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ǽr-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gód, adj.

Good before othersof prime goodnesspræ ceteris bonus

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Good before others, of prime goodness; præ ceteris bonus Æðeling ǽrgód a prince good before others. Beo. Th. 260; B. 130: 2662; B. 1329. Íren ǽrgód iron of prime goodness, 1982; B. 989

Linked entry: gód

ǽr-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr-líce, ár-líce; adv. [ǽr ere, before, líce]

EARLY in the morningdiluculomane

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EARLY in the morning; diluculo, mane, Jn. Lind. War. 8, 2

Linked entry: ár-líce

ǽr-morgen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-morgen, -mergen, es; m.

The early morningday-breakprimum manematutinumdiluculum

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The early morning, day-break; primum mane, matutinum, diluculum On ǽrmorgen in the early morning, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 72; Met. 28, 36. Ǽrmorgenes gancg wið æftentíd exitus matutini et vespere, Ps. Th. 64, 9. On ǽrmergen diluculo, 107, 2 : 56, 10: Bd. 1,

ǽr-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-sceaft, e; f.

An old creationan ancient workpristina creatiopriscum opus

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An old creation, an ancient work; pristina creatio, priscum opus, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 1; Ruin. 16

Linked entry: sceaft

ǽr-ðam

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr-ðam, ǽr-ðon

before that

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before that,Mt. Bos. 6, 8: Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 22; Ph. 379

ǽr-woruld

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-woruld, e; f.

The former worldpristinus mundus

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The former world; pristinus mundus Ðonne weorþeþ sunne sweart gewended, on blódes hiw, seó ðe beorhte scán ofer ǽrworuld then the sun shall be turned swart, to hue of blood, which shone brightly over the former world, Exon. 21b; Th. 58, 17; Cri. 937

æt-beran

(v.)
Grammar
æt-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron

To bear or carry tobring forwardproducebear away or forthafferreproferreefferre

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To bear or carry to, bring forward, produce, bear away or forth; afferre, proferre, efferre Hió Beówulfe medo-ful ætbær she to Beowulf the mead-cup bore, Beo. Th. 1253; B. 624. He wundor manig fór men ætbær he many a wonder produced before men, Cd. 202

Linked entry: æt-bær

æt-bredendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-bredendlíc, adj. [æt-bredende, part. of ætbredan to take away]

Taking awayablativus

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Taking away; ablativus Ætbredendlíc is ablativus: mid ðam casu biþ geswutelod swá hwæt swá we ætbredaþ oðrum, oððe swá hwæt swá we underfóþ æt óðrum, oððe hwanon we faraþ, — Fram ðisum menn ic underféng feóh ab hoc homine pecuniam accepi, Fram ðisum

æt-bryidan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bryidan, p. ede; pp. ed

To take awayauferre

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To take away; auferre Ðæs óðres áþ ðe mon his orf æt-bryideþ the oath of the other from whom the cattle is taken away, L.O. 3; Th. i. 178,16, = æt-bredan

æt-clifian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-clifian, p. ode; pp. od; v. intrans.

To cleave toadhereadhærere

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To cleave to, adhere; adhærere, Ps. Vos. 101, 6

æt-dón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-dón, ic æt-dó; p. -dide; subj. ic, ðú, he -do; pp. -dón, -dén

To take awaydepriveeripere

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To take away, deprive; eripere Ðæt nán preósta óðrum ne ǽtdé ǽnig ðara þinga that no priest deprive another of any of those things, L. Edg. C. 9; Th. ii. 246,10

anan-beám

(n.)
Grammar
anan-beám, es; m.

The spindle-treeprick-woodprick-timbereuonymus Europæus

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The spindle-tree, prick-wood, prick-timber; euonymus Europæus, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm, ii. 78, 13

æt-écan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-écan, -ycan; p. -écte; v. trans, [æt to, at, eacan to eke]

To add toincreaseaddereadjicere

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To add to, increase; addere, adjicere He ætécte addidit, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 33: Mt. Rush. Stv. 6, 27

æt-eglan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-eglan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. intrans.

To inflict paintormenttroublegrievemolestum quid injicere

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To inflict pain, torment, trouble, grieve; molestum quid injicere Ne mæg him ǽnig fácen feónd æteglan any deceitful fiend may not inflict grief upon him, Ps. Th. 88, 19

æt-eówedniss

(n.)
Grammar
æt-eówedniss, e; f.

A revelationrevelatio

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A revelation; revelatio To æteówednisse cynna ad revelationem gentium, Lk. Rush. War. 2, 32

æt-eówian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-eówian, -eówigan; p. de, ede; impert. -eow; pp. ed.

To shewdisplaymanifestdeclareostenderemanifestareTo appearappareremanifestari

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v. trans. To shew, display, manifest, declare; ostendere, manifestare Æteów ðínne andwlitan ostende faciem tuam. Ps. Th. 79, 4, 7, 84, 6. God æteówde me Deus ostendit mihi, Ps. Spl. 58, 11: Mt. Bos. 13, 26. He geseah dríge stówe æteówde he saw the dry

æt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted; f. trans, [æt, fæstan to fasten]

To fixfastendrive intoafflict withinflict onimpingereinfigere

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To fix, fasten, drive into, afflict with, inflict on; impingere, infigere Hí míne sáwle synne ætfæsten they inflict sin on my soul, Ps. Th. 142, 12. He him ætfæste éce edwít opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis, 77, 66. Bitere ætfæsted bitterly afflicted

Linked entry: æ-fæstan

æt-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feallan, p. -feól, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen

To fall awaycadere

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To fall away; cadere Healf wér ðǽr æt-fealþ one half of the wer there falls away, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 21

æt-fecgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fecgan, p. -feah; v. trans.

To seizeapprehendere

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To seize; apprehendere Me ætfeah fyrhtu helle fear of hell seized me. Ps. Th. 114, 3

æt-fele

(n.)

Adhesionadhæsio ?

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Adhesion; adhæsio ? — Mín is ætfele mihitigum Drihtne mihi autem adhærere Deo, Ps. Th. 72, 23