ǽfyn
The evening
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The evening On ǽfyn at evening, Cd. 17; Th. 20, 22 ; Gen. 313
Ægles wurþ
The village of EYLESWORTH, Northamptonshire
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The village of EYLESWORTH, Northamptonshire, Chr. 963; Ing. 155, 9
æg-lím
EGG-LIME ⬩ the sticky part or white of an egg ⬩ ovi viscum
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EGG-LIME, the sticky part or white of an egg; ovi viscum Æglíra glara, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 72,119
æhte man
A husbandman ⬩ a farmer ⬩ ploughman ⬩ colonus
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A husbandman, a farmer, ploughman; colonus Laboratores sind yrþlingas and ǽhte men labourers are ploughmen and husbandmen, Ælfc. T. 40, 20
æhte swán
A cowherd ⬩ swineherd ⬩ who belongs to the property of his lord ⬩ bubulcus ⬩ porcarius qui in peculio domini est
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A cowherd, swineherd, who belongs to the property of his lord; bubulcus, porcarius qui in peculio domini est, L. R. S. 7; Th. i. 436, 22
ǽht-gestreón
Possessions ⬩ riches ⬩ possessio ⬩ divitiæ
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Possessions, riches; possessio, divitiæ Ðonne líg eal þigeþ eorþan ǽhtgestreón when the flame devours all the possessions of the earth, Exon. 63 a; Th. 232,13; Ph. 506
Linked entry: ge-streón
ǽht-geweald
Possession ⬩ power ⬩ the power of the possessor ⬩ potestas possessoria
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Possession, power, the power of the possessor; potestas possessoria Cwæþ he his sylfes sunu syllan wolde on ǽhtgeweald he said that he would give his own son into their power, Andr. Kmbl. 2221; An. 1112. Ðú usic bewrǽce in ǽhtgewealda tu nos tradidisti
æl
Oil ⬩ oleum
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Oil; oleum Ða sceolon beón æle bracene they must be beaten up with oil, Lev. 6, 21
ǼL
An EEL ⬩ anguilla
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An EEL; anguilla Hwilce fixas gefehst ðú? ǽlas and hacodas what fishes catchest thou? eels and haddocks. Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33. Ac seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðo ðæs fiscnóðes nymþe to ǽlum ánum sed piscandi peritia genti nutta nisi ad anguillas tantum
æled-fýr
Flame of fire ⬩ incendii flamma
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Flame of fire; incendii flamma,Exon. 61a; Th. 223, 27; Ph. 366
æl-fer
The whole army ⬩ totus exercitus
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The whole army; totus exercitus Ymbwícigean mid æl-fere Æthanes byrig to surround with the whole army the town of Etham, Cd. 146; Th. 181, 24; Exod. 66
Ælf-nóþ
Ælfnoth ⬩ elf courage ⬩ nomen viri præclari in audacia
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Ælfnoth, elf courage; nomen viri præclari in audacia, Byrht. Th. 137, 8; By. 183
Ælfred
Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years
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Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years, A.D. 685-705. He was educated in Ireland for the Church, and was the first literaryy Féng Ælfred [MS. Ealdfriþ] æfter Ecgfriþe to ríce, se mon wæs se gelǽredesta on gewrítum, se wæs sæd ðæt his bróðor
Ælfríc
Ælfric ⬩ Ælfricus
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Ælfric; Ælfricus. Ælfric of Canterbury, the grammarian, was of noble birth, supposed to be the son of the earl of Kent. He was a scholar of Athelwold, at Abingdon, about 960. When Athelwold was made bishop of Winchester, he took Ælfric with him and made
ǽl-net
An eel net ⬩ rete anguillare
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An eel net; rete anguillare Gesomnedon ða ǽlnet ǽghwonon ðe hí mihton retibus anguillaribus undique collectis, Bd. 4,13; S. 582, 44
æppel-hús
An apple-house ⬩ a place for fruit generally ⬩ pomarium
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An apple-house, a place for fruit generally; pomarium, Wrt. Voc. 58, 55
Linked entry: hús
æppel-leáf
An apple-leaf
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An apple-leaf
Linked entry: appel-leáf
æppel-treów
An apple-tree ⬩ malus
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An apple-tree; malus
Linked entries: æpel-tre apple-treów
ær
Ocean ⬩ The waves of the ocean
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Ocean; pl. The waves of the ocean Ofer æra gebland over the mingling of the waves, Chr. 937; Th. i. 202, 38, col. 1
ǽr-dæg
early day ⬩ early morn ⬩ matutinum ⬩ mane ⬩ prima lux ⬩ Early days ⬩ former days ⬩ dies prisci
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early day, early morn; matutinum, mane, prima lux Mid ǽrdæge at early day, Andr. Kmbl. 440; An. 220: 3048; An. 1527: Cd. 121; Th. 155, 19; Gen. 2575. On uhtan mid ǽrdæge in the morning at early day, Beo. Th. 253; B. 126. To ðam ǽrdæge on that morn, Cd
Linked entry: samod