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Anglo-Saxon

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æsc

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

ǽscan

(v.)

to demand

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to demand And ðæt ceápgild áríse á ofer .xxx. pæng ealf pund syþþan wé hit ǽscað Ll. Th. i. 234, 16

ǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽce, adj.

Eternalæternus

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Eternal; æternus Ðæt we ge-earnian ǽce dreámas that we may obtain eternal delights, Ps. C. 156

ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tableta table for notesa waxed tabletindicatoriumastulapugillaris

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A tablet, a table for notes, a waxed tablet; indicatorium, astula, pugillaris. Du Cange says astula = tabula sectilis, referring to pugillares, under which he gives the following quotation from Cassander in Liturgicis, p. 53, — 'Inter instrumenta sacra

ǼS

(n.)
Grammar
ǼS, es; n.

Foodmeatcarriona dead carcaseescacibuspabulumcadaver

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Food, meat, carrion, a dead carcase; esca, cibus, pabulum, cadaver Earn ǽses georn the eagle eager for food, Byrht. Th. 134, 60; By. 107. Lǽton him behíndan ðone earn ǽses brúcan they left behind them the eagle to eat of the carrion, Chr. 938; Th. i.

æce

(n.)
Grammar
æce, ace, es; m.

An akepaindolor

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An ake, pain; dolor Eal ðæt sár and se æce onwæg alǽded wæs all the sore and ake were (led) taken away, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 35: 5, 4; S. 617, 22

ÆSP

(n.)
Grammar
ÆSP, e; f: æspe, an; f.

An ASP or aspen-treepopulus tremula

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An ASP or aspen-tree; populus tremula Æspan rind the rind of the asp-tree, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm, ii. 116, 1

Linked entry: æps

ǽs

fooda bait

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Add: food Áwyrpað his líc fugelum tó ǽse and hundum tó mete, Hml. S. 37, 235. Næs se here swá strang ðæt on Angelcynne ǽs him gefetede, Chr. 975; P. 121, 12. a bait Ðá getímode ðám deófle swá swá déð ðám grǽdigan fisce, ðe gesihð ðæt ǽs, and ne gesihð

æced

(n.)
Grammar
æced, es; n.

Vinegar

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Vinegar Onféng ðe Hǽlend ðæt æced the Saviour received the vinegar, Jn. Rush. War. 19, 30

ǽcen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽcen, eácen; pp. of eácan to increase.

Similar entry: EÁCAN

æcst

(v.)
Grammar
æcst, 2nd pers. sing. pres. of acan.

akest

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akest

ædre

(adv.)
Grammar
ædre, adv.

Quicklypromptlyat onceforthwithillicoconfestimstatimprotinus

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Quickly, promptly, at once, forthwith; illico, confestim, statim, protinus Him ðá ædre God andswarede God answered him forthwith, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 4; Gen. 872. Wille ðé ða andsware ædre gecýðan I will quickly let you know the answer, Beo. Th. 714; B.

Linked entry: edre

ǽfre

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽfre, ǽfer; adv.

Everalwaysunquamsemper

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Ever, always; unquam, semper Nolde ǽfre nolebat unquam, Cd. 72; Th. 89, 14; Gen. 1480. Ne sceal ǽfre gehéran nor shall I ever hear, 216; Th. 275, 14; Sat. 171. Nú ic eóm orwéna ðæt unc seó éðyl-stæf ǽfre weorþe gifede ætgædere now I am hopeless that

æmyce

(adj.)
Grammar
æmyce, æmyrce; adj.

Excellentsingularegregius

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Excellent, singular; egregius, Cot. 74

ænge

(adj.)
Grammar
ænge, def. se ænga; adj.

Narrowtroubledanxiousangustusanxius

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Narrow, troubled, anxious; angustus, anxius Ðes ænga stede this narrow place, Cd. 18; Th. 23, 9; Gen. 356. Is me ænge [MS. ænige] gást innan hreðres anxiatus est in me spiritus meus, Ps. Th. 142, 4

ænge

(adv.)
Grammar
ænge, adv.

Narrowlysadlyangusteanxietriste

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Narrowly, sadly; anguste, anxie, triste.Ps. Th. 136, 8

ǽnne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽnne, acc. of. ǽn- = án, q.v.

oneunum

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one; unum Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne non potes unum capillum album facere. Mt. Bos. 5, 36;

ærfe

(n.)

an inheritance

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an inheritance, Heming, pp. 104, 105

ǽrne

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrne, acc. sing, m. of ǽt, adj.

Early

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Early On ǽrne mergen primo mane, Mt. Bos. 20, 1;

æsceda

(n.)
Grammar
æsceda, an; m.

A farragomixtureperfumemigma

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A farrago, mixture, perfume; migma.Wrt. Voc. 38, 53