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slæp-ærn

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Slæpyrne dormitorio, Chrd. 55, 26. Add

wæsc-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
wæsc-ærn, -ern, es; n.

A wash-house

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A wash-house Wæscern lautorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 22

ǽht-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-boren, adj.

Slave-born.

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Slave-born. Similar entries v. ǽht, I d, and þeów-boren Ná ðá áne ðe freó synt, ac gyt má ðe ǽhtborene ex conditione servili synt, R. Ben. 138, 20

æle-lendisc

Similar entry: ele-lendisc

æle-grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
æle-grǽdig, adj.

Very greedy, ravenous

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Very greedy, ravenous Gezabel sceolon etan ælegrǽdige hundas, Hml. S. 18, 213

Linked entry: grǽdig

æle-midde

(n.)
Grammar
æle-midde, an; f.

The exact middlejust in the middle

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The exact middle; only in the phrase on æle-middan=just in the middle Seó firmamentum tyrnð symle onbútan ús. . . . Seó eorðe stent on ælemiddan, Lch. iii. 254, 16. Ðǽre sunnan hǽtu wyrcð fíf dǽlas on middanearde. . . . Án ðǽra dǽla is on ælemiddan,

Linked entry: midde

ælf-scínu

Take under ælf-scíne

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Take under ælf-scíne

ælf-þone

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-þone, f.?
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Dele?

ærce-hád

Similar entry: erce-hád

ærce-stól

(n.)
Grammar
ærce-stól, es; m.
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Ælfeáh féng tó ðám ærcestóle, Chr. 1006; P. 136, 8. Arcestóle, 988; P. 125, 24. Wæs Dúnstán æt ðám ercestóle, Hml. S. 21, 458. Hé heóld ðone arcestól mid mycclan weorðmynte, Chr. 1069; P. 204, 11

ærn-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
ærn-þegen, es; m.

The officer of a house

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The officer of a house Rendegn aeditus, templi vel aedis minister, Txts. 109, 1137

Linked entries: ren-degn ærn

heal-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
heal-ærn, es; n.

A house with a hall, palace

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A house with a hall, palace, Beo. Th. 156; B. 78

Linked entry: heall-ærn

on-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
on-ǽht, e; f.

Possession

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Possession Ic sellu ðé þeóde erfeweardnisse ðíne and onǽhte ðíne gemǽru eorþan dabo tibi gentes hereditatem tuam et possessionem luam terminos terrae, Ps. Surt. 2, 8

gest-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
gest-ærn, -ern, gyst-ern, es; n.

A guest-placeguest-chamberan innhospĭtālis aulahospĭtiumdiversōrium

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A guest-place, guest-chamber, an inn; hospĭtālis aula, hospĭtium, diversōrium Eódon hí on sumes túngeréfan gestærn qui intrāvērunt hospĭtium cujusdam villĭci, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 20: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 22, 11

æf-wirth

(n.)
Grammar
æf-wirth, (?), æf-wirthu; f.

Degradation, disgrace

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Degradation, disgrace Nyðerunga, æfwyrðe detrimenta, R. Ben. I. 16, 6

æt-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-samne, adv.

In a sumtogether

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In a sum, together Begen æt-samne both together, Chr. 937; Th. 206, 18, col. l; Æðelst. 58. Ealle ætsamne all together, Ps. Th. 148, 18

Linked entry: -samne

æt-lǽtnes

Grammar
æt-lǽtnes, v. æf-wela, and cf. for-lǽt(en)nes (
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or ? æt-lǽdan)

æt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æt, p. of etan to eat.

atecomedit

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ate; comedit He æt he ate, Gen. 3, 6;

æl-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-ceald, adj. [æl=eal]

All coldmost coldusquequaque frigidus

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All cold, most cold; usquequaque frigidus Meahtest weorþan æt ðæm ælcealdan steorran ðone Saturnus hátaþ you might be at that all-cold star which they call Saturn, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 37; Met. 24,19

Linked entry: eal-ceald

æl-þeódine

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-þeódine, for æl-þeódigne, acc. s. of æl-þeódig.

foreigna proselyte

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foreign, a proselyte,Mt. Bos. 23, 15 ;