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mealt-ealu

(n.)
Grammar
mealt-ealu, n.
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Malt-ale Hwerhwettan moran and áne handfulle sperewyrte . . . wylle on mealtealoð, Nap. 44

middan-eard

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Þá tóweardan frécednyssa þises losigendlican middaneardes, Hml. Th. i. 538, 7. Add

norþ-eást

(adv.)
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norþ-eást, adv.
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Add: in the north-east, to the north-east Gif þunor bið mycel eást oððe norðeást, Archiv cxx. 48, 23. Norð tó ðére lytlan díc . . . swá norðeást tó ðǽre lytlan ríðe, C. D. v. 195, 8

ofer-eáca

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Add: the rest 'Ic hæbbe mænigfealde ǽhta, and . . . ic gedó ꝥ hí cumað hider"... Hé forðteáh þá fíftig mancsas, and þám abbode sealde and cwæð, 'Nim þis feoh, and gif ic hér þurhwunige se ofereáca hider cymð,' Hml. S. 33, 145-155. Syllað ðone ofereácan

súþ-eást

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Se leóma wæs swíðe lang geþúht súðeást scínende, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 29. Add

un-eáþe

(adj.)
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un-eáþe, adj.
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add: — Hit bið swíðe uniéðe ǽgðer tó dónne, ge wið ðone tó cídanne ðe yfel déð, ge eác sibbe wið tó habbenne difficile erat, at, si male acta corriperent, habere pacem cum omnibus possent, Past. 355. 41. add: Swá þéh þe him lytles hwæt uniéðe sié, hú

Linked entry: un-ýþe

fram-eald

(adj.)
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very old, ancient Seó stów wæs gehálgod in framealdum dagum, C. D. iii. 60, 17. [Cf. Goth. fram-aldrs.]

Linked entry: eald

eald-dagas

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Swá hit on æalddagum gestód, C.D. iii. 272, 33. Add

ealu-gálness

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For Nap. 5 substitute Verc. Först. 94, 1

earm-stoc

(n.)
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For 'm.(?)' l. n

eáþe-líce

(adv.)

Similar entry: for-eáþelíce

eáþ-médan

Similar entry: ge-eáþmédan

eáþ-méttan

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eáþ-ness

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Ealle þá gódan God geseóð, heom tó áre and eáðnesse, Solil. H. 67, 15. Add

sǽ-earm

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-earm, es; m.

An arm of the sea

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An arm of the sea Scýt se sǽearm up of ðæm sǽ westrihte, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 4

samod-eard

(n.)
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samod-eard, es; m.

A common country

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A common country Git (Guthlac and his sister ) á mósten in ðam écan gefeán mid ða sibgedryht somudeard niman, Exon. Th. 184, 19; Gú. 1346

healf-eald

(adj.)
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healf-eald, adj.

Half grown, of middle age

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Half grown, of middle age Halfeald swín half-grown swine, L. M. 2, 37; Lchdm. ii. 246, 2

brýd-ealo

(n.)
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brýd-ealo, -eala; gen. -ealowes; n.

ale ⬩ A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast ⬩ nuptiale convivium

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[ealu ale] A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast; nuptiale convivium Ðǽr wæs ðæt brýdealo [Laud; MS. -eala], ðæt wæs manegra manna bealo there was the bride-ale, which was many men's bale, Chr. 1076; Erl. 213, 26

orc-eard

(n.)
Grammar
orc-eard, -geard.

Similar entry: ort-geard

æfter-eala

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-eala, an; m.

After-ale ⬩ small beer

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After-ale, small beer Æfter-eala sapa, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 22; Wrt. Voc. 28, 5