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eád-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
eád-lufe, an; f.

Happiness of love beatĭfĭcans ămor

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Happiness of love; beatĭfĭcans ămor Éce eádlufan the eternal happiness of love, Exon. 67 a; Th. 248, 31; Jul. 104

eád-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
eád-fruma, an; m.

Author of happiness beatitūdĭnis auctor

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Author of happiness; beatitūdĭnis auctor Éce eádfruma the eternal author of happiness, Exon. 15 b; Th. 33, 27; Cri. 532: Andr. Kmbl. 2585; An. 1294

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

ofer-eáca

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-eáca, an; m.

an over-plus, a surplus, what remains over when apart has been takenan addition, augmentation

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Ecg. P. ii. 29; Th. ii. 194, 13. an addition, augmentation Oferéce augmentum, Rtl. 85, 33

eced-fæt

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Ecedfæt (ecet-, v. l.) acitabula (uas, quo fertur acetum ), Hpt. 31, 11, 217. Add

ege-full

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Th. i. 300, 19. of things, terrible, tremendous Beó him swíðe egefull ðæt éce wíte aeterna supplicia perhorrescant, Past. 263, 16. Seó sǽ is hwílon swíðe hreóh and egeful on tó beónne, Hml. Th. i. 182, 33.

án-ége

(adj.)
Grammar
án-ége, adj.

One-eyed

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One-eyed Gif híg ánége gedó si lascos eos fecerit, Ex. 21, 26

and-eáw

(adj.)
Grammar
and-eáw, adj. [and against, eáw = ǽw lawful, legitimate]

Arrogantpresumptuousproudarrogans

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Arrogant, presumptuous, proud; arrogans, Scint. 46

earg-faru

(n.)
Grammar
earg-faru, e; f.

A flight or shooting of an arrow

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A flight or shooting of an arrow. Exon. 71 b; Th. 266, 26; Jul. 404

ear-grund

(n.)
Grammar
ear-grund, es; m.

The ocean's groundoceăni fundus

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The ocean's ground; oceăni fundus, Exon. 53 b; Th. 188, 3; Az. 40

eár-læppa

(n.)
Grammar
eár-læppa, an; m. [eáre an ear, læppa a lap]

An ear-lap pinnŭla

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An ear-lap; pinnŭla Eár-læppa vel ufweard [MS. ufwaard] eáre pinnŭla: flǽran vel eár-læppan pinnŭlæ, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 83, 84; Wrt. Voc. 43, 15, 16

Linked entry: flǽre

eár-loccas

(n.)
Grammar
eár-loccas, pl. m. [eár = ǽr before]

Forelocks antiæ

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Forelocks; antiæ, Ælfc. Gl. 64;Som. 69, 16; Wrt. Voc. 40, 49

Ear-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Ear-múþa, an; m. [ear the sea, the river Yare, múþa the mouth]

Great YARMOUTH, Norfolk oppĭdum in agro Norfolciensi, et in insŭla Vecti

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Great YARMOUTH, Norfolk; oppĭdum in agro Norfolciensi, et in insŭla Vecti. Lye

eár-plǽttan

(v.)
Grammar
eár-plǽttan, p. -plætte; pp. -plætted [éare an ear, plættan to strike ]

To strike on the ear, to box the ear cŏlăphum incŭtĕre

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To strike on the ear, to box the ear; cŏlăphum incŭtĕre Se byrle ðone apostol eár-plætte the cup-bearer struck the apostle on the ear, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 12

eár-preón

(n.)
Grammar
eár-preón, es; m.

An ear-pin, ear-ringinauris

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An ear-pin, ear-ring; inauris Eárpreón vel eárring inauris, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 50; Wrt. Voc. 41, 7. Earpreónas vel eár-hringas inaures, 4; Som. 55, 91; Wrt. Voc. 16, 61

Linked entry: eár-hring

eár-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
eár-wærc, es; n.

Ear-ache, a pain in the earauris dŏlor

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Ear-ache, a pain in the ear; auris dŏlor Wið eár-wærce for ear-ache, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 7

eáu-fæstnys

(n.)
Grammar
eáu-fæstnys, -nyss, e; f. [eáu = ǽw, ǽ law; festnys firmness]

Firmness in the law, religion, devotion relĭgio

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Firmness in the law, religion, devotion; relĭgio Be eáufæstnysse and wundorlícre árfæstnysse Óswaldes cyninges de relĭgiōne ac piĕtāte miranda Osualdi rēgis, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 2

eáw-fæstnys

(n.)
Grammar
eáw-fæstnys, -nyss, e; f. [eáw = ǽw, ǽ law; fæstnys firmness]

Firmness in the law, religion, piety relĭgio, piĕtas

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Firmness in the law, religion, piety; relĭgio, piĕtas Mid gelícere eáw-fæstnysse with similar piety, L. E. I. 41; Th. ii. 438, 26

efe-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
efe-lang, adj. [= efen even, lang long]

Even-long, equally long, oblongæque longus, oblongus

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Even-long, equally long, oblong ? [Wrt. Provncl. evelong = oblong ]; æque longus, oblongus Ðæt hol ðæt he efe-lang ǽr gefylde the oblong hole which he filled before, Exon. 112 b; Th. 431, 13; Rä. 45, 7

efe-láste

(n.)
Grammar
efe-láste, efen-láste, an; f. [lǽstan to last, continue, endure]

The everlastinggnaphălium

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The everlasting; gnaphălium, Lin Genim efelástan take everlasting, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 20, 3: 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 19: 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 120, 2: 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 292, 4. Nim efelástan ufewearde take the upper [part] of everlasting, L. M. 2, 56;

Linked entry: efen-láste