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ÉCE

  • noun [ feminine ]
  • adjective
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Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§434; §553;
Eternal, perpetual, everlasting; sempĭternus, æternus
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  • Ðis ys sóþlice éce líf

    hæc est autcm vīta æterna.

    • Jn. Bos. 17,
      • 3.

  • Onwód éce feónd folcdriht wera

    the eternal foe pervaded the nation of men.

    • Cd. 64
      • ;
    • Th. 76,
      • 23;
    • Gen. 1261
      • .

  • Ðé síe éce hérenis

    eternal praise be to thee,

    • Exon. 13 b
      • ;
    • Th. 26,
      • 10;
    • Cri. 415
      • .

  • Ðæt is écu rest

    that is eternal rest,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 13,
      • 142;
    • Met. 13,
      • 71.

  • Godes éce bearn

    God's eternal child,

    • Exon. 18 b
      • ;
    • Th. 46,
      • 29;
    • Cri. 744
      • .

  • Swá him se éca bebead

    as the Eternal bade him,

    • Cd. 107
      • ;
    • Th. 142,
      • 28;
    • Gen. 2368
      • .

  • Éces word

    the Eternal's word,

    • Exon. 61 b
      • ;
    • Th. 225,
      • 33;
    • Ph. 398
      • .

  • Fóre onsýne écan Dryhtnes

    before the face of the eternal Lord,

    64 b;
    • Th. 238,
      • 7,;
    • Ph. 600
      • .

  • To écre gemynde

    for a continual remembrance,

    • Homl. Blick. 127,
      • 22.

  • Wæs me andfencge écere hǽlu

    tu es susceptor salūtis meæ æternæ,

    • Ps. Th. 88,
      • 23.

  • Ic þanc secge écum Dryhtne

    I say thanks to the eternal Lord,

    • Beo. Th. 5584
      • ;
    • B. 2796
      • .

  • Andetaþ ðam écean Gode

    confitēmĭni Deo æterno.

    • Ps. Th. 135,
      • 27.

  • Cégaþ his écne naman

    invocāte nōmen ejus æternum,

    • 104,
      • 1.

  • On ðone écan eard ussa sáwla

    to the eternal region of our souls,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 23,
      • 21;
    • Met. 23,
      • 11.

  • He him éce meaht geceás

    he chose to himself eternal power,

    • Exon. 45 b
      • ;
    • Th. 154,
      • 34;
    • Gú. 852
      • .

  • He us sealde éce staðelas

    he gave us eternal seats,

    17 b;
    • Th. 41,
      • 26;
    • Cri. 661
      • .

  • Se ðe ða écan ágan wille sóþan gesǽlþa

    he who will possess the eternal true felicities.

    • Bt. Met. Fox 7,
      • 57;
    • Met. 7,
      • 29.

  • Ðæt he walde écra gestealda

    that he shall rule the eternal mansions.

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1601
      • ;
    • El. 802
      • .

  • Eorþan ðú gefyllest éxeum wæstmum

    thou fillest the earth with eternal fruits.

    • Ps. Th. 64,
      • 9.

  • Se mec ána mæg écan meahtum geþeón þrymme

    who alone by his eternal powers can tame me with power,

    • Exon. 111 b
      • ;
    • Th. 427,
      • 12;
    • Rä. 41,
      • 90.
Etymology
[
Orm. eche:
O. Sax. éwig:
O. Frs. ewch, ewig, iowich, iowigh:
Dut. eeuwig:
Ger. ewig:
M. H. Ger. éwic, éwec:
O. H. Ger. éwíg:
Goth. ayuk-duþs eternity:
Dan. Swed. evig
.]
Derived forms
efen-éce
Linked entries
v.  ǽce.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ÉCE.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/8828.

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Word-wheel

  • ÉCE, n.; adj.

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