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æced-wín

(n.)
Grammar
æced-wín, es; n.

ACID-WINEmurratum vinum

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ACID-WINE; murratum vinum, Mk. Lind. War. 15, 23

Linked entry: eced-wín

æcer-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-ceorl, es; m.

A field-churla farmerploughmanagricola

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A field-churl, a farmer, ploughman; agricola

Linked entry: ceorl

ǽ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-cræft, es; m.

Law-craft and its resultlegis peritia et vires inde oriundæ

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Law-craft and its result; legis peritia et vires inde oriundæ Ǽcræft eorla law-craft of men, Elen. Kmbl. 869; El. 435: Cd. 173; Th. 217, 7; Dan. 19

ǽdre-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽdre-weg, es; m.

A drain waya veinan arteryarteriavena

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A drain way, a vein, an artery; arteria, vena

æf-ǽst

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ǽst, es; n.

Envyinvidia

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Envy; invidia Bútan æfǽste sine invidia, Bd. 5, 22; S. 644, 13

ǽfen-gebéd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gebéd, es; n.

An evening prayerevening service

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An evening prayer, evening service Ǽfen-gebéd vespertinum officium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 50

ǽfen-lác

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-lác, es; n.

An evening sacrificevespertinum sacrificium

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An evening sacrifice; vespertinum sacrificium Swylce ahafenes handa mínra, ðonne ic ǽfenlác secge elevatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum, Ps. Th. 140, 3

ǽfen-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-leóþ, es; n.

An evening songvespertinus cantus

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An evening song; vespertinus cantus Atol ǽfenleóþ a dreadful evening song, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 18; Exod. 201

ǽfen-þeówdóm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-þeówdóm, es; m.

An evening service or officevespertinum officium

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An evening service or office; vespertinum officium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 50

Linked entry: þeów-dóm

æfter-folgere

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-folgere, es; m.

A followersuccessor

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A follower; successor, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 74, 36

æfter-leán

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-leán, es; n.

An after-loanrewardrecompenseretributionpræmiummerces

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An after-loan, reward, recompense, retribution; præmium, merces Þearl æfterleán hard retribution, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 24; Gen. 76

æfter-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-ryne, es; m.

An encounteringmeetingrunning against oneoccursus

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An encountering, meeting, running against one; occursus Æfterryne his óþ to heáhnesse his occursws ejus usque ad summum ejus, Ps. Spl. 18, 7

æg-lǽc

(n.)
Grammar
æg-lǽc, es; n.

Miserytroubletormentmiseriatribulatiocruciatus

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Misery, trouble, torment; miseria, tribulatio, cruciatus, Elen. Grm. 1188

æhtere

(n.)
Grammar
æhtere, es; m.

An estimatora valueræstimator

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An estimator, a valuer; æstimator, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 25

ǽht-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-gesteald, es; n.

Possessionpossessio

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Possession; possessio He ða brýdlufan sceal to oðerre ǽhtgestealdum idese sécan he must seek conjugal love in the possession of another woman, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 22 ; Jul. 115

Linked entry: ge-steald

æig

(n.)
Grammar
æig, es; n.

An eggovum

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An egg; ovum Ðæt æig getácnaþ hiht: ǽrest hit biþ æig, and seó módor siððan mid hihte bret ðæt æig to bridde the egg betokens hope: first it is an egg, and the mother then with hope cherishes the egg to a young bird, Homl. Th. i. 250, 22-24

ÆLF

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLF, es; m.

An ELFgeniusincubus

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An ELF ; genius, incubus Wið ælfe gníd myrran on win against an elf rub myrrh in wine, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm, ii. 296, 9. Ylfe, pl. nom. m. Beo. Th. 224; B. 112

ælf-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-cynn, es; n.

The elf-kindthe race of elveselfin raceephialtum genus

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The elf-kind, the race of elves, elfin race; ephialtum genus, Som. Lye Wyrc sealfe wið ælfcynne work a salve against the elfin race, L. M. 3, 61; Lchdm, ii. 344, 7

Ælm-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Ælm-hám, es; m.

Elmham, Norfolk

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Elmham, Norfolk, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. 759; 59, 17

æppel-cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-cyrnel, es; n.

A pomegranatemalogranatummalum Punicum

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A pomegranate; malogranatum, malum Punicum, Cot. 128