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eall-wihta

(n.)
Grammar
eall-wihta, al-wihta, æl-wihta; pl. [eall all, every; wiht creature]

All beings omnia creāta

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All beings; omnia creāta Cyning eall-wihta king of all creatures, Andr. Kmbl. 3204; An. 1605: Cd. 47; Th. 60, 7; Gen. 978: 5; Th. 7, 28; Gen. 113

eall-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
eall-wundor, es; n. [wundor a wonder]

A very wonderful thing res omnīno mirābĭlis

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A very wonderful thing; res omnīno mirābĭlis Weras fyrdleóþ gólon [MS. galan] eall-wundra fela the men sung a martial song of many very wonderful things, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 5; Exod. 578

Linked entries: eal-wundor wundor

ealo

(n.)

ale

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ale, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 17: Bt. 17; Fox 60, 5

ealo-wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
ealo-wǽge, es; n.

The ale-cup

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The ale-cup Se ðe bær hroden ealowǽge who bare the ornamented ale-cup, Beo. Th. 995; B. 495. Ofer ealowǽge over the ale-cup [during a drinking ], Beo. Th. 966; B. 481

eág-hringas

(n.)
Grammar
eág-hringas, pl. m.

The eyebrows, eyelidspalpebræ, genæ?

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The eyebrows, eyelids; palpebræ, genæ? Som. Ben. Eye

eág-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
eág-sealf, e; f.

Eye-salvecolliria

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Eye-salve; colliria, Ælfc. Gl. 12 ; Som. 57, 82

eág-séung

(n.)
Grammar
eág-séung, e; f.

Eye-seeing, eye-sightocŭlōrum acies

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Eye-seeing, eye-sight; ocŭlōrum acies, Som. Ben. Lye

eág-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
eág-sýne, adj.

Visible to the eye ocŭlis conspĭcuus

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Visible to the eye; ocŭlis conspĭcuus, Andr. Kmbl. 3099; An. 1552

eág-þyrl

(n.)
Grammar
eág-þyrl, ég-þyrl, éh-þyrl, es; n.

An eye-hole, a window fenestra

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An eye-hole, a window; fenestra Ontýnde se bisceop ðaet eág-þyrl ðære cyricean apĕruit episcŏpus fenestram oratōrii, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 6: 5, 12; S. 629, 15

eáh-

(prefix)
Grammar
eáh-, eye-, = eág-, in compounds, q. v.

Linked entry: mist

eáh-mist

(n.)
Grammar
eáh-mist, es; m.

Eye-mist or dimnessocŭlōrum calīgātio

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Eye-mist or dimness; ocŭlōrum calīgātio Som. Ben. Lye

eálá

(int.)
Grammar
eálá, æálá, ǽlá, hélá; interj.

0! alas! Oh!eheu! euge! proh

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0! alas! Oh! eheu! euge! proh Eálá ge næddran O! ye serpents. Mt. Bos. 23, 33: 23, 37. Eálá, eálá euge, euge. Ps. Spl. 69, 4. Eálá eálá! oððe wel wel! ahah ahah! or well well! euge euge! vel bene bene! Ps. Lamb. 34, 25. Ǽlá, ðú Scippend O, thou Creator

Linked entries: æálá ǽ-lá eáw

eala-hús

(n.)
Grammar
eala-hús, eal-hús, es; n.

An ale-house taberna

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An ale-house; taberna On eala-húse in an ale-house, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 9

eala-scóp

(n.)
Grammar
eala-scóp, es; m.

An ale-poet

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An ale-poet, L. N. P. L. 41; Th. ii. 296, 12

eald-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
eald-cwén, e; f.

An old wife, an old crone vĕtŭla

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An old wife, an old crone; vĕtŭla Ealdra cwéna spell vĕtŭlārum fābŭla, R. 100

eald-cýþ

(n.)
Grammar
eald-cýþ, eald-cýððu, e; f.

The old countryprisca patria

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The old country; prisca patria Ðæt he his ealdcýððu sécan móte that he may seek its old country, Exon. 62a; Th. 228, 9; Ph. 435: 61a: Th. 222. 19; Ph. 351: 18b; Th. 46, 16; Cri. 738

eald-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
eald-dagas, pl. m.

Ancient days, days of oldprisci dies

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Ancient days, days of old; prisci dies In eald-dagum, Exon. 12a; Th. 19, 19; Cri. 303: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 44: Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 41, MS. B

eald-ealdfæder

(n.)

a great-grandfatherproăvus

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a great-grandfather; proăvus Som. Ben. Lye

eald-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
eald-fæder, ealde-fæder; indecl. in s. but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A grandfather, ancestor ăvus, antecessor

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A grandfather, ancestor; ăvus, antecessor Ealdefæder ăvus, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 6; Wrt. Voc. 51, 51. Ðú forþfærst to ðínum ealdfæderum tu ībis ad patres tuos, Gen. 15, 15 : Beo. Th. 751; B. 373

eald-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gecynd, es; n.

Old or original nature antīqua nātūra

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Old or original nature; antīqua nātūra vel indōles Wudu-fuglas on treówum ealdgecynde wuniaþ the wood-birds live in the trees in their old nature. Bt. Met. Fox 13, 79; Met. 13, 40: 25, 114; Met. 25, 57: Exon. 54b; Th. 193, 26; Az. 127

Linked entry: ge-cynd