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ánga

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ánga, ǽnga, énga, m; ánge , f. n; def. adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§401;
one and no more, only, sole, single, singular; unicus, ullus, quisquam
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  • Se ánga hyht

    the sole hope,

    • Exon. 62a; Th. 227, 14
      • ;
    • Ph. 423: 96b
      • ;
    • Th. 360, 1
      • ;
    • Pa. 73
      • .

  • Ðú eart dóhtor mín ánge for eorþan

    thou art my only daughter on earth,

    • 67a; Th. 248, 13
      • ;
    • Jul. 95
      • .

  • Abraham wolde gesyllan his swǽsne sunu, ángan ofer eorþan yrfeláfe

    Abraham would give his dear son, his sole hereditary remnant on earth,

    • Cd. 162; Th. 203, 13
      • ;
    • Exod. 403
      • .

  • Cain gewearþ to ecgbanan ángan breðer

    Cain was the murderer of his only brother,

    • Beo. Th. 2529
      • ;
    • B. 1262
      • .
any, every one, all; quisque. In this sense it admits of a plural
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  • Secge me nú hwæðer ðú ǽfre gehýrdest, ðæt wisdom ángum ðara eallunga þurhwunode

    tell me now, whether thou hast ever heard, that wisdom always remained to any of them.

    • Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 9
      • .
Similar entries
v. án, II, IV.
Linked entries
v.  ænga ángum énga ǽnga.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ánga.” 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/1805.

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  • ánga, n.

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