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* * *f. or m. pl.1) fits of madness, craziness (hón bar eigi óra í augum); hann gørði sér órar, he feigned insanity;2) wild fancies (órar þær, er sjá maðr ferr með).* * *f. pl., in mod. usage masc. pl. [cp. ærr = insane] fits of madness; þegar tók af honum órarnar er Davíð lék hörpuna, Stj. 467; mæla órar, to talk wildly, Mar. 1071; segi ek yðr satt, at hón bar eigi óra í augum, Bs. i. 204; hann varð ærr ok sagði í órunum ( in fits of delirium) hvat þeir höfðu gört, Magn. 522; hann görði sér órar ( feigned insanity) ok lét sem hann félli í brottfall, Landn. (Hb.) 215; af órum ok vitleysi, Stj. 467; höfuð-órar (q. v.), delirium.2. wild fancies, frolics; trúir þú þegar á órar þær, er sá maðr ferr með, Ó. H. 107; þessum mun ek við bregða Áslaugar órunum, Fas. i. 257: wild pranks, mad freaks, órar ( ravings) eru úrækðir órar ( our), Skálda 162; ærsli og órar; þat er ok óronum næst ( there will be mad doings) er veslu batnar, Al. 4; draum-órar, wild dream-fancies.COMPDS: órabelgr, óraferð, óramaðr, óramál, óravegr, óraverk.
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wilful — var of willful Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. wilful … Law dictionary
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wilful — is spelt in this way in BrE, but willful is also used in AmE … Modern English usage
wilful — (US also willful) ► ADJECTIVE 1) intentional; deliberate. 2) stubborn and determined. DERIVATIVES wilfully adverb wilfulness noun … English terms dictionary
wilful — [wil′fəl] adj. alt. sp. of WILLFUL … English World dictionary
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wilful — BrE, willful AmE adjective 1 continuing to do what you want, even after you have been told to stop: a wilful child 2 wilful damage/disobedience/exaggeration etc deliberate damage etc, when you know that what you are doing is wrong wilfully adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wilful — adjective 1) wilful destruction Syn: deliberate, intentional, premeditated, planned, conscious 2) a wilful child Syn: headstrong, strong willed, obstinate, stubborn, pig headed, rec … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
