æig
- noun [ neuter ]
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Ðæt æig getácnaþ hiht: ǽrest hit biþ æig, and seó módor siððan mid hihte bret ðæt æig to bridde
the egg betokens hope: first it is an egg, and the mother then with hope cherishes the egg to a young bird,
- Homl. Th. i. 250, 22-24 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “æig.” 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/566.
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