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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

áte

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Dele in bracket: O. Nrs. át food, and add Áte avena, Txts. 43, 248. Átae,átte lolium, 74, 599. Áta ł unwæstm zizania, Mt. L. 13, 38. In vv. 27, 30 of this chapter occur the forms átihi, átia, with which may be compared oatty=oats of very short stalks

ǽ

(int.)

alas!

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

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

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

Æ

Grammar
Æ, The short or unaccented Anglo-Saxon æ has a sound like ai in main and f
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The Anglo-Saxon Rune for æ is ᚨ; which is also put for æsc an ash-tree, the name of the letter. v. æsc. B. The long or accented ǽ has the sound of ea in meat, sea.

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.

æbs

Grammar
æbs, Substitute: Æbs, æps, æspe (from confusion with æspe aspen),

a fir-tree

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a fir-tree Æps (æbs, v. l.) abies, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 14, 11: 52, 14. Æps abies, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 24. Etspe ii. 98, 14. Æspe, 4, 10

at-

(prefix)

at ⬩ apud ⬩ ad

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at; apud, ad; used in composition for æt-, as in at-ýwan, p. -ýwde ; at-áwian, p. -áwode ostendere, Ps. Spl. T. 77,14

ǽhte land

(n.)
Grammar
ǽhte land, es; n. [ǽht property]

Landed property ⬩ terra possessionis

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Landed property; terra possessionis Forðon ðe Peohtas heora ǽhte land ðætte Angle ǽr hæfdon eft onféngon nam Picti tenam possessions suæ quam tenuerunt Angli receperunt, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 29

ǽ

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Ǽs þínre legis tuae, Ps. Rdr. 58, 12: 9, 21. Add

Brádan ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan ǽ, indecl. f. [i.e. latus fluvius,
  • Hist. Eccl. Petroburg.
Bardanea,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio 15
]

Broadwater ⬩ Bradanea

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Broadwater Bradanea Þurh án scýr wæter, Brádan ǽ hátte through a clear water called Broadwater, per unam pulcram aquam, Bradanea nomine, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 17; Cod. Dipl. 984; A. D. 664; Kmbl. v. 5, 3

æd-wít

(n.)
Grammar
æd-wít, es; n.

A reproach ⬩ opprobrium

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A reproach; opprobrium Æd-wít manna opprobrium hominum, Ps. Spl. C. T. 21, 5

æd-wítan

To reproach ⬩ exprobare

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To reproach; exprobare Æd-wioton him improperabant ei, Mt. Lind. Stv. 27, 44

æl-fer

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fer, es; n. [=-fær, u.]

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

ǽr-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-deáþ, es; m.

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

æ

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Omit the remarks on this letter

ǽr-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-dǽd, e; f.

Former conduct ⬩ a past deed ⬩ ante-actum

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Former conduct, a past deed; ante-actum Wyt witodlíce be uncer ǽr-dǽdum onfóþ nos duo quidem juste, nam digna factis recipimus, Lk. Bos. 23, 41: Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 24, note

Æl-meahtig

(adj.)

Almighty

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Almighty Habbaþ we Fæder æl-meahtigne we have the Almighty Father, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47, 22; Cri. 759: Ps. C. 50, 85; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 85 : 50, 97; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 97