Willan, I

Old English Dictionary Entry

Willan, I

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: nyllan. willan

Definitions

1 willan, I

add :-- Þá ðá wé wel noldon, ðá forhradode Godes mildheortnys ús þæt wé wel woldon, Hml. Th. ii. 84, 14. II a I. of a natural operation in the case of an, animal or thing :-- Fleót ꝥ fám of oþ ꝥ hit nelle mí fǽman, Lch. ii. 104, 20. Án cú wearð gebróht tó ðám temple . . . ; ðá wolde heó cealfian . . . ac heó eánode lamb, Hml. Th. ii. 300, 34. II d. add :-- Swá oft swá hé tó his horse wolde, Ors. 6, 23; S. 274, 25. Swylce hé wolde wið þæs heofenes weard, Wlfst. 100, 4. III b. add :-- Ðeáh úre heorda hwylc án sceáp forgýme, wé willað ꝥ hé hit forgylde, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 24. IV a. add :-- Ic wille mé segnian, ac ic ne mæg volo me signare, sed non possum, Gr. D. 325, 4, IV b. add :-- Hé him secgan hét ꝥ hé geornor wolde sibbe wið hiene þonne gewinn, Ors. 3, l ; S. 96, 18. IV c. add :-- Hié woldon ꝥte þá óþere wíf wǽren emsárige him, Ors. I. 10 ; S. 46, 3. VI a. of things, to have a tendency :-- Gif eáran willen ádeáfian, Lch. ii. 40, 22. VII a. of the natural properties of things :-- Elpendes hýd wile drincan wǽtan, gelíce and spynge ðéð 0rs 5. 7; S- 230, 26 -- IX. add :-- Ðá hit þá on mergen dagian wolde imminente aurora, Guth. Gr. 135, 270. (a) in a clause translating a Latin infin. :-- Ic eom gearu ꝥ ic wille gecyrran tó rihte converti paratus sum, Gr. D. 325, 12. Hí wǽron onginnende ꝥ hí ꝥ dón woldon hoc facere conati sunt, 234, 6. (b) in a clause translating a Latin clause :-- Ðá eóde se cyning in ꝥ hé wolde geseón intravit rex ut videret, Mt. 22, 21. Hí fóron ꝥ hig woldon hí gebiddan ascenderant ut adorarent, Jn. 12, 20. Efne swá þá wínu woldon feallan on þone flór ita ut pavimentum vina invaderent, Gr. D. 59, 17.

Runic Inscription

ᚹᛁᛚᛚᚪᚾ, ᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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