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æt-fæstan

Grammar
æt-fæstan, <b>; II.</b>
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add Swá hé úre sáule ús ætfæste, Bl. H. 103

æt-feallan

Grammar
æt-feallan, <b>; II.</b> I a. for 'diminution' substitute 'loss'.

æt-feorrian

(v.)
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Ne ætfeorrige man hine sylfne ( se substrahat) þám godcundlican lofum, Chrd. 93, 3.Cf. oþ-feorrian. Add

æt-hrínan

(v.)
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with gen, and acc. Ꝥ fýr heora ne æthrán ne furþum án hǽr heora heáfdes, Hml. S. 30, 454

æt-hwega

Similar entry: hwilc-æthwega

ǽt-lic

Similar entry: et-lic

æt-speornan

Grammar
æt-speornan, <b>; II.</b>
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Add Hí (venti) ætspurnon (impegertint) on ðám húse, R. Ben. 5, 2

æt-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swerian, ( = oþ-swerian, q.v.).
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Add: Ll. Th. i. 80, 16

ofer-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ǽt, es; m.

over-eating, gluttony, excess in eatingrioting, feasting, an entertainment where excessive eating takes placecomessationescrapula, commessatio.

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over-eating, gluttony, excess in eating Oferǽt ingluvies, Ælfc. Gr. 12; Som. 25, 54. Se oferǽt wierþ gehwierfed tó fierenluste edacitas usque ad luxuriam pertrahit, Past. 43, 2; Swt. 309, 14. Behealdaþ eów ðæt gé ne gehefegien eówer heortan mid oferǽte

æt-foran-weall

(n.)
Grammar
æt-foran-weall, es; m.

The outer walloutworksa bulwark before a castleantemurale.

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The outer wall, outworks, a bulwark before a castle; antemurale

ge-etan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-etan, p. ic, he ge-æt, ðú ge-ǽte, pl. ge-ǽton; pp. ge-eten

To eat togetherto eatto consumecomedereedere

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To eat together, to eat, to consume; comedere, edere Elnung húses ðínes geet mec [me æt, Bos.] Jn. Skt. Lind. 2, 17. Ðæt híg ǽton : ðá híggeeten hæfdon, híg wunedon ðǽr ut ederunt : cum comedissent, manserunt ibi, Gen. 31, 54.

ETAN

(v.)
Grammar
ETAN, to etanne; part. etende; ic ete, ðú etest, etst, itst, ytst, ætst, he, heó, hit, yt, ytt, et, ett, eteþ, ieteþ, iteþ, yteþ, pl. etaþ; p. ic, he æt, ðú ǽte, pl. ǽton; subj. indef. ic ete, æte, pl. eten; p. ǽte, pl. ǽten; pp. eten; v.a.

EAT, consume, devourĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre

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Ðú- ǽte of ðam treówe thou hast eaten of the tree; cŏmēdisti de ligno. Gen. 3, 17. He æt ða offring-hláfas pānes prōpŏsĭtiōnis cŏmēdit, Mt. Bos. 12, 4. He æt he ate, Gen. 3, 6. Fuglas ǽton ða vŏlucres cŏmēdērunt ea, Mt. Bos. 13, 4.

be-fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
be-fóran, bi-fóran; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be by, proximity, fóran fore, as æt fóran]

BEFOREantecorampræBEFORE

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Grammar be-fóran, DAT. BEFORE; ante, coram, præ He swíðe oft befóran fremede folces rǽswum wundor æfter wundre he very often performed before the princes of the people miracle after miracle, Andr. Kmbl. 1237; An. 619. Ealdormen héredon híg befóran him

Linked entries: bi-fóran bi-fóran

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, ǽ(w); g. d. ac. ǽ, ǽe, ǽwe (g. ǽs in N. Gospels); g. pl. ǽa; f. and n.
    (? in
  • Bd. 4, 5
  • ;
  • S. 573, 17
  • ).

law, &c.matrimony

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Ðis is seó ǽ lex ðe Moises foresette, Deut. 4, 44: Past. 5, 25. Ðætte ǽnigum folce his ǽgenu ǽ gelícade tó healdenne, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 19. Æew Dryhtnes, Ps. Srt. 18, 8. Ðǽre ǽ (ǽs, L.) láréow, Mt. 22, 35. Ǽwe juris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 18.

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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Rihtum ǽwe legitimo matrimonio, Bd. 4, 6; S. 573, 7, note. Se man ðæt ǽwe brycþ homo qui adulterium committit, L. M. I.

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

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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Forðon seó æx [MS. H. sió æsc; seó eax B.] biþ melda, nalles þeóf because the axe is an informer, not a thief; quia securis acclamatrix potius est, non fur, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23

Linked entries: acas acs æcse eax ex

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [ǽhte = áhte had; p. of ágan to own, possess]

possessionspropertylandsgoodsrichescattleopessubstantiapossessiogregespossessionpowerpossessiopotestas

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Esau nam ealle his ǽhta, and eall ðæt he ǽhte Esau took all his goods, and all that he possessed, Gen. 36, 6. Grúndleás gítsung gilpes and ǽhta bottomless avarice of glory and possessions, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 30; Met. 7, 15.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Hé wolde warnian on ǽr, Gen. 6, 6. Fela þing wiste se hálga wer on ǽr, lange ǽr hí gelumpon, Hml.

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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Ðá þá se Godes wer æt (ætt, v. l.), se munuc stód him ætforan, Gr. D. 144, 1. Ðíne suna and ðíne dohtra ǽton and druncon mid heora yldestan bréðer, Hml. Th. ii. 450, 16. Hí ǽton ǽne on dæg, Bt. 15; F. 48, 8. Éton manducaverunt, Ps. Srt. 21, 30.