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eást-ern

(adj.)
Grammar
eást-ern, -erne; adj. [ern a place]

EASTERN, oriental ⬩ orientālis

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EASTERN, oriental; orientālis Ðonne cymþ eásterne wind then comes the eastern wind, Cd. 17; Th. 20, 27; Gen. 315. Se wer wæs swíðe mǽre betwux eallum eásternum ĕrat vir ille magnus inter omnes orientāles, Job Thw. 164, 7

eáþ-metto

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-metto, indecl. sing; pl. nom. acc. -metta; f.

Humility ⬩ humĭlĭtas

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Humility; humĭlĭtas Geseóh míne eáþmetto vĭde humĭlĭtātem meam. Ps. Th. 9, 13: 24, 16. On ðam stáne eáþmetta on the rock of humility. Bt. 12; Fox 36, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 65; Met. 7, 33

eár-cóðu

Grammar
eár-cóðu, l.
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-coþu

ear-geát

Similar entry: earn-geát

eár-gespreca

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Substitute: A confidential speaker, a counsellor Eárgespeca auricularius (cf. auricularium, consiliarium, Corp. Gl. H. 23, 945, a gloss on a Sam. 23, 23 (?) :-- Fecit eum sibi David auricularium a secreto), Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 46

eár-læppa

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Add:

eár-preón

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Eárpreónas discriminalia, An. Ox. 4821. Add

eár-scrypel

Grammar
eár-scrypel, l. -scripel
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and add Eórscripel applare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 50

Linked entry: eór-scripel

eár-sealf

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Add: Lch. ii. 2, 14

eár-spinl

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For Prov. 25 substitute Gylden eárspinl inauris aurea, Kent. Gl. 963

eár-wicga

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Eárwicga auriculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 40. Eárwicga (printed eor-, but see Angl. viii. 450) blatta, i. 24, 24. Add

eár-wela

(n.)
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Take here passage given under ár-wela

Linked entry: ár-wela

eád

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Add: happiness, felicity, prosperity Ne bið him hyra yrmðu án tó wíte, ac þára óðerra eád tó sorgum, Cri. 1294. Ic þé góda swá fela forgiefen hæfde, and þé on þám eallum eádes tó lyt þúhte, gif þú meahte spéd efenmicle Gode ágan ne móste, 1401: 1199:

eal

Similar entry: eall

eal-

(prefix)

Linked entry: meahtig

eám

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Wæs sum æðele cyning Óswold . . . wearð ofslagen Eádwine his eám (cf. erat Osuald nepos Aeduini regis ex sorore Acha, Bd. 3, 6), Hml. S. 26, 7. Ródbert þæs cynges sunu Willelmes hleóp fram his fæder tó his eáme Rótbryhte ( this Robert was brother of Matilda

eár-finger

(n.)
Grammar
eár-finger, es; m.
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The little finger. Cf. Quas tua fert auris sordes trahit auricularis (lytil finger), Wrt. Voc. i. 179, 25 Eárfinger auricularis, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 298, 15: Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 25

Linked entry: eáre-finger

eár-plǽttan

Grammar
eár-plǽttan, l. -plættan, see plættan
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in Dict., and ge-eárplættan

eár-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
eár-gebland, Take here passage given under ár-gebland.

Linked entry: ár-gebland

eár-ýþ

(n.)
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Take here passage given under ár-ýþ

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