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ele-beám

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ele-beám, es; m. [ele oil, beám a tree]
Wright's OE grammar
§618;
An olive-tree; ŏlea, ŏlīva
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  • Elebeám ŏlea vel

    ŏlīva,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 32
      • ;
    • Som. 61,
      • 111;
    • Wrt. Voc. 27,
      • 40: 47;
    • Som. 65,
      • 18;
    • Wrt. Voc. 33, 17: 80, 25: 285, 70: Ps. Lamb. 51,
      • 10.

  • Heó brohte elebeámes twíg

    she brought a twig of olive-tree,

    • Cd. 72
      • ;
    • Th. 88,
      • 30;
    • Gen. 1473
      • .

  • Heó brohte án twíg of ánum elebeáme

    illa portāvit rāmum ŏlīvæ,

    • Gen. 8,
      • 11.

  • Ealle eówre elebeámas forwurþaþ

    all your olive-trees shall perish,

    • Deut. 28, 40: Ps. Th. 127,
      • 4.

  • Syndon bearn ðíne swá swá nywlícra elebergena oððe guógaþ elebeáma

    sunt fīlii tui sīcut novellæ ŏlīvārum,

    • Ps. Lamb. 127,
      • 3.

  • Dó swá on ðínum wínearde and on ðínum elebeámon

    ĭta făcies in vīnea et in ŏlī;vēto tuo,

    • Ex. 23,
      • 11.

  • He eów sylþ elebeámas ðe gé ne plantudon

    dĕdĕrit tibi ŏlīvēta quæ non plantasti,

    • Deut. 6,
      • 11.

  • Unwæstmbǽre elebeám

    an unfruitful or wild olive-tree;

    ŏleaster,
    • Ælfc. Gl. 47
      • ;
    • Som. 65,
      • 19;
    • Wrt. Voc. 33, 19: Ælfc. Gr. 8
      • ;
    • Som. 7,
      • 15.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ele-beám.” 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/9203.

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