ælf-þone
Enchanter's nightshade ⬩ circæa lutetiana
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Enchanter's nightshade; circæa lutetiana Wið ælfádle ním ælfþonan nioðowearde against elf disease take the lower part of enchanter's nightshade, L. M. 3, 62 ; Lchdm, ii. 344, 21
ǽniht
Anything ⬩ quicquam
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Anything; quicquam Ǽniht quicquam, Jn. Lind, War. 11, 49. In mec ne hæfeþ ǽniht in me non habet quicquam, Jn. Rush. War. 14, 30
ǽn-líc
ONLY ⬩ singular ⬩ incomparable ⬩ excellent ⬩ beautiful ⬩ elegant ⬩ unicus ⬩ egregius ⬩ elegans ⬩ pulcher
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ONLY, singular, incomparable, excellent, beautiful, elegant; unicus, egregius, elegans, pulcher He hæfde án swíðe ǽnlíc wíf he had a very excellent wife, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 166, 30. Ǽnlíces hiwes of an excellent shape, Ælfc. T. 33, 15. Ðeáh hió ǽnlícu sý
ǽnne
one ⬩ unum
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one; unum Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne non potes unum capillum album facere. Mt. Bos. 5, 36;
æps
An asp or aspen-tree ⬩ a species of poplar ⬩ populus tremula
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An asp or aspen-tree, a species of poplar; populus tremula Æps sicomorus, vel celsa, Wrt. Voc. 33, 27: Cot. 165. Ním æps-rinde take asp-rind, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 7. Gením æpsan take asp-tree, 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 6
ǽrend-raca
A messenger ⬩ ambassador ⬩ an apostle ⬩ angel ⬩ nuntius ⬩ apostolus ⬩ angelus
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A messenger, ambassador, an apostle, angel; nuntius, apostolus, angelus Se ǽrendraca nys mǽrra ðonne se ðe hine sende non est apostolus major eo qui misit eum, Jn. Bos. 13,16. Sende he ǽrendracan misit legatarios, Bd. 5, 21; S. 64a, 34. Gabriél Godes
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ǽsce
Search ⬩ inquisition ⬩ examination ⬩ inquiry ⬩ trial of or asking after any matter or thing ⬩ interrogatio ⬩ investigatio ⬩ disquisitio
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Search, inquisition, examination, inquiry, trial of or asking after any matter or thing; interrogatio, investigatio, disquisitio Hæfdon ealle ða æscean all should have the search, L. Ath. 5; Th. i. 230, 18
æsceda
A farrago ⬩ mixture ⬩ perfume ⬩ migma
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A farrago, mixture, perfume; migma.Wrt. Voc. 38, 53
æsc-þrote
ASH-THROAT ⬩ vervain ⬩ verbenaca ⬩ verbena officinalis
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ASH-THROAT, vervain; verbenaca, verbena officinalis, Prior, p. 242: vocabularies give the Lat. feiula the fennel-giant, but verbenaca vervain seems more probable from the following quotations, — Herba uermenaca [ = verbenaca. Herb. 4, = verbenaca: Lat
ÆSP
An ASP or aspen-tree ⬩ populus tremula
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An ASP or aspen-tree; populus tremula Æspan rind the rind of the asp-tree, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm, ii. 116, 1
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ǽ-swíca
An offender of the law ⬩ a deceiver ⬩ hypocrite ⬩ apostate ⬩ hypocrita ⬩ apostata
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An offender of the law, a deceiver, hypocrite, apostate; hypocrita, apostata
ambiht-man
A servant-man ⬩ servant-woman ⬩ attendant ⬩ servant ⬩ minister ⬩ servus ⬩ pedisequus ⬩ pedisequa ⬩ minister ⬩ ministra
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A servant-man, servant-woman, attendant, servant, minister; servus, pedisequus, pedisequa, minister, ministra Híg habbaþ. óðre ambihtmen they have other attendants, L. E. I. 12; Th. ii. 410, 11: Mk. Lind. War. 9, 35
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ambyht-mæcg
A servant-man ⬩ servant ⬩ minister ⬩ servus
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A servant-man, servant, minister; servus Ðíne scealcas, ambyhtmæcgas servi tui, Ps. Th. 101, 12
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ambyht-secg
An official man ⬩ a messenger ⬩ ambassador ⬩ minister ⬩ nuncius ⬩ legatus
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An official man, a messenger, ambassador; minister, nuncius, legatus Ðæt ic seó gramum ambyhtsecg, nales Godes engel that I am a minister to the malignant one, not God's angel, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 35 ; Gen. 582
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án
Only ⬩ tantum
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Only; tantum Cweþ ðín án word speak thy word only; tantum dic verbo, Mt. Bos. 8, 8
an-be-lǽdan
To lead or bring in ⬩ inducere
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To lead or bring in; inducere
an-bídian
To abide ⬩ wait ⬩ wait for ⬩ expect ⬩ morari ⬩ commorari ⬩ expectare
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To abide, wait, wait for, expect; morari, commorari, expectare Wolde ðǽr on ælþeódignisse anbídian ut pertgrinaritur ibi, Gen. 12, 10. Me anbídiaþ rihtwíse óþ-ðæt ðú afyldest me me expectant justi donec retribuas mihi, Ps. Spl. 141, 10. Ic anbídude hine
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an-bídung
An abiding ⬩ tarrying ⬩ awaiting ⬩ expectation ⬩ commoratio ⬩ expectatio
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An abiding, tarrying, awaiting, expectation; commoratio, expectatio Wícode þreó niht on anbídunge moratus est tres dies, Jos. 3, 1. Hwylc is anbídung mín quæ est expectatio mea? Ps. Spl. 38, 11
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an-bindan
To UNBIND ⬩ untie ⬩ solvere ⬩ absolvere ⬩ religare
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To UNBIND, untie; solvere, absolvere, religare Seó wiðerwearde wyrd anbint and gefreóþ ǽlc ðara ðe hió togeþiéþ adverse fortune unbinds and frees every one of those whom she adheres to, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 2
an-biscopod
Unbishoped ⬩ unconfirmed ⬩ non confirmatus ab episcopo
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Unbishoped, unconfirmed; non confirmatus ab episcopo, L. Edg. C. 15; Wilk. 83, 40