Self-willes

Old English Dictionary Entry

Self-willes

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: Voluntarily, of one's own accord:

Definitions

1 self-willes

ad-- Selfwilles ultro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 74. Sylfwilles sponte, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 234, 19: ultro, Zup. 237, 2. (1) of persons :-- Drihten ðe on róde Selfwilles þrowode, H. R. 17, 21. Ealle hyra unlustas hí sceolon gebétan sylfwylles on ðyssum lífe, oððe unþances æfter ðyssum lífe, Homl. Th. i. 148, 27, Wrýt nú sylfwylles ðæt ðú wiðsace Criste, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 379. Hé sylfwilles menniscnesse underféng, Wulfst. 15, 12. Hé gǽþ sylfwilles twá míla tó ánre geneádod, R. Ben. 28, 6. (2) of things :-- Ðonne his wæstmas weaxaþ sylfwilles quae sponte gignet humus, Leultra) seó eorþe wæstm beraþ, Mk. Skt. 4, 28.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛖᛚᚠ-ᚹᛁᛚᛚᛖᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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