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æld

age

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Exon. 45 a; Th. 152,11; . 807

ælde

(n.)

men

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men Ælda bearnum for the sons of men, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 18; Cri. 937. Ænig ælda cynnes any one of the race of men, 19a; Th. 49, 4; Cri. 780: 44b; Th. 151, 16; . 796. Mid ældum with men, 13b; Th. 25, 25 ; Cri. 406

æled

(n.; part.)
Grammar
æled, g. ældes; m. [pp. of ælan]

Fireconflagrationignisincendium

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Æled weccan to light afire, Cd. 140; Th. 175, 26; Gen. 2901. Ældes fulle full of fire. Exon. 22a; Th. 59, 30; Cri. 960

Linked entries: æld ælednys

æled-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
æled-fýr, es; n.

Flame of fireincendii flamma

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Flame of fire; incendii flamma,Exon. 61a; Th. 223, 27; Ph. 366

ælednys

(n.)
Grammar
ælednys, -nyss, e; f.

A burningincendium

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A burning; incendium

æ-leng

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-leng, adj.

Longprotractedlengthytroublesomelongusmolestus

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Long, protracted, lengthy, troublesome; longus, molestus Me þincþ ðæt ðé þincen ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks that these long discourses appear to thee too lengthy. Bt. 39,4; Fox 218, 6

ǽle-puta

(n.)
Grammar
ǽle-puta, an; m.

An EEL-POUTcapito

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An EEL-POUT; capito Hwilce fixas geféhst ðú? mynas and ǽleputan what fishes catchest thou? minnows and eel-pouts, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33

-ælfen

(suffix)
Grammar
-ælfen, -elfen, e; f.

A fairynymphnympha

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A fairy, nymph; nympha. It is found only in compound words, as Múnt-ælfen a mountain nymph; oreas = ??????, ???? Wudu-elfen a wood nymph; dryas, etc, Wrt. Voc. 60, 14-19

Linked entries: -elfen sæ-elfen

æl-fer

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fer, es; n. [=-fær, u.]

The whole armytotus exercitus

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The whole army; totus exercitus Ymbwícigean mid æl-fere Æthanes byrig to surround with the whole army the town of Etham, Cd. 146; Th. 181, 24; Exod. 66

Ælf-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
Ælf-nóþ, es; m. [ælf, nóþ boldness, courage]

Ælfnothelf couragenomen viri præclari in audacia

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Ælfnoth, elf courage; nomen viri præclari in audacia, Byrht. Th. 137, 8; By. 183

Ælfred

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfred, Alfriþ, Aldfriþ, Ealdfriþ, es; m. [æl all; aid, eald old: fred = friþ peace; v. Ælfréd]

Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria for twenty years

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learned in scripture; successit Ecgfrido in regnum Alfrid, vir in scripturis doctissimus, qui frater ejus et filius Osuiu regis esse dicebatur, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 6-8.

Linked entries: Aldfriþ Alfriþ

Ælfríc

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfríc, es; m. [ælf, ríc]

ÆlfricÆlfricus

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Th. i. 2, 1-5. He is said to have been bishop of Wilton, and he was elected archbishop of Canterbury. A.

ælf-siden

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-siden, -sidenn, e; f.

The influence of elves or of evil spiritsthe nightmareimpetus castalidumdiaboli incubus

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Wið ælfsidenne, L. M. 1, 64; Lchdm, ii. 138, 23

Linked entry: -siden

ælf-sogoða

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-sogoða, an; m. [sogeða juice]

A disease ascribed to fairy influence

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M. 3, 62; Lchdm, ii. 348, 11

Linked entry: sogoþa

ǽ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-líc, adj.

Belonging to lawlawfullegalislegitimus

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Belonging to law, lawful; legalis, legitimus,Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 495, 29. Tyn ǽlícan word the ten commandments Som

Linked entry: ǽw-líc

æling

(n.)
Grammar
æling, e; f.

Burningburning of the mindardourardorflagrantia animi

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Burning, burning of the mind, ardour; ardor, flagrantia animi Ðý læs ælinge útadrífe selflícne secg lest burning desires should excite the self-complacent man. Bt. Met. Fox Introd. 11; Met. Einl. 6

æll-beorht

(adj.)

all-bright

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all-bright, Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 20; Cri. 1277

æll-reord

(adj.)

foreign speakingbarbarous

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foreign speaking, barbarous, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44

ællyfta

(n.; num.; adj.)

the eleventhundecimus

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Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 35

ælmes-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-feoh, g. -feós; a.

Almsalms' moneypecunia eleemosynæ

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Alms, alms' money; pecunia eleemosynæ, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432,13

Linked entry: feoh