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án-ecge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-ecge, adj.

One-edged ⬩ having one edge ⬩ unam habeas aciem

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One-edged, having one edge; unam habeas aciem Án-ecge sweord a one-edged sword; machæra, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 48; Wrt. Voc. 35, 36

æx

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Hé bær him æcse and adesan on handa, tácnode on ðám ꝥ hé nales tó ídelnysse on ꝥ mynster eóde, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 26: Angl. ix. 263, l. Æxa bipennes , An. Ox. 2, 71. Æcssa, 2231. Mid ęcesum securibus , Ps.

ach

(con.)

but ⬩ sed

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Andr. Reed. 3182; An. 1594

æt-

(prep.; prefix)
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æt-, prefixed to words, like the prep, æt,

at ⬩ to ⬩ from ⬩ ad- ⬩ ab-

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denotes at, to, and from; ad-, ab-

ænde

(con.)

and

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and, L. Wih. 8; Th. i. 38, 16

ánga

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Dele <b>II,</b> and add Ic wæs mínra yldrena ánuga bearn, Shrn 36, 22. Mine ángan sáwle unicam meam animam, Ps. Th. 34, 17

ágend

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Gif man mægðman néde genimeð, þám ágende .L. scillinga, and æft æt þám ágende sínne willan æt gebicge. Ll. Th. i. 24, 3-4: 42, 21. Add

andig

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Andig invidus, Scint. 76, 6, 18. Ne hé ne beó andig (æfestig, v. l. ), R. Ben. 120, 13. Andig zelotypus, An. Ox. 364. Andiges invidi, 2708. Andigum invido, Scint. 75, 11. Add

bí

(prep.)
Grammar
bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, upon ⬩ juxta, prope, apud, in ⬩ Of, about ⬩ de, quoad ⬩ By, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison with ⬩ per, secundum, pro, ex

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dat. By, near to, at, in, upon; juxta, prope, apud, in Arás bí ronde oretta the champion arose by his shield, Beo. Th. 5069; B. 2538. He bí sesse geóng he went by the seat, 5506; B. 2756. Bí staðe fæste fast by the shore, Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 11; Wal

ádl

(n.)
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Add: [f. and] n. Ádl morbus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 60. Ne seó ádl ðám deáðe ne forestæpð, ac se sylfa deáð ðǽre ádle yldinge forhradað, Hml. Th. ii. 124, 10. Ádle tabo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 55. Hé læg on ádle, Cht. E. 255, 2.

ǽr

(con.)
Grammar
ǽr, conj.

ERE ⬩ before that ⬩ antequam ⬩ priusquam

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Ǽr hie on tú hweorfon before they departed from one another, Andr. Kmbl. 2102; An. 1052

æt

(prep.)
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Æt eallum slyht and æt ealre þǽre hergunge and æt eallum þám hearmum. . . man eall onweig lǽte, 288, 1. Hwæt tó bóte mihte æt þǽm fǽrcwealme, 270, 9: Cht. Th. 265, 10.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first

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Ǽr dudum, ante, An. Ox. 1920: jam, 5483. Ǽr ðonne hé, B. 1182. Gefyrn ǽr jam, An. Ox. 56, 93. Ǽr gefyrn, Cri. 63. Ǽr oððe æfter, 1692. Ǽr biforan, 468: El. 1132.

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

acs

(n.)

an axe

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an axe

æx

(n.)
Grammar
æx, e; f.

An axis ⬩ axis

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An axis; axis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 45

aac

(n.)
Grammar
aac, e; f.

An oak

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An oak Aac-tún Acton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, Cod. Dipl. 75 ; A. D. 727; Kmbl. i. 90, 19

Linked entry: Ác-tún

ǽl

(n.)
Grammar
ǽl, e; f.

Burning

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Burning Ðára eágan scínað swá leóhte swá is án micel blácern on ǽle (onǽle? cf. on-ál) their eyes shine as bright as is a great lamp a-light, Nar. 37, 18

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, e; f.

An awl ⬩ subula

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An awl; subula Hwanon sceó-wyrhtan æl unde sutori subula, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 33: L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10. Æl subula, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 27; Wrt. Voc. 16, 2

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep, d.

Before ⬩ ante

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Ǽr sunnan his nama sóþfæst standeþ, byþ his setl ǽr swylce ðonne móna ante solem permanebit nomen ejus, et ante lunam sedes ejus, Ps. Th. 71, 17. Ǽr ðam flóde ante diluvium, Mt. Bos. 24, 38. Ǽr ðé before thee, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 246, 26.