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1. wil n.

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Confusion, bewilderment; a quandary; ?also, temporary blindness [1st quot.]. …

2. wilsǒm adj.(2)

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Headstrong, obstinate, willful; of sin: resulting from willfulness; also, as noun: one who is obstinate [1st quot.]. …

3. willed adj.

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Characterized by or possessing a certain disposition; also, disposed (to do sth.), willing; god (bettre) willed; il willed, ivel willed, lang willed, self willed, wel willed, q.v. …

4. wilhēde n.

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Resolve, determination. …

5. wilful adj.(1)

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Of a person or an animal: (a) headstrong, obstinate; unruly, rebellious; intractable; also in fig. context; also, with inf.: obstinately determined (to do sth.) (b) strong-minded, forceful; spirited;……

6. gọ̄d-willer n.

Additional spellings: godwiller
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One who shows good will, a helper. …

7. gọ̄d wil(le, gọ̄d-wil(le phr. & n.

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(a) A good disposition, goodness, piety, virtue; men of god wil, good men; (b) benevolence, kindness; friendliness; generosity; (c) don god wil, to act virtuously. …

8. grēte-willī adj.

Additional spellings: gretewilli
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Spirited, stout-hearted. …

9. spē̆tewile adj.

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Horrible; disgusting. …

10. hercwile adj.

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Listening, eavesdropping. …

11. willesful adj.

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(a) Headstrong, obstinate; intractable, unruly; also in fig. context; (b) forceful, active; (c) fixed of purpose, intent; also, with inf.: anxious (to do sth.); (d) evincing strength of will. …

12. wlātwile adj.

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Disgusting, repulsive, repugnant. …

13. wilsǒm adj.(1)

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(a) Of a person, one’s wits: bewildered, lost, wandering; wilsom of wone, homeless (b) of a place: pathless, wild, desolate; of a path, way, etc.: without clear direction, devious, uncertain; also, f……

14. wille adj.

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Agreeable, pleasant. …

15. willī adj.

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(a) Willing, receptive; eager, zealous, actively desirous; inclined (toward an action or activity); receptive (to sb.); with inf.: ready (to do sth.), willing; disposed (to do sth.), anxious; of a……

16. wil(le n.

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(a) The appetitive and volitional faculty of the soul;—often as contrasted with reason, imagination, etc.; also in fig. context; also person.; volition; also, the soul in its appetitive operations……

17. ō̆n-wil(le adj.

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Stubborn, obstinate; persistent; resolute. …

18. wille-silver n.

Additional spellings: willesilver
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A customary rent of some sort, or a monetary payment made in lieu of it; ?a rent for or paid in wool [see Cust.Rent in OSSLH 2 41 & fn.8]. …

19. scobbe n.

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(a) A wooden box or chest; (b) as surname. …

20. uniwil n.

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?Willfulness, obstinacy. …

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