ǽfen-leóþ
An evening song ⬩ vespertinus 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
An evening service or office ⬩ vespertinum officium
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An evening service or office; vespertinum officium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 50
Linked entry: þeów-dóm
æfter-folgere
A follower ⬩ successor
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A follower; successor, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 74, 36
æfter-leán
An after-loan ⬩ reward ⬩ recompense ⬩ retribution ⬩ præmium ⬩ merces
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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
An encountering ⬩ meeting ⬩ running against one ⬩ occursus
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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
Misery ⬩ trouble ⬩ torment ⬩ miseria ⬩ tribulatio ⬩ cruciatus
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Misery, trouble, torment; miseria, tribulatio, cruciatus, Elen. Grm. 1188
æhtere
An estimator ⬩ a valuer ⬩ æstimator
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An estimator, a valuer; æstimator, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 25
ǽht-gesteald
Possession ⬩ possessio
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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
An egg ⬩ ovum
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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
An ELF ⬩ genius ⬩ incubus
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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
Linked entries: ælf-sogoða ilf berg-ælfen
ælf-cynn
The elf-kind ⬩ the race of elves ⬩ elfin race ⬩ ephialtum 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
Elmham, Norfolk
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Elmham, Norfolk, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. 759; 59, 17
æppel-cyrnel
A pomegranate ⬩ malogranatum ⬩ malum Punicum
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A pomegranate; malogranatum, malum Punicum, Cot. 128
æppel-tún
An apple-garden ⬩ orchard ⬩ pomarium
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An apple-garden, orchard; pomarium, Ælfc. Gl. 24? Somn. 299
Linked entry: apple-tún
æppel-wín
Apple-wine ⬩ cider ⬩ pomaceum
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Apple-wine, cider; pomaceum, Cot. 117
Linked entry: wín
æppuldre-tún
An apple-tree inclosure ⬩ apple-orchard ⬩ pomarium
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An apple-tree inclosure, apple-orchard; pomarium
ǽr
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
ærce-diácon
An archdeacon
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An archdeacon
ǽr-cwide
Prophecy ⬩ prophetia? ⬩ nuntii vel doctoris loquela ?
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Prophecy; prophetia? nuntii vel doctoris loquela ?— He ǽrcwide onwreáh [MS. onwearh] he revealed the prophecy,Exon. 83a; Th. 313, 23; Mód. 4
ǽr-deáþ
Early death ⬩ mors immatura
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Early death; mors immatura Regnþeófas dǽlaþ yldo, oððe ǽr-deáþ the great thieves find age, or early death, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 14; Exod. 539