Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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én-wintre

(adj.)
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én-wintre, adj.

Of a year old ⬩ annĭcŭlus

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Of a year old; annĭcŭlus Énwintre vecta? Wrt. Voc. 287, 60

eó-risc

(n.)

a bulrush ⬩ scirpus

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a bulrush; scirpus

eð-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
eð-cwide, eþ-cwiðe

a rehearsal

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a rehearsal, Som. Ben. Lye

et-hrínan

(v.)

to touch

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to touch, Som. Ben. Lye

eal-seolcen

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-seolcen, adj. All-silken; holosērĭcus = ὁλοσηρικός, Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 92; Wrt. Voc. 40, 3.

Linked entry: seolucen

eal-werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-werlíce, adv.

All-manly, liberally, freely ⬩ prorsus virīlĭter, benigne

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All-manly, liberally, freely; prorsus virīlĭter, benigne Ealwerlíce [MS. ealwerlíc] dó Driht benigne fac Domine, Ps. Spl. 50, 19

Linked entry: werlíce

eal-wihta

all beings

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all beings

eal-wundor

(n.)

a very wonderful thing

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a very wonderful thing

eal-beorht

all-bright

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all-bright

eal-ceald

all-cold

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all-cold

eal-fela

(adv.)

Very much, full many ⬩ permultum

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Very much, full many; permultum Se mæg ealfela singan and secgan he can sing and say very much, Exon. 17 b; Th. 42, 2; Cri. 666: Beo. Th. 1742; B. 869: 1770; B. 883

eal-geleáflíc

(adj.)

believed by all ⬩ catholĭcus

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believed by all; catholĭcus

eal-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-gréne, eall-gréne, æl-gréne; adj.

All-green ⬩ omnīno vĭrĭdis

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All-green; omnīno vĭrĭdis Geségun eorþan ealgréne they saw the earth all-green, Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 31; Cri. 1129

Linked entries: æl-gréne eall-gréne

eal-hálig

(adj.)

all-holy ⬩ omnīno sanctus

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all-holy; omnīno sanctus

eal-hús

(n.)

an ale-house

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an ale-house, Som. Ben. Lye

eal-hwít

all-white

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all-white

eal-íren

all of iron

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all of iron

Linked entry: íren

eal-ísig

(adj.)

all-icy ⬩ omnīno glaciālis

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all-icy; omnīno glaciālis

eal-mægen

all power, all might

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all power, all might

Linked entry: al-mægen

eal-mihtig

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-mihtig, adj.

All-mighty ⬩ omnĭpŏtens

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All-mighty; omnĭpŏtens On Godes ealmihtiges naman in the name of almighty God, Th. Diplm. A.D. 886-899; 138, 34

Linked entries: el-mehtig el-mihtig

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