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ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honourgloryrankdignitymagnificencerespectreverencehonordignitasgloriamagnificentiahonestasreverentiakindnessfavourmercypitybenefitusehelpgratiafavormisericordiabeneficiumauxiliumpropertypossessionsan estatelandecclesiastical livingbeneficebonapossessionesfundusbeneficium

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Kmbl. 1958; An. 981. property, possessions, an estate, land, ecclesiastical living, benefice; bona, possessiones, fundus, beneficium He plihte to him sylfum and ealre his áre he acts at peril of himself and all his property, L.

Linked entry: árra

al

(n.)
Grammar
al, æl, eal, awul, awel, e; f.

An AWLa forkflesh-hooksubulafuscinulaharpago

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An AWL, a fork, flesh-hook; subula, fuscinula, harpago Þirlige his eáre mid ale bore his ear through with an awl, Lev. 25, 10: L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10, MS. G

Linked entries: æl awel awul eal

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, e; f.

An awlsubula

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An awl; subula Hwanon sceó-wyrhtan æl unde sutori subula, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 33: L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10. Æl subula, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 27; Wrt. Voc. 16, 2

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Grammar ÁN, gen. m. n. ánes; f. ánre of one; unius: dat. m. n. ánum; f. ánre to one; uni: acc. m. ánne, ǽnne; f. áne, n. án one; unum, unam, unum: instr. m. n. áne; f. ánre with one; uno, unó, uno: pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. áne each, every one, all; unus-quisque

AC

(con.)
Grammar
AC, ach, ah, oc; conj.

butsedforbecausenamenimquiabut alsobut yetsed etiamsed etsed tamen

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the wretch mean to delay, for he quickly seized a sleeping warrior, Beo.

Linked entries: ach ah oc

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

ATtobeforenextwithinforagainstapudjuxtapropeanteadincontraOffromaabdeTountoas far asadusquead

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Take this at me, i.e. from me, hence, — Of, from; a, ab, de Anýmaþ ðæt púnd æt hym tollite ab eo talentum, Mt. Bos. 25, 28. Leorniaþ æt me learn by coming near me, learn at, of, or from me; discite a me, Mt. Bos. 11, 29.

ǽw

(n.)
Grammar
ǽw, ǽwe, es; n. [ǽ law] .

lawwhat is established by lawwedlockmarriagea marriage vowlexmatrimoniuma female bound by the law of marriagea wifeconjux legitimauxor justa

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P. 15 ; Th. ii. 268, 28. a female bound by the law of marriage, a wife; conjux legitima, uxor justa Se ðe hæfþ ǽwe he who has a wife; qui legitimam uxorem habet, L. M. I. P. 17; Th. ii. 270, 6.

ah

(con.)

Butbut alsowhethersedsed etnumquid

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Kmbl. 2420; An. 1211: 3337; An. 1672: 3403; An. 1705: 463; An. 232: Cd. 219; Th. 281, 7; Sat. 268: 228; Th. 308, 21; Sat. 696. Ah and tunge mín biþ smégende rehtwísnisse ðíne sed et lingua mea meditabitur justitiam tuam, Ps. Surt. 70, 24.

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep.

before a certain time or circumstancebefore the proper timeago

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Add: with dat. before a certain time or circumstance Ǽr ðǽre teóðan tíde, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 7. Ǽr Martines mæssan, Chr. 971; P. 119, 23. Ǽr Crístes geflǽscnesse, P. 4, 22. Ǽr Pendan deáþe, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 29. Ǽr ðǽre costunge, Past. 103, 25.

Linked entry: ǽr-ǽt

ǽt

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ǽt, es; m: ǽt, e; f. [æt p. of etan to eat] .

foodcibusescaeatingesusmanducatio

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Hí to ǽte útgewítaþ ipsi dispergentur ad manducandum, Ps. Th. 58, 15: Andr. Kmbl. 2148; An. 1075

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

An OARremus

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An OAR; remus Drugaþ his ár on borde his oar becomes dry on board, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 15; Gn. Ex. 188. Sume hæfdon lx ára some had sixty oars, Chr, 897; Th. 174, 43, col. 1.

ÆX

(n.)
Grammar
ÆX, = ÆCS, æsc, acas, e; f: acase, axe, an; f.

what is brought to an edgeAn AXEa hatchetpickaxesecurisascia

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what is brought to an edge, An AXE, a hatchet, pickaxe; securis, ascia Eallunga ys seó æx to ðæra treówa wurtrumum asett jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est, Mt. Bos. 3, 10. Mid æxum with axes, Ps. Th. 73, 6. On æxe in securi, Ps.

Linked entries: acas acs æcse eax ex

æt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æt, p. of etan to eat.

atecomedit

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ate; comedit He æt he ate, Gen. 3, 6;

ár

(adv.)

before

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before Ǽrist oððe ár primo, Mt. Kmbl, Lind. 20, 1

ÁD

(n.)
Grammar
ÁD, aad, es; m.

A funeral pilepileheaproguscongeries

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A funeral pile, pile, heap; rogus, congeries Ðá on-bærnde he ðone ád then kindled he the pile, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 25. Ád stód onæled the pile was [stood] kindled, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 35; Gen. 2922.

Linked entry: aad

án

(adv.)
Grammar
án, adv.

Onlytantum

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Only; tantum Cweþ ðín án word speak thy word only; tantum dic verbo, Mt. Bos. 8, 8

ag

(n.)
Grammar
ag, es; n ?

Wickednessnequitia

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Wickedness; nequitia Hí þohton and hí sprǽcon ag cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam. Ps. Spl. T. 72, 8

Linked entries: ac ag-lác ag-nys

ǽl

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Æl, ii. 7, 1: i. 77, 65. Smæl ǽl anguilla, 66, 6. Ǽl murænula, 5: 281, 66: ii. 55, 76: 56, 21. Eil, 114, 25. Ǽl mula, sǽǽl murenula, 57, 73-4. Ðonne ðú fisc habban wylle . . .

ac

(adv.)
Grammar
ac, adv. interrogative.

Whywhethernonnenumquid

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Ac [ah MS.] ætfileþ ðé seld unrihtwísnesse numquid adhæret tibi sedes iniquitatis? Ps. Surt. 93, 20. Ac hwá démeþ who shall judge? Salm. Kmbl. 669; Sal. 334. Ac forhwon fealleþ se snaw why falleth the snow? 603; Sal. 301

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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Ǽr on morgen early in the morning, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 10; Sat. 515: Ps. Th. 18, 5: Ex. 12, 22. Nóht micle ǽr non multo ante, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 21. Hwéne ǽr scarcely before, just before, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25. Swýðe ǽr very early; valde mane, Mk.