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æl-tæw

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-tæw, -teaw, -teow; comp. re; sup. est; adj.

All goodexcellententiresoundhealthfulperfecthonestomnino bonussanus

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Oððe ǽnig þing ǽr wǽre oððe æltæwre if anything were before or more excellent, Bt. 34, 2; Fox 136, 8. Ealle ða æltæwestan ofslógen they slew all the best men, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 16

Linked entries: æl-tæwlíce æl-teaw

æt-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-reccan, p. -re(a)hte
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Cf. æt-déman

ǽg-þer

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Ðæt hé mehte ǽgþerne gerǽcan, Chr. 894; P. 84, 26. adjectival Æt ǽgþrum cirre, Chr. 918; P. 98, 29.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer

æf-gydel

(adj.)
Grammar
æf-gydel, (?); adj.

Idolatrous, superstitiousidolum

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Ox. 3933 (v. æf-gælþ), where the same passage is glossed, and see note there superstitiosa, Hpt. Gl. 498, 77

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Þone fótscamul ætforan his bedde (æt his reste foran, v.l. ), Gr. D. 20, 28. preceding, in front of, at the head of Gáð ætforan þám folce praecedite populum.

ǽg-hwilc

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Æt ǽghwylcum ánum ðára, Bl. H. 127, 33. adjectival Ǽghwylcum ánum men gyldan, Bl. H. 123, 33: 125, 7. Ǽghwylce áne dæge, 91, 29

æt-íwness

(n.)
Grammar
æt-íwness, e; f.
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Ealle þá ætýwnysse þára áwerigdra gásta onweg gewiton, Guth. 48, 18. v. æt-ýwnys in Dict

Linked entries: æt-íwedness -íwness

æt-hrínan

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Ǽr þon þe hé eorþan æthrine, Bl. H. 165, 19

æ-not

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-not, adj. [æ without, not use]

Uselessof no useunprofitableinutilis

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Useless, of no use, unprofitable; inutilis Ðæt hit ænote weorþe that it be useless, L. Eth. vi. 34; Th. i. 324, 7

æ-wén

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-wén, adj. [æ without, wen hope]

Doubtfuluncertaindubius

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Doubtful, uncertain; dubius And eów biþ eówre líf æwéne and your life will be doubtful to you. Deut. 28, 66

æ-fæstnes

Grammar
æ-fæstnes, (ǽw-, eáw-, -fest-, -feast-).
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Ǽfæstnis clǽne religio munda, Rtl. 29, 11. Ege Drihtnes ingehýdes ǽwfæstnyss religiositas Scint. 65, 9. Aefeastnisse religionis, Rtl. 96, 9. Gewítan fram ðám bígange úre ǽfestnysse, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 21. Hí áxode hine hwylcere eáwfæstnysse hé wǽre, Hml

æt-sacan

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. , Mk. 14, 72 : Lk. 22, 34. v. æt-sæcst in Dict

æt-reccan

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Míne witan habbað ætre(ht) Ecgferðe ealle his áre, Cht. Th. 208, 21. Add

æt-beran

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To carry off :-- Swerie hé ꝥ hé ǽfre ne stele ne feoh ne ætbere, Ll. Th. i. 332, 21. Add

æt-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed.

To shewrevealmanifestostenderemanifestareTo appearappareremanifestari

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Nolde ǽfre siððan ætýwan would not ever afterwards appear, Cd. 73; Th. 89, 16; Gen. 1481

Linked entries: at-íwan at-ýwan

míddel-ǽdr

(n.)
Grammar
míddel-ǽdr, e; f.
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A middle vein, median vein Lǽt him blód of innanearme of þǽre miclan ǽdre þǽre middelǽdre, Lch. ii. 234, 6. Sceal mon on þǽre middelǽdre blód lǽtan, 210, 11

æt-wíndan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wíndan, p. -wánd, pl. -wúndon; pp. -wúnden

To wind offturn awayescapeflee awayaufugere

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Ic 'ǽte híg ætwíndan to wuda dimitto eos avolare ad silvam, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 3

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, &c. l. æt-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon; pp. -brogden, -bróden, and add: To take away from (
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God mihte heora geswinc him ætbrédan, 162, 5. v. æt-brédendlic in Dict

æ-men

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-men, adj. [æ without, man man]

Unmanneddepopulateddesolatehominibus nudusnon habitatus

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Unmanned, depopulated, desolate; hominibus nudus, non habitatus Stód seó dýgle stów ídel and æmen the secret spot stood void and desolate, Exon. 35 a; Th. 115, 9; Gú. 187

æ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-mód, adj. [æ without, mód mind]

Out of mindmaddismayeddiscouragedamens

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Out of mind, mad, dismayed, discouraged; amens Forðam Rómáne wǽron swá æmóde, ðæt hý ne wéndon ðæt hí ða burh bewérian mihton because the Romans were so out of heart, they thought that they could not guard the city, Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 12