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éce

(adv.)
Grammar
éce, adv.
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Ic éce gewéne on milde mód mínes Drihtnes speravi in misericordia Dei in aeternum, Ps. Th. 51, 7. Add

-ecge

(suffix)

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eges lic

Grammar
eges lic, l. eges-lic,
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and add: threatening Egeslic terribilis, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 43. Egeslic nýten on sǽ oððe on lande belua, 77, 74. Egslic horrida, An. Ox. 50, 55. Se egeslica dómes dæg, Bl. H. 27, 27. Egeslices horrentis, An. Ox. 3635. Mid egeslicum gebode imperio terrente

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful; terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus Eorþscræf egeslíc a fearful cavern, Andr. Kmbl. 3174; An. 1590. Egeslíc æled eágsýne wearþ the terrible fire was visible to the eye, 3098; An. 1552:

niht-eáge

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-eáge, -ége; adj.

Able to see at night

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Able to see at night Nihteáge nyctalmus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 23. Nihtége nictalmus, i. 20, 8

dæges eáge

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Dæges ége consolda, An. Ox. 56, 385. Add

eges grime

(n.; v.)
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Substitute: <b>eges-, egese(-i)-gríma,</b> an; m. A horrible mask, a creature that has assumed a horrible form, a spectre Egisgríma (egisi-) larbula, Txts. 73, 1168. Egesegríma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 46: musca (l. masca ), 55, 47.

egys full

(adj.)

fearful

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fearful, Ps. Spl. C. 46, 2

ég-streám

(n.)
Grammar
ég-streám, éh-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, a river, the sea aquæ fluctus, flūmen, măre

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A water-stream, a river, the sea; aquæ fluctus, flūmen, măre Hæfde Metod égstreám eft gecyrred the just Creator had averted the stream, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 15; Gen. 1415. Here wícode égstreáme neáh the host encamped near the river, Elen. Kmbl. 132; El. 66

Linked entries: eá-streám éh-streám

ég-þyrl

(n.)

a window

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a window Þurh ðæs húses égþyrl through the window of the house, Jos. 2, 15

el-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
el-hygd, e; f.

Strange thought, distraction perturbātio

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Strange thought, distraction; perturbātio Módes elhygd distraction of the mind, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 18

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el-land

(n.)
Grammar
el-land, es; n.

A foreign country, strange land externa terra

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A foreign country, strange land; externa terra Mægþ sceal, geómormód, elland tredan a maiden, sad of mind, shall tread a strange land. Beo. Th. 6031; B. 3019

Linked entries: el- ele-land

el-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
el-lende, ele-lænde; adj.

Strange, foreignextĕrus, peregrīnus

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Strange, foreign; extĕrus, peregrīnus Nǽnig cépa ne seah ellendne wearod no merchant saw a foreign shore, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 60; Met. 8, 30. In ellende in foreign land, afar, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 33: 25, 14

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el-mihtig

(adj.)

almighty

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almighty God elmihtiga almighty God, Chr. 1086; Th. 353, 32

el-reord

(adj.)
Grammar
el-reord, ell-reord, æl-, sell-, eall-; adj.

Foreign-speaking, barbarous barbărus

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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Wǽron heó mid elreordre dysignesse onbláwne inflāti ĕrant barbăra stultĭtia, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 13: 1, 5; S. 4. 76, 11: 1, 14; S. 482, 12: Ps. Surt. 113, 1

el-reordignes

(n.)
Grammar
el-reordignes, -ness, e; f.

-Barbarousness, outlandishness barbăries

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-Barbarousness, outlandishness; barbăries, Som. Ben. Lye

el-riord

(adj.)
Grammar
el-riord, adj.

Barbarous barbărus

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Barbarous; barbărus Mid elriordre dysignesse barbăra stultĭtia, Bd. 2, 5; Whelc. 122, 3

el-þeódig

(adj.)
Grammar
el-þeódig, æl-þeódig, el-þiódig [ell-]; adj.

Strange, foreign, barbarous, one who is abroad pĕregrīnus, barbărus, advĕna, alienīgĕna, qui pĕregre est

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Strange, foreign, barbarous, one who is abroad; pĕregrīnus, barbărus, advĕna, alienīgĕna, qui pĕregre est Eorlas elþeódige strange men, Andr. Kmbl. 397; An. 199. Þearfum and elþeódigum symble eáþmód paupĕrĭbus et pĕregrīnis semper hŭmĭlis, Bd. 3, 6;

el-þeódiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
el-þeódiglíce, ael-þeódiglíce; adv.

In foreign parts, among foreigners pĕregre

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In foreign parts, among foreigners; pĕregre

Linked entry: el-þeódlíce

ég-clif

Similar entry: ecg-clif