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æðele

  • noun
  • adjective
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Grammar
æðele, eðele; comp. -ra; sup. -ast, -est, -use; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§10; §58; §155; §221; §434; §607;
noble, eminent, not only in blood or by descent, but in mind, excellent, famous, singular; nobilis, generosus, præstabilis, egregius, excellens
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  • Se eorl wæs æðele

    the earl was noble,

    • Cd. 59; Th. 72, 5
    • ;
    • Gen. 1182
    • .
  • He sægde Habraharne, æðeles geþingu

    he told to Abraham the promises of the noble,

      Andr. Kmbl. 1512;
    • An. 757
    • .
  • Æðelan cynnes

    of noble race,

    • Cd. 154; Th. 192, 6
    • ;
    • Exod. 227
    • .
  • Æðelre gebyrde

    of noble birth,

    • Bd. 2,15; S. 518, 37
    • .
  • Æðelum cempan

    to the noble champion,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 460
    • ;
    • An. 230
    • .
  • Ðære æðelan [cwéne]

    to the noble lady,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1085
    • ;
    • El. 545
    • .
  • Wuldriaþ æðelne ordfruman

    they glorify the noble origin,

    • Exon. 13b; Th. 25, 17
    • ;
    • Cri. 402
    • .
  • Æðelum stencum

    with sweet odours,

    • 64a; Th. 237, 7
    • ;
    • Ph. 586
    • :
    • Cd. 75; Th. 92, 24
    • ;
    • Gen. 1533
    • .
  • Ðone æðelan Albanum

    Albanum egregium.

    • Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 34
    • .
  • He wæs on his móde æðelra ðonne on woruld gebyrdum

    he was in his mind more noble than in worldly birth.

    • Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 26
    • .
  • Of ðam æðelestan cynne

    of the most noble race,

    • 3, 19; S. 547, 25
    • .
  • Æðelast tungla

    the noblest of stars,

    • Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 6
    • ;
    • Ph. 93
    • :
    • Ps. Th. 84, 10
    • .
  • Æðelust bearna.

    the noblest of heroes.

    • Elen. Kmbl. 950
    • ;
    • El. 476
    • .
noble, vigorous, young; nobilis, novellus
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  • Ðine beam swá elebeámas æðele weaxen

    thy children grow like young olive-trees;

    sicut novellæ olivarum,

    • Ps. Th. 127, 4: 143, 14
    • .
  • Swá swá æðele plantunga

    sicut nauellæ plantations,

    • Ps. Spl. 143, 14
    • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. eðili
:
O.Frs. ethel, edel
:
Out. Ger. edel
:
M.H.Ger. edele
:
O.H.Ger. edili
:
Dan. Swed. ädel
:
O.Nrs. aðal, n. natura, ingenium
.]
Derived forms
emn-æðele, ge-, on-, un-
Linked entries
v.  eðele.
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  • æðele, n.; adj.