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ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, adj.
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Add: [Without positive (for ǽrne mergen l. ǽrnemergen), but see ǽr; adv.] From ǽran morgene, Chr. 538; P. 17, note 11. Ðá ðe on ǽran tíman lífes wǽron, Lch. iii. 436, 5. Ðǽre ǽran hǽle incolomitati pristinae, An. Ox. 4354. On ðá ǽran hǽle, 1875. On ǽrum

Ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Ǽ, indecl. f.

Law ⬩ statute ⬩ custom ⬩ rite ⬩ marriage ⬩ lex ⬩ statutum ⬩ ceremoniæ ⬩ ritus ⬩ matrimonium

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Law, statute, custom, rite, marriage; lex, statutum, ceremoniæ, ritus, matrimonium God him sette ǽ ðæt ys open lagu God gave them a statute that is a plain law, Ælfc. T. 10, 20. Ǽ Drihtnes the law of the Lord, Ps. Spl. 18, 8: Mt. Bos. 26, 28. God is

Linked entries: ǽ-fyllende á

ǽc

also

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also, Th. Dipl. A. D. 804-829; 460, 9: 461, 18, 33

æf

(prep.)
Grammar
æf, af, of: prep.

Of ⬩ from ⬩ ab ⬩ de

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Of, from: ab, de

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, used in composition,—

water ⬩ sea ⬩ aqua ⬩ mare

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water, sea; aqua, mare

Linked entries: EÁ -mang ge- weard

ǽta

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Add:

ǽte

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Eft, sealf; ǽtan gecnúa, lege on, Lch. ii. 118, 28. Add

æx

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Sió æcs áwient of ðǽm hielfe, Past. 165, 25 : 167, 7, 9. Sió æx (æxs, Hatt. MS.), 338, 14. Ex securis. Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 61. Treów wyrðe scearpre æxe, Hml. Th. ii. 408, 16. Slóh hine án heora mid ánre æxe ýre, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 24. Mon ne gehiérde æhxe

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, an awl.
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Dele:

ǽl

Grammar
ǽl, burning, v. on-ǽlan;
I a.

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ǽr

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr, wave.

Similar entry: eár

æx

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Cnocie man þá bán mid æxse ýre, Lch. iii. 14, 12. Add

ǽc

(n.)

an oak

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an oak. Dele; the passage belongs to ác, q. v. an oak. Dele: the passage belongs to ác, q. v

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, æf-ǽst, æfst, es; n. [æf, of = ab, ést gratia]

Envy ⬩ spite ⬩ enmity ⬩ zeal ⬩ rivalry ⬩ emulation ⬩ livor ⬩ invidia ⬩ odium ⬩ zelus ⬩ æmulatio

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Without favour or good-will, hence Envy, spite, enmity, zeal, rivalry, emulation; livor, invidia, odium, zelus, æmulatio Æfst and oferhygd envy and pride, Cd. 1; Th. 3, 1; Gen. 29. Eald-feóndes æfést the old fiend's envy, Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 5; Ph.

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, indecl. f.

Life ⬩ vita

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Life; vita Ðæt hí ne meahtan acwellan cnyhta ǽ that they might not destroy the young men's lives, Exon. 55a; Th. 195, 32; Az. 164

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, indecl. f.

A river ⬩ stream ⬩ rivus ⬩ torrens

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A river, stream; rivus, torrens On ðære ǽ ðú hý drencst thou shalt give them to drink of the stream; torrente potabis eos, Ps. Th. 35, 8

ǽ

(int.)

alas!

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alas! Ǽ, Hy. 1, 1. = eá, Lamb, MS. fol. 183b, line 11

æf-ǽst

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ǽst, es; n.

Envy ⬩ invidia

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

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, l. æf-est(-æst, -ist), æfst, æfstu; m. f.

zeal

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Add: in a bad sense Se dierna æfst. Past. 79, 13. Be ðám is áwriten ðætte ðis fiǽsclice líf sié ǽfesð invidia 235, 13. For ðæs æfstes scylde per livoris vitium 237, i. Æfestes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 12. Mid ðǽre biteran æfeste, Bl. H. 25, 7. Mid ðám þyccylum

Æ

Grammar
Æ, The short or unaccented Anglo-Saxon æ has a sound like ai in main and f
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airy, as appears from these cognate words Wæl wail, brædan to braid, nægel a nail, dæg, spær, læt, snæce, mæst, æsp, bær, etc. The short or unaccented æ stands only before a single consonant; as Stæf, hwæl, dæg: a single consonant followed by e in nouns