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-estre

(suffix)
Grammar
-estre, -istre, -ystre, an; f. are the feminine terminations of nouns of action, same as the Latin -ix and English -ess; as Fiðelestre a female fiddler. Wrt. Voc. 73, 62: hleápestre a female dancer, 73, 71: lǽrestre an instructress: myltestre meretrix vel scortum, Wrt. Voc. 86, 72: rǽdistre a female reader, Wrt. Voc. 72, 7: sangestre [MS. sangystre] a songstress, Wrt. Voc. 72, 5: seámestre

a seamstress

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a seamstress, 74, 13

Linked entries: -istre berþ-estre

-estre

(suffix)
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Add: v. baec-estre, bepǽc-estre, bígeng-estre, byrd-estre, cenn-estre, cynn-estre, crenc-estre, forsǽw-estre, fylg-estre, glíwbyden-estre, hearp-estre, hopp-estre, hulf-estre, ic-estre, lǽttéw-estre, lopp-estre, luf-estre, lybb-estre, nídhǽm-estre, tæpp-estre

berþ-estre

(n.)
Grammar
berþ-estre, an; f.

A bearer of childrengenetrix

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A bearer of children; genetrix, Leo 110

Linked entry: berþ

byrd-estre

(n.)
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For 'embroideress' 1. 'embroiderer', v. Archiv cxxiii. 418

éster

(n.)

easter

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easter, Som. Ben. Lye

éste

(adj.)
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éste, liberal.
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Gif þú lidwérigum lárna þínra éste (est, MS.) wyrðest, An. 483. Oestum devotis, Rtl. 9, 13. Add

éste

(adj.)
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éste, adj.

Gracious, bountiful bĕnignus

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Gracious, bountiful; bĕnignus Ðæt he him ealra wæs ára éste that he was bountiful to him in all gifts, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 8; Gen. 1509. Ðæt hyre eald Metod éste wǽre bearngebyrdo that the Lord of old was gracious to her in her child-bearing, Beo Th. 1895

Linked entries: Ósti Eást-land Ístas

Éste

(n.)
Grammar
Éste, Éstas; nom. acc: gen. Ésta; dat. éstum; pl. m.
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The Esthonians or Osterlings are a Finnish race, — the Éstas of Wulfstan and the Osterlings of the present day. They dwelt on the shores of the Baltic on the east of the Vistula Ðæt Witland belimpeþ to Éstum Witland belongs to the Esthonians, Ors. 1,

Éste

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Þǽr is mid Eástum án mǽgð þæt hí magon cyle gewyrcan, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 13. Add

éstig

(adj.)
Grammar
éstig, adj.

Gracious, bounteous bĕnignus

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Gracious, bounteous; bĕnignus Duguþa éstig bounteous in benefits, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 23; Pa. 16

éstum

(adv.)
Grammar
éstum, adv. [dat. or inst. pl. of ést, q.v.]

Willingly, gladly, kindly, bounteouslylĭbenter, bĕnigne, mūnĭfĭcenter

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Willingly, gladly, kindly, bounteously; lĭbenter, bĕnigne, mūnĭfĭcenter He Freán hýrde éstum he obeyed the Lord willingly, Cd. 92; Th. 117, 11; Gen. 1952: Ps. Th. 140, 3. Him wæs wunden gold éstum ge-eáwed twisted gold was kindly offered to him. Beo.

estas

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On þeódherpoð oþ þá éstas, C. D. B. ii. 270, 7

éstan

(adv.)
Grammar
éstan, from the east, easterly, Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 8; Ph. 94. v. eástan; adv.

éstan

(v.)
Grammar
éstan, p. te

To feast

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To feast, give luxurious food to. Wá þám hirdum þe éstað heom silfum swá heom betst lícað vae pastoribus qui pascebant semetipsos (Ezech. 34, 2), Wlfst. 190, 17

éstig

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Cirica ðín oestigo (devota) ðerhwunige, Rtl. 72, 18. Ué bigaað oestigo colimus devoti, 30, 23. Oestigo ús votivos nos, 85, 35 Add

éste-líce

(adv.)

graciouslydelicatelyluxuriously

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Add: graciously Suá micle suá hió éstelícor of dúne ástígeð, suá hió iéðelícor úp ástígeð quo benigne descendit ad infima, valenter recurrit ad summa, Past. 103, 18. Hié hié sculon suá micle éstelícor dǽlan suá hié ongietað ðæt him unágenre bið ðæt hié

éste-líce

(adv.)
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éste-líce, ést-líce; adv.

Kindly, gladly, delicately, daintilybĕnigne, libenter, delĭcāte

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Kindly, gladly, delicately, daintily; bĕnigne, libenter, delĭcāte Éstelíce bĕnigne, Ps. Spl. T. 50, 19: R. Ben. 71. Éstelíce delĭcāte, Scint. 27: Prov. 29. We ðé éstlíce mid us willaþ ferigan we will gladly convey thee with us, Andr. Kmbl. 583; An. 292

Linked entry: ést-líce

Ést-mere

(n.)
Grammar
Ést-mere, es; m. [ést = eást east, mere a lake]

The Frische Haff, or fresh water lake which is on the north of east Prussia. Hav or Haf signifies a sea, in Danish and Swedish. It is written Haff in German, and it is now used to denote all the lakes connected with the rivers on the coast of Prussia and Pomerania. The Frische Haff is about sixty miles long, and from six to fifteen broad. It is separated by a cham of sand banks from the Baltic Sea, with which, at the present time, it communicates by one strait called the Gat. This strait is on the north-east of the Haff, near the fortress of Pillau, Malte Brunts Univ. Geog. vol. vii. p. 14. This Gat, as Dr. Bell informs me, 'seems to have been formed, and to be kept open by the superior force of the Pregel stream.' This gentleman has a perfect knowledge of the Frische Haff and the neighbourhood, as he received his early education in the vicinity, and matriculated at the University of Königsberg, near the west end of the Haff. I am indebted to Dr. Bell for the map of the celebrated German Historian, Professor Voigt, adapted to his 'Geschichte Preussens von den ältesten Zeiten, 9 vols. 8vo,

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The Frische Haff, or fresh water lake which is on the north of east Prussia. Hav or Haf signifies a sea, in Danish and Swedish. It is written Haff in German, and it is now used to denote all the lakes connected with the rivers on the coast of Prussia

ÉST

(n.)
Grammar
ÉST, es; m: ést, e; f.

will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentiadelicacies dēlĭciæ

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will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty; bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentia Ofer míneést against my will, Andr. Kmbl. 2438; An. 1217. Ofer ést Godes against God's consent. Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 10; Ph. 403

ést

Grammar
ést, <b>; II.</b>
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Tóeácan óðrum þingum sumne smeálicne ést cum ceteris additamentis aliquod pulmentum, Chrd. 15, 37. Add