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ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, either a contraction of the prefixes á, ǽ, with a g added, as ǽg, or derived from aa = á, áwa, ǽw. It is used in compound pronouns and adverbs, as ǽg-hwá, ǽg-hwǽr, ǽg-hwilc, etc; but, in its place, we also find the prefix á as,—á-hwǽr, á-hwilc, etc. Both ǽg- and á- impart to their compounds a sense of universality.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper

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Ever, always; semper:

ǽg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg, e; f.

water ⬩ water land ⬩ an island

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water, water land, an island

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, l. æle

oil

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oil .

ǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ǽte, an; f. pl. ǽtan; g. ǽtena

Oats ⬩ avena sativa

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Oats; avena sativa, L.M. 1, 35; Lchdm, ii. 84, 5

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, es; m.

Oil ⬩ oleum

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Oil; oleum Ða sceolon beón æle bracene they must be beaten up with oil, Lev. 6, 21

ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, comp. m. ǽra, ǽrra; f. n. ǽre, ǽrre; sup. ǽrest; adj.

Early ⬩ former ⬩ preceding ⬩ ancient ⬩ prior ⬩ præcedens ⬩ antiquus

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Early, former, preceding, ancient; prior, præcedens, antiquus On ǽrne mergen in early morning; primo mane, Mt. Bos. 20, 1: Mk. Bos. 16, 9: Jn. Bos. 21, 4: Ps. Spl. 5, 3, 4. Fram ǽrne mergen óþ ǽfen from early morning till evening, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518,

Linked entries: ǽra ǽrest ár ǽren-dæg

ǽta

(n.)
Grammar
ǽta, an; m.

An eater ⬩ edax

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An eater; edax

æx

(n.)
Grammar
æx, e; f.

An axis ⬩ axis

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An axis; axis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 45

ǼS

(n.)
Grammar
ǼS, es; n.

Food ⬩ meat ⬩ carrion ⬩ a dead carcase ⬩ esca ⬩ cibus ⬩ pabulum ⬩ cadaver

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Food, meat, carrion, a dead carcase; esca, cibus, pabulum, cadaver Earn ǽses georn the eagle eager for food, Byrht. Th. 134, 60; By. 107. Lǽton him behíndan ðone earn ǽses brúcan they left behind them the eagle to eat of the carrion, Chr. 938; Th. i.

ǽw

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽw, adj.

Lawful ⬩ legitimate ⬩ related by the law of marriage ⬩ married ⬩ legitimus ⬩ nuptus ⬩ germanus

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Lawful, legitimate, related by the law of marriage, married; legitimus, nuptus, germanus Mid his ǽwum wífe with his lawful wife, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 26, 29. Ǽwe gebróðru brothers of the same marriage, own brothers; germani fratres, Bd. 1, 27;

æl-

(prefix)
Grammar
æl-, prefix.

all ⬩ totus ⬩ omnis ⬩ foreign ⬩ peregrinus

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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

ǽn

(n.; num.; adj.)

one ⬩ unus

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one; unus Wyrc ðé nú ǽnne aro now make thee an ark. Gen. 6, 14: Mt. Bos. 5, 36

ǽr

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr, es; n.

Brass ⬩ æs

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Brass; æs Siððan folca bearn ǽres [MS. ǽrest] cúðon and ísernes since then the sons of men have known brass and iron, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 22; Gen. 1088: Wrt. Voc. 8, 27

ǽw

(n.)
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law. v. ǽ. a wife. v. ǽwe, and riht-ǽwe

ǽw

(adj.)
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lawful, l. ǽwe

-ǽte

(suffix)
Grammar
-ǽte, v. micel-, ofer-ǽte.

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ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, <b>. I d.</b>
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Hé wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. E. 276, 18. Add

ǽl

Grammar
ǽl, v. ge-bind;

Similar entry: sǽ-ǽl

ǽr

Grammar
ǽr, <b>; II.</b>
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Add Ǽr . . . siþþan, Chr. 690; P. 40, 10: Hml. Th. 244, 28. Add Ǽrest . . . siþþan, Hml. Th. i. 276, ii

æl

(n.)

an awl

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an awl. Add

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