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ge-wil

  • noun [ neuter ]
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ge-wil, -will, -wile, -wyle, es; n.
A will, wish, pleasure; vŏluntas, arbitrium, vōtum
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  • Ne wend ðú ðé nó on ðæs folces unriht gewil

    turn thou not thyself to the unjust wish of the people,

    • L. Alf. 41
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    • Th. i. 54, 7
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    • Hy. 7, 78
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    • Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 78
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  • On yfelra manna gewill

    according to the will of evil men,

    • Bt. 4
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    • Fox 8, 19
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    • Exon. 13 a
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    • Th. 23, 2
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    • Cri. 362
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    • Ors. 1, 10
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    • Bos. 34, 1
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    • 1, 12
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    • Bos. 36, 33
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  • Hit næs ne his gewile [-wyle, MS. A.]

    it was not his will,

    • L. C. S. 76
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    • Th. i. 418, 11
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v.  ge-wile ge-wyle ge-will.
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