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æhte-mann

a serf

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Add: a serf Be manna metsunge. Ánan esne gebyreð tó metsunge . . . Ðeówan wífmen. . . . Eallum ǽhtemannum gebyreð . . ., Ll. Th. i. 436, 25-33. Ðá wearð gefullod fæder and sunu mid heora innhýrede and heora ǽhtemannum, Hml. S. 5, 308

ǽren-byt

Grammar
ǽren-byt, l. ǽren byt.

Similar entry: ǽren

ǽren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽren-dæg, l. ǽran dæg.
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v. ǽr
; adj.

Similar entry: ǽr

ærce-diácon

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Arcedeácon (-diácon), Gr. D. 186, 21. Ðæs arcedeácnes innoþ, 187, 3. Arcediácones geban, Ll. Th. ii. 290, 24. Archidiácones, Shrn. 115, 31. Sumne ercediácon, Hml. S. 29, 213. Add

ærce-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ærce-ríce, es; n.

Archbishopric

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Archbishopric Se cyng sealde Rótbearde ðæt arceríce, Chr. 1051; P. 170, 31

ærce-biscop

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Arcebiscop archiepiscopus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 3. Hér forðférde Sigeríc arcebisceop, Chr. 994; P. 126, 10. Ærcebiscepes (erce-, v. l.) burhbryce .xc. sciłł., Ll. Th. i. 88, 7. Gif mon beforan ærcebiscepe gefeohte, 70, 18. Ic geliornode æt mínum ærcebiscepe

æsce-geswáp

Linked entries: ge-swǽpa ge-swáp

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

æft-beteht

re-assigned

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re-assigned, R. Ben. 4

ǽle-puta

(n.)
Grammar
ǽle-puta, an; m.

An EEL-POUTcapito

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An EEL-POUT; capito Hwilce fixas geféhst ðú? mynas and ǽleputan what fishes catchest thou? minnows and eel-pouts, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33

cyric-ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-ǽwe, ciric-ǽwe,es; n.

An ecclesiastical marriage ecclesiasticum matrimonium

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An ecclesiastical marriage; ecclesiasticum matrimonium Hí, þurh heálícne hád, ciricǽwe underféngan they, through holy orders, have entered into an ecclesiastical marriage, L. I. P. 23; Th. ii. 334, 14

eorþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-ærn, es; n.

An earth-place, a tomb, sepulchrespēlunca, sepŭlcrum

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An earth-place, a tomb, sepulchre; spēlunca, sepŭlcrum Open wæs ðæt eorþærn the sepulchre was open, Exon. 120a; Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19. In ðæt eorþærn in the sepulchre, 119b; Th. 460, 4; Hö. 12: Exon. 119b; Th. 459, 22; Hö. 3

fold-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
fold-ærn, es; n. [folde the earth, ærn a place]

An earth-placea cavesepulchreterrēnus lŏcussepulcrum

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An earth-place, a cave, sepulchre; terrēnus lŏcus, sepulcrum Foldærne fæst fast in the earth-house = sepulchre, Exon. 18b; Th. 45, 36; Cri. 730: 47b; Th. 163, 36; Gú. 1004

medu-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
medu-ærn, es; n.

A house in which mead is drunka banqueting-house

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A house in which mead is drunk, a banqueting-house Medoærn micel, Beo. Th. 138; B. 69

mete-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mete-ærn, es; n.

A room for taking meals in

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A room for taking meals in Gemǽne metern cænaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 50

Linked entry: met-ern

micel-ǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
micel-ǽte, adj.

Eating muchgluttonous

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Eating much, gluttonous Ic geseó dæighwamlíce ðæt ðú mycelǽte eart, Shrn. 16, 20

Linked entry: fela-ǽte

mold-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mold-ærn, es; n.

An earth-housea grave

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An earth-house, a grave Þeáh mín líc scyle on moldærne molsnad weorþan, Exon. 64a; Th. 235, 28; Ph. 564: Rood Kmbl. 130; Kr. 65: Andr. Kmbl. 1604; An. 803

mót-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mót-ærn, -ern, es; n.

A court-house

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A court-house Mótern praetorium, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 28

sealt-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-ærn, -ern, es; n.
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A salt-house, a place where salt is prepared .i. sealtern, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 64, 28. Bútan ðem sealtern and bútan ðem wioda ðe tó ðem sealtern limpþ, 66, 22. Sealtearn, iii. 426, 19

self-ǽte

(n.)
Grammar
self-ǽte, an; f. A plant name,
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wild oat(?) Selfǽte, eoforþrote, Lchdm. ii. 312, 15. Wyl on buteran selfǽtan, 80, 13. [Cockayne cites O. H. Ger. selbéza senecion, in. 344, col. 1.]

Linked entry: ǽte