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ælan

(v.)
Grammar
ælan, p. de; pp. ed; v. a.

To kindleset on fireburnbakeaccendereurerecomburerecoquere

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Úton wircean us tigelan and ælan híg on fýre faciamus lateres et coquamus eos igni, Gen. 11, 3. Fýr æleþ uncyste the fire burns the vices, Exon. 63 b; Th. 233, 17; Ph. 526.

Linked entry: alet

æbs

Grammar
æbs, Substitute: Æbs, æps, æspe (from confusion with æspe aspen),

a fir-tree

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a fir-tree Æps (æbs, v. l.) abies, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 14, 11: 52, 14. Æps abies, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 24. Etspe ii. 98, 14. Æspe, 4, 10

æld

fire

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fire, Exon. 22 a; Th. 59, 30; Cri. 960

Linked entry: æled

ærc

(n.)

a chest.

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a chest

æld

age

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age. Exon. 45 a; Th. 152,11; Gú. 807

ælr

(n.)

an alder-treealnus

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an alder-tree; alnus

æsc

Grammar
æsc, <b>. I.</b>
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Onefen ðone greátan æsc, C. D. ii. 172, 24. Add

ÆX

(n.)
Grammar
ÆX, = ÆCS, æsc, acas, e; f: acase, axe, an; f.

what is brought to an edgeAn AXEa hatchetpickaxesecurisascia

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what is brought to an edge, An AXE, a hatchet, pickaxe; securis, ascia Eallunga ys seó æx to ðæra treówa wurtrumum asett jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est, Mt. Bos. 3, 10. Mid æxum with axes, Ps. Th. 73, 6. On æxe in securi, Ps. Spl. 73,

Linked entries: acas acs æcse eax ex

ǽl

Grammar
ǽl, burning, v. on-ǽlan;
I a.

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æps

(n.)
Grammar
æps, æsp, e; f: æpse, æspe, an; f.

An asp or aspen-treea species of poplarpopulus tremula

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An asp or aspen-tree, a species of poplar; populus tremula Æps sicomorus, vel celsa, Wrt. Voc. 33, 27: Cot. 165. Ním æps-rinde take asp-rind, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 7. Gením æpsan take asp-tree, 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 6

Linked entries: ÆSP epse

æled

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

Fireconflagrationignisincendium

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Fire, conflagration; ignis, incendium Æled wæs micel the fire was great, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 6; Dan. 243. Hát biþ monegum egeslíc æled the dreadful fire shall be hot to many, Exon. 63 a; Th. 233, 9; Ph. 522.

Linked entries: æld ælednys

ǽ-lic

Grammar
ǽ-lic, (ǽw-).

of law, concerned with law, belonging to lawin accordance with law, fixed by law, legal, legitimate

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Add: of law, concerned with law, belonging to law Hé (John) wæs ǽgðer ge ǽlic ge godspellic, Hml. S. 16, 101. Ǽlice legalia (volumina), An. Ox. 4949. Tó ðám fíf ǽlicum bócum, Hml. Th. i. 188, 20: 98, 33: Hml.

Linked entry: ǽw-lic

æl-

(prefix)
Grammar
æl-, prefix.

alltotusomnisforeignperegrinus

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= eal all; totus, omnis, as æl-beorht, æl-ceald, etc. æl- = el-, ee-, foreign; peregrinus, as æl-fylce, æl-wihta, etc

Linked entries: -teáw syndrig -tǽwe

-ærn

(suffix)
Grammar
-ærn, -ern, es; n. [ærn a place] is generally used as a termination, and denotes a place; thus, Eorþ-ærn, es; a

An earth-place or housethe grave

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An earth-place or house, the grave Open wæs ðæt eorþ-ærn the grave was open, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19: 119b; Th. 459, 22; Hö. 3; Th. 460, 4; Hö. 12. Dóm-ern a judgment-place, judgment-hall, court of justice, Mt. Bos. 27, 27. Hédd-ern a heeded-place

ælcor

(adv.)
Grammar
ælcor, adv.

Elsewherebesidesotherwisealiaspræternisialiter

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Elsewhere, besides, otherwise; alias, præter, nisi, aliter Forðon ðam bisceope ne wæs alýfed ælcor bútan on myran rídan non enim licuerat pontificem sacrorum præter in equa equitare, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 7. Ælcor alias, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 67

Linked entries: ælcra elcor

ǽl

Grammar
ǽl, v. ge-bind;

Similar entry: sǽ-ǽl

æl

(n.)

an awl

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an awl. Add

ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Add: as adverb answering question how often Ǽlce dæg ǽne semel per diem, Jos. 6, 3. Oft næs ǽne, Wlfst. 243, 2: El. 1253. Oftor ðonne ǽne, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 1.

æft

(adv.)
Grammar
æft, adv.

AFTbehindAfterwardsagainposteaiterum

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AFT, behind, as go aft = go astern, Afterwards, again; postea, iterum Moises cwæþ æft to Israela folce Moses said afterwards to the people of Israel, Deut. 28, 15. Æft uferan dógum afterwards in later days, Beo. Th. 4406 note; B. 2200. Ðæt hí æft to

Linked entry: eft

ǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽne, adv.

Oncealonesemelsolum

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Once, alone; semel, solum Nú ic ǽne begann to sprecanne to mínum Drihtne quia semel cæpi, loquar ad Dominum meam, Gen. 18, 31. Oft, nalles ǽne often, not once. Beo. Th. 6030; B. 3019. Ǽne on dæge once in the day, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 35 ; Met. 8, 18. Ic ðé