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éce-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
éce-líc, écce-líc; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting æternālis

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Eternal, perpetual, everlasting; æternālis Upahebbaþ gatu écelíce elevāmĭni portæ aternāles. Ps. Spl. 23, 9. Éccelíc eternal, 23, 7

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éce-líce

(adv.)
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éce-líce, adv.

Eternally, ever perpĕtuo

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Eternally, ever; perpĕtuo, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 1. Ic ðas tíde Eástrena écelíce healdan wille vŏlo hoc tempus Paschae perpetuo observare Bd. 5. 21; S 643. 20

ecg-plega

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-plega, an; m.

A play of swords, sword-fight, battle pugna

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A play of swords, sword-fight, battle; pugna Hie ðám ealdorþegnum cýðan eódon atolne ecgplegan they went to inform the principal thanes of the cruel sword-fight. Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 6; Jud. 246

efen-éhþ

(n.)
Grammar
efen-éhþ, -néhþ,e ; f.

A plain plānĭties

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A plain; plānĭties On ǽlcre efen-éhþe on every plain, Chr. 894; Th. 170, 36

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efn-behéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-behéfe, adj. [behéfe necessary]

Equally useful or necessaryæque ūtĭlis vel necessārius

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Equally useful or necessary; æque ūtĭlis vel necessārius Is ðiós óðru býsen efnbehéfu this other similitude is equally necessary, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 14; Met. 12, 7

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efn-eald

(adj.)

co-eval

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co-eval Efneald æquævus vel coætāneus, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 119; Wrt. Voc. 19, 3

efne-esne

(n.)
Grammar
efne-esne, es; m.

A fellow-servant conservus

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A fellow-servant; conservus Efne-esne ðin ic eom [MS. am] conservus tuus sum, Rtl. 70, 41: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 33

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efne-spédelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efne-spédelíc, adj.

Of the same substance, consubstantial consubstantiālis

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Of the same substance, consubstantial; consubstantiālis On þrým hádum efenspédelícum in trĭbus persōnis consubstantiālĭbus, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 38

efn-gedǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
efn-gedǽlan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To share alike in æquāles partes divĭdĕre

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To share alike; in æquāles partes divĭdĕre Beámas twegen ðara ǽghwæðer efngedǽlde heáhþegnunga háliges gástes two pillars, each of which shared alike the high services of the holy spirit, Cd. 146; Th. 183, 22; Exod. 95

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efn-gemæcca

(n.)
Grammar
efn-gemæcca, an; m. [gemæcca a companion]

A fellow-companion, associate, fellow consors

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A fellow-companion, associate, fellow; consors Ða beóþ hira gelícan and hiraefngemæccan on hira gecynde they are their equals and their fellows in their nature, Past. 29; Hat. MS. 38 b, 16

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efn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-líc, adj.

Equal æquus

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Equal; æquus

efn-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
efn-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

Evenness, equality æquālĭtas

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Evenness, equality; æquālĭtas Hie healdaþ má geférrǽdenne and efnlicnesse ðonne ealdordóm they observe companionship and equality more than authority, Past. 17, 9; Hat. MS. 24 b, 6

Linked entry: efen-lícnes

efn-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-mǽre, adj.

Equally great, illustrious, renowned æstĭmātus, æque illustris, conspĭcuus

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Equally great, illustrious, renowned; æstĭmātus, æque illustris, conspĭcuus He ðone wélegan wædlum efn-mǽrne gedéþ he makes the rich equally great to the poor, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 63; Met. 10, 32

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efn-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-swíþ, adj.

Equally strong æque vălĭdus

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Equally strong; æque vălĭdus Manigu óðru gesceaft efn-swíðe him many other creatures equally strong with them, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 88; Met. 11, 44

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efn-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
efn-þeów, es; m.

A fellow-servantconservus

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A fellow-servant; conservus Ðæm hláforde is to cýðanne, ðæt he ongiete ðæt he is efnþeów his it is to be made known to the master, that he understand that he is his fellow-servant, Past. 29; Hat. MS. 38 b, 18

ege-full

(adj.)
Grammar
ege-full, adj.

Fearful, terrible terrĭbĭlis

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Fearful, terrible; terrĭbĭlis Mǽre God, and mihtig and egefull Deus magnus, et pŏtens et terrĭbĭlis, Deut. 10, 17. Hit wæs swíðe egefull it was very terrible, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 14

ege-healdan

(v.)

To hold in fear, correct corrĭpĕre

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To hold in fear, correct; corrĭpĕre, Ps. Spl. T. 93, 10

ege-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ege-láf, e; f.

What had escaped horrorhorrōris resĭduum

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What had escaped horror; horrōris resĭduum Ege-láfe [MS. ece-láfe], acc. Exod. 370

ege-nys

(n.)
Grammar
ege-nys, eges ful-nes, -ness, e; f.

Fearfulness, feartĭmor

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Fearfulness, fear; tĭmor, Ps. Spl. T. 88, 39

égh-þyrl

(n.)
Grammar
égh-þyrl, es; n.

An eye hole, a window fenestra

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An eye hole, a window; fenestra Ðæs leóhtes scíma þurh ða cýnan ðære dúra and þurh ða éghþyrla ineóde the glare of the light entered through the chinks of the door and through the windows, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 20