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æg-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
æg-lǽca, an; m.

A miserable beingwretchmonstermiserperditusmonstrum

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A miserable being, wretch, monster; miser, perditus, monstrum Atol æglǽca the fell wretch, Beo. Th. 1188; B. 592 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 28; Sat. 161: Andr. Kmbl. 2717; An. 1361

æg-léca

(n.)
Grammar
æg-léca, an; m.

A wretchmiscreant

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A wretch, miscreant, Cd. 214; Th. 269,14; Sat. 73

Linked entry: ag-léca

ǽg-ðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-ðer, [ = ǽg-hwæðer] ; pron.

Eithereachbothuterqueambo

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Either, each, both; uterque, ambo Ǽgðer byþ gehealden ambo conservantur, Mt. Bos. 9, 17. Ǽgder ðara eorla each of the men. Andr. Kmbl. 2103; An. 1053. Heora ǽgðer either or both of them, each. Gen. 21, 31. On ǽgðre hand, on ǽgðere healic on either hand

Linked entry: égðer

æg-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
æg-wyrt, e; f.

Egg-wortdandelionleontodon taraxacum

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Egg-wort, dandelion; leontodon taraxacum, Lacn. 40; Lchdm. iii. 28, 26

æl-

(prefix)
Grammar
æl-, prefix.

alltotusomnisforeignperegrinus

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= eal all; totus, omnis, as æl-beorht, æl-ceald, etc. æl- = el-, ee-, foreign; peregrinus, as æl-fylce, æl-wihta, etc

Linked entries: -teáw syndrig -tǽwe

ælf-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-ádl, e; f.

Elf-diseaseephialtæ morbus

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Elf-disease; ephialtæ morbus Wið ælfádle against elf-disease, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm, ii. 344, 20

æl-fæle

(adj.)

All-fellvery balefulomnino perniciosus

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All-fell, very baleful; omnino perniciosus Áttor ælfæle very baleful poison, Andr. Kmbl. 1539; An. 771

Linked entry: eal-felo

æl-fremd

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-fremd, æl-fremed; adj.

Strangeforeignalienusalienigena

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Strange, foreign; alienus, alienigena Bearn ælfremde, Ps. Spl. 17, 47: 18, 13: 107, 10: 82, 6: Lk. Bos. 17, 18

Linked entry: eal-fremd

æl-fylc

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fylc, es; n. [æl, folc].

a foreign landaliena provinciaforeignersa foreign armyan enemyperegrinus exercitushostes

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a foreign land; aliena provincia Ðæt hie on ælfylce on Danubie stæðe wícedon till they encamped in the foreign land on the banks of the Danube, Elen. Kmbl. 72; El. 36. foreigners, a foreign army, an enemy; peregrinus exercitus, hostes Ðæt he wið ælfylcum

æl-gréne

(adj.)

all-green

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all-green, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 3; Gen. 197: Cd. 74; Th. 91, 24; Gen. 1517: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 155; Met. 20, 78

Æl-meahtig

(adj.)

Almighty

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Almighty Habbaþ we Fæder æl-meahtigne we have the Almighty Father, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47, 22; Cri. 759: Ps. C. 50, 85; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 85 : 50, 97; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 97

Æl-mihteg

(adj.)

Almightyomnipotens

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Almighty; omnipotens Ic hæbbe me geleáfan to ðam ælmihtegan Gode I have confidence in the Almighty God, Cd. 26; Th. 34, 27; Gen. 544

æl-reord

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-reord, æl-reordig

of foreign speechbarbarousexterusbarbarus

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of foreign speech, barbarous; exterus, barbarus

æl-tæwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
æl-tæwlíce, adv.

Wellperfectlybene

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Well, perfectly; bene

æl-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
æl-þeód, -þiód, e; f.

A foreign nationforeign peopleforeigners

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A foreign nation, foreign people, foreigners Ðonne ða rícan beóþ oððe on ælþeóde oððe on hiora ágenre gecýððe when the rich are among foreigners or in their own country, Bt. 27, 3 ; Fox 98, 34

æl-þeódelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
æl-þeódelíce, adv.

Among foreignersabroadperegre

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Among foreigners, abroad; peregre Swá se man ðe ælþeódelíce férde sicut homo qui peregre profectus, Mk. Jun. 13, 34

æl-þeódiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
æl-þeódiglíce, adv.

In foreign partsamong foreignersperegre

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In foreign parts, among foreigners; peregre, Ælfc. Gr. 38 ; Som. 41, 26-28

Linked entry: el-þeódiglíce

æl-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
æl-þeódignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A being or living abroada pilgrimage

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A being or living abroad, a pilgrimage On stówe ælþeódignysse mínra in loco peregrinationis meæ, Ps. Spl. 118, 54: Gen. 12,10: Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 11

Linked entry: æll-þeódignes

æl-þeódung

(n.)
Grammar
æl-þeódung, e; f.

A being or living abroadperegrinatio

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A being or living abroad; peregrinatio, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 15

æl-wihta

(n.)
Grammar
æl-wihta, pl.

strange creaturesmonstersalieni generis entiamonstraall created thingsomnia creata

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strange creatures, monsters; alieni generis entia, monstra Ðæt ðǽr gumena sum ælwihta eard ufan cunnode that a man from above explored there the dwelling of strange creatures, Beo. Th. 3004; B. 1500. all created things; omnia creata Helm ælwihta, engla