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willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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will, the faculty of willing hwæthwega godcundlíces on eówerre sáule habbaþ, ðæt is andgit and gemynd and se gesceádwíslíca willa, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 46, 26. Sáwul is voluntas ðæt is wylla, ðonne heó hwæt wyle, Homl. Skt. i. I. 187.

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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Seó Ægyptus ðe ús neár is, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 12, 16. Seó menigo ðe beforan férde. Blickl. Homl. 71, 9. ðæs cynnes orf ðe hit , L. Ff.; Th. i. 226, 3. Gif esne eorlcundne mannan ofslæhþ ðane ðe sió (whoever it be ), L. H.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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beseah wið mín respexit me, Ps. Th. 39, 1. wrigaþ wiþ his gecyndes, Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 24, 28 : Met. 13, 67. Wiþ ðæs, ic wát, ðú wilt higian, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 7.

-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A personan agentactor

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A person, an agent, or actor, hence, All nouns ending in a are masculine, and make the gen. in an; as from Cum come [thou], cuma a person who comes, or a guest: Swíc deceive [thou], swica a traitor: Worht wrought, wyrhta a workman, wright: Fóregeng foregoing

a

(prep.)
Grammar
a, prep. acc.

Toforin

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To, for; in A worlda world to or in an age of ages ; in seculorum seculum, Ps. Th. 18, 8, = on worlda world, Ps. Lamb. 20, 5, = on worulda world, Ps. Th. 103, 6

á

(n.)
Grammar
á, indecl; f.

A lawlex

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A law; lex Dryhtnes á the Lord's law Andr. Recd. 2387; An. 1196

aac

(n.)
Grammar
aac, e; f.

An oak

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An oak Aac-tún Acton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, Cod. Dipl. 75 ; A. D. 727; Kmbl. i. 90, 19

Linked entry: Ác-tún

aad

(n.)

a pile

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a pile He mycelne aad gesomnode he gathered a great pile, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22

aam

(n.)
Grammar
aam, es; m.

A reed of a weaver's loom

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A reed of a weaver's loom. Exon. 109 a ; Th. 417, 22 ; . 36, 8; Cod. Lugd. Grn

aar

(n.)

honour

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honour In aar naman in honore nominis, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, note 43: 5, 11; S. 626, note 36

aaþ

(n.)

an oath

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an oath He ðone aaþ gesæh he saw the oath. Th. Dipl. A. D. 825; p. 71, 12

a-bæligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bæligan, p. ode; pp. od

To offendto make angryirritareoffendere

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To offend, to make angry; irritare, offendere Sceal gehycgan hæleða ǽghwylc ðæt he ne abælige bearn waldendes every man must be mindful that he offend not the son of the powerful, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 27; Sat. 195

ABAL

(n.)
Grammar
ABAL, afol, es; n.

Power of bodystrengthvigorviresrobur corporis

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Power of body, strength; vigor, vires, robur corporis Ðín abal and cræft thy strength and power, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 9; Gen. 500

Linked entry: afol

a-bannan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bannan, p. -beónn, pl. -beónnon ; pp. -bannen.

to commandordersummonmandarejubereto publishproclaimto order outcall forthcall togethercongregateassembleedicereavocarecitare

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Grm. 34. to publish, proclaim; with út to order out, call forth, call together, congregate, assemble; edicere, avocare, citare Aban ðú ða beornas út of ofne command thou the men out of the oven, Cd. 193; Th. 242, 32; Dan. 428.

a-bát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bát, p. of a-bítan.

bitate

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bit, ate He abát he ate, MS. Cott. Jul. E. vii. 237; Salm. Kmbl. 121, 15;

abbad

(n.)
Grammar
abbad, abbod, abbud, abbot, es; m: abboda, an; m.

an abbot abbās

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Columban] was abbod, biscop now, in [Iona] there must ever be an abbot, not a bishop; and to him must all bishops of the Scots be subject, because Columba was an abbot, not a bishop, Chr. 565; Th. 32, 10-16, col. l

abbod-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
abbod-ríce, abbot-ríce, es; n.

The rule of an abbotan abbacy abbatia

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The rule of an abbot, an abbacy; abbatia On his tíme wæx ðæt abbodríce swíðe ríce in his time the abbacy waxed very rich, Chr. 656; Ing. 41, 1. On ðis abbotríce in this abbacy, Chr. 675; Ing. 51, 12

Linked entries: abbad-ríce ríce

abbodyse

(n.)

an abbess

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an abbess, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 16, 22

abbud-hád

(n.)
Grammar
abbud-hád, es; m.

The statedignity of an abbotabbatis dignitas

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The state or dignity of an abbot; abbatis dignitas Munuchád and abbudhád ne syndon getealde to ðysum getele monkhood and abbothood are not reckoned in this number, L. Ælf. C. 18; Th. ii. 348, 31

Linked entry: abbad-hád

abbudisse

(n.)
Grammar
abbudisse, an; m.

An abbess

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An abbess Ða sealde seó abbudisse him sumne dǽl ðære moldan tunc dedit ei abbatissa portiunculam de pulvere illo, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 38