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Eðelinga íg

(n.)

the island of nobles, the island of Athelney

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the island of nobles, the island of Athelney, Som. Ben. Lye

(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, uponjuxta, prope, apud, inOf, aboutde, quoadBy, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison withper, 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

íð

(adv.)
Grammar
íð, iéð, ýð; adv. compve.

More easily

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More easily Ðæt hie hiera godum ðé iéð blótan mehten that they might the more easily sacrifice to their gods, Ors. 2, 2 ; Swt. 64, 29. Hwá meahte iéð monnum rǽdan bútan scylde ðonne se ðe hí gescóp quis principari hominibus tam sine culpa, quam is, qui

Linked entry: íðast

íw-berige

(n.)
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Take here <b>eów-berige</b> in Dict

íg-búende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
íg-búende, part.
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Dwelling in an island Swá hine cígaþ ígbúende Engle and Seaxe weras mid wífum so call it the island-dwellers, Angles and Saxons, men and women, Menol. Fox 367; Men. 185

Linked entry: ég-búende

æðel-íc

(adj.)
Grammar
æðel-íc, adj. [æðele noble. líc like]

Nobleexcellentegregius

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Noble, excellent; egregius Æðelíc onginn a noble beginning, Andr. Kmbl. 1775; An. 890; Stenc æðelícra eallum eorþan frætwum [MS. frætwa] a nobler odour than all earth's ornaments, Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 19; Pa. 48

Linked entry: æðel-líc

æt-is

(v.)
Grammar
æt-is, 3rd pres. of æt-eom,

is presentadest

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is present; adest,Mk. Bos. 4, 29;

ár-ing

(n.)
Grammar
ár-ing, árung, e ; f.

Honourrespecthonoratio

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Honour, respect; honoratio Búton áringe without honour, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 41

im-byrdling

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Ír-land

(n.)
Grammar
Ír-land, es; n.

Ireland

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Ireland Ðrie Scottas cuómon tó Ælfréde cyninge of Ýrlande, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 6, note. Tó Írlande, 918; Erl. 104, 15: 1051 ; Erl. 176, 18. Se preóst cwæþ ðæt án wer wǽre on Írlande gelǽred, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 200. Hé férde geond eal Yrrland, Homl.

Linked entry: Íra-land

ir-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ir-líc, adj.

Angry

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Angry Hé swíðe irlícum andwlitan beseah tó ðam iungan cnyhte he looked at the young man with a very angry countenance, Th. AP. 4, 6 : 5, 3

ís-geblǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ís-geblǽd, es; m.
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[?] A blister that is produced by ice Wið ýsgeblæd Lchdm. iii. 36, 22

íð-fynde

(adj.)
Grammar
íð-fynde, adj.

Easy to find

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Easy to find Ýðfynde, Andr. Kmbl. 3092; An. 1549

íð-gesýne

(adj.)
Grammar
íð-gesýne, adj.

Easy to see

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Easy to see Ýðgesýne, Beo. Th. 2493; B. 1244

iú-wine

(n.)
Grammar
iú-wine, es ; m.
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A friend of old or former times Wát his iúwine eorþan forgiefene knows that his friends of old are committed to earth, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 15 ; Seef. 92

Linked entry: geó-wine

Mon-íg

(n.)
Grammar
Mon-íg, e; f.

The Isle of Man or AngleseyMona

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The Isle of Man or Anglesey; Mona Ðá gehergodon hí Moníge [Mæníge] then they harried the Isle of Man, Chr. 1000 (ed. Thorpe). Moníge Brytta eáland Angelcynnes ríce hé underþeódde Mevanias insulas imperio subjugavit Anglorum, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 16

angel-ic

(adj.)
Grammar
angel-ic, angel-lic; adj.
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Angelic Æfter ðære angelica gesihðo port angelicam visionem, Jn. p. 8, 3

apostol-ic

Grammar
apostol-ic, apostol-lic.
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Þæs apostolican bebodes, R. Ben. I. 61, 13. Mid þám apostolican werode, Wlfst. 242, 19. Add

íg-land

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Add: iég-land, í-land Án íglond ligð út on gársecg . . . þeáh nú ánra hwá wealde þæs íglandes, Met. 16, 12-17. On þám iéglande þe Sicilia hátte, Bt. 15; F. 48, 20. On án íglond út on Wendelsǽ, Bt. 38, l ; F. 194, ll. Oþ þæt íland þe wé hátað Thyle, 29

ir-lic

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Of yrlicere (hyrlicre, Hpt. Gl. 449, 78) réþnesse furibunda ferocitate, An. Ox. 1844. Críst sylf wrát gewrit swýðe eorlicum wordum for Sunnandæges weorcum, Wlfst. 207, 3. See next word. Add

Linked entry: eor-lic