ðé scientibus te, Ps. Spl. 35, 11. Nán þing nis behýdd ðæt ne sý witen (quod non sciatur ), Lk. Skt. 12, 2. Grammar witan, with acc. and infin.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Se yfela þeówa, 24, 48. Se hláford and se þeówa gelíce clypiaþ tó ðam heofonlícan Fæder, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 28. Gif óðer wyle Godes þeówa beón if one wishes to enter a monastery, L. Ecg. C. 25; Th. ii. 150, 28. Biþ hé deófles ðeówa, Homl.

æt

(prep.)
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Gif his mon getilað æt ðǽre yfelan wǽtan ( when the evil humour is present), Lch. ii. 240, 18. Æt ǽnigre neóde, Wlfst. 171, 11. Lofsang æt ðám wundrum singan, Hml. S. 21, 246. (1 b) with absolute dat.

líf

(adv.)
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Oft getímað yfelum teala for lífe often it goes well With the wicked while he lives, Hml. Th. i. 332, 15. On lífe . . . æfter his dæge during his lifetime . . . after his death, Ll. Th. i. 298, 9. Ge on lífe ge on legere, 306, 22 : 184, 13.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Hwæðres ðara yfela is betere ǽr tó tilianne? Past. 62; Swt. 457, 10-22. Ðara stówa sum raþe rotaþ, gif hire mon gímeleáslíce tilaþ, Lchdm. ii. 84, 25. Tiloden ( curabant ) his lǽcas, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 19.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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His geworhtne wine the man he had made his friend Seef. 115. of mental or moral constitution, to dispose, constitute Yrtacus, yfele geworht man, Hml. Th. ii. 476, 18.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Hí forlǽtað ðæt hié yfel ne dóð (cf. hí libbað unsceaðfullíce, 7), 263, 2. Forlǽt ðæt ðú næbbe tó óðres mannes góde andan refrain from envying another man's good, Prov. K. 33. with dat. infin.

hwá

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Gif hié hwæt suá heálicra yfela on him ongieten si qua valde sunt eorum prava, Past. 197, 5. Gif him gebyrige ðæt hé on ðæs hwæt befoo ðe wið his willan sié, 198, 23. Hwæt swylces, Gr. D. 138, 2.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Se yfela ðeów . . . itt him and drincð, 121, 13. Hé þohte his sunn tó beswícanne, and him siþþan fón tó þǽm onwalde, Ors. 6, 30 ; S. 282, 9. Hé him tó gehét monigne lǽce, 17 Ne mót sé óðrum onfón, sé ðe him (qui ipse ) bið unfullod, Ll.

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Hié móston stondan on frióum anwalde they might be in a condition of freedom, 52; Swt. 405, 28. of constitution Ic ongite ðæt sió sóþe gesǽlþ stent on gódra monna geearnunga and sió unsǽlþ stent on yfelra monna geearnungum video quae sit vel felicitas

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

fram

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Áfyr fram þé þá yfelan sǽlþa, Bt. 6; F. 14, 32: Ps. Th. 118, 22: Bl. H. 67, 35: Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 5. Eówre wǽdle eów fram ádón, 26, 2; F. 94, 9. an abstract object (condition, action, &c.)

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Mid hire ðære yfelan sceónesse beswác ðone ǽrestan wífmon, 5, l. Ðone yfelan fæsðrǽdan willan fulneáh nán wind ne mæg áwecgan, Past. 33; Swt. 225, 6.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Sceolde unc yfele gewurðan ymb ðæt heofonríce, Cd. Th. 25, 3; Gen. 388. Hú ymb ðæt sceolde, Exon. Th. 378, 7; Deór. 12. Sý ymb ríce swá hit mæge, 301, 29; Fä. 26. Hú ða wísan sind wundorlíce ymb ðæs fugles gebyrd, 223, 16; Ph. 360.