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Anglo-Saxon

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eár-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
eár-gebland, Take here passage given under ár-gebland.

Linked entry: ár-gebland

eár-ýþ

(n.)
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Take here passage given under ár-ýþ

ece

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Ic þrowode mycelne ece mínre heortan and líflicra leoma, Gr. D. 243, 18. Add

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

ecg-hwæs

(n.)
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sharp of edge Hrunting ... ecg was ( Trautmann suggests ecghwæs) íren, B. 1459: 2778. Cf. ecg-heard

æfter-eala

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-eala, an; m. l. æfter-ealo (-a, -u); n.

Wihg(e)ra-ceaster

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heáfod-ece

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-ece, es; m.

Head-ache

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Head-ache Wið heáfodece for head-ache, Lchdm. i. 4,15: Herb. 75, 6; Lchdm. i. 178, 15

Linked entry: ece

ofer-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-eald, adj.

Exceedingly old

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Exceedingly old Ðeáh hit gecyndelíc sý on menniscum gewunan, ðæt man mildheortnesse cýðe ðám oferealdum and ðám cildgeongum, R. Ben. 61, 12

or-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
or-eald, adj.

Of great agevalde senex, grandaevus, veteranus, decrepitus

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Of great age Caron wæs swíðe oreald, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 20

Linked entry: or-ildu

bán-ece

(n.)
Grammar
bán-ece, es; m.

Pain in the thigh

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Pain in the thigh. Similar entries v. bán Wið bánece, Lch. i. 252, 1: ii. 68, 25: 70, 1

and-efn

(n.)
Grammar
and-efn, es; n. [and, efen even]

An equalitya proportionmeasurean amountproportio

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An equality, a proportion, measure, an amount; proportio Be hire andefne by its proportion, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 14

Linked entry: ond-efen

E

Grammar
E, Anglo-Saxon words, containing the short or unaccented vowel e, are often represented by modern English words of the same meaning, having the sound of e in
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net, met, ; as, Nett, bedd, weddian, hell, well, denn, fenn, webb, ende. the short e in Anglo-Saxon generally comes before a double consonant; as, Nebb, weccan, tellan, weddian: before any two consonants; as, Twentig, sendan, bernan: before one or two

-e

(suffix)
Grammar
-e, is the termination of derivative adjectives; as, Wyrðe worthy, from wyrþ worth: forþgenge

forthcoming, increasing

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forthcoming, increasing

-e

(suffix)
Grammar
-e, is also the usual letter by which adverbs are formed from adjectives ending in a consonant; as, Rihte rightly, sóþlíce truly, yfele badly.

eác

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
eác, prep. dat.

With, in addition to, besides cum, præter

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With, in addition to, besides; cum, præter Gif ðú sunu áge, oððe swǽsne mǽg, oððe freónd ǽnigne eác ðissum idesum, aláide of ðysse leód-byrig if thou have a son, or beloved kinsman, or any friend with [in addition to] these damsels, lead [them] from

Linked entries: ǽc éc ícan

EÁD

(n.)
Grammar
EÁD, es; n.

A possession, riches, prosperity, happiness, bliss possessio, ŏpes, dīvĭtiæ, prospĕrĭtas, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo

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A possession, riches, prosperity, happiness, bliss; possessio, ŏpes, dīvĭtiæ, prospĕrĭtas, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo Se him ðæt eád geféþ who gives the happiness to it, Exon. 60 b: Th. 220, 13; Ph. 319. Se rinc ageaf eorþcunde eád the prince gave up earthly

Linked entry: ídisc

eád

(adj.)
Grammar
eád, adj.

Rich. wealthy, blessed, happy dīves, opŭlentus, beātus

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Rich. wealthy, blessed, happy; dīves, opŭlentus, beātus Ic ðé eád mǽg gecýde I will shew thee the blessed virgin, Exon. 70 b; Th. 263, 19; Jul. 352: Cd. 151; Th. 189, 17; Exod. 186

eád-giefu

(n.)
Grammar
eád-giefu, e; f.

Gift of blessedness beatitūdĭnis dōnum

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Gift of blessedness; beatitūdĭnis dōnum Ðæt hí éce eádgiefe ánforléton that they forsook the eternal gift of blessedness, Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 20; Jul. 502: 74 a; Th. 276, 8; Jul. 563

eád-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
eád-gifu, -giefu, e; f.

Blessed grace, gift of blessednessbeāta grātia, beatitūdĭnis dōnum

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Blessed grace, gift of blessedness; beāta grātia, beatitūdĭnis dōnum Ðæt ðú me ne lǽte of lofe hweorfan ðínre eádgife that thou let me not turn from the praise of thy blessed grace, Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 2; Jul. 276

Linked entry: eád-giefu