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-estre

(suffix)
Grammar
-estre, -istre, -ystre, an; f. are the feminine terminations of nouns of action, same as the Latin -ix and English -ess; as Fiðelestre a female fiddler. Wrt. Voc. 73, 62: hleápestre a female dancer, 73, 71: lǽrestre an instructress: myltestre meretrix vel scortum, Wrt. Voc. 86, 72: rǽdistre a female reader, Wrt. Voc. 72, 7: sangestre [MS. sangystre] a songstress, Wrt. Voc. 72, 5: seámestre

a seamstress

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a seamstress, 74, 13

Linked entries: -istre berþ-estre

esol

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Eosol asina, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 50. Se eosol þe Críst on sittan wolde, Bl. H. 71, 29. Ánes esoles cinbán, Sal. K. p. 186, 32. Esules, Mt. R. 18, 6. Hý habbað eoseles eáran auribus asininis, Nar. 36, 6. On eoseles gelícnisse onagro similes, 20. Sittende

esole

(n.)
Grammar
esole, (-ele), an; f.
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A she-ass Ofer eoselan folan sitteude, Bl. H. 71, 5. Gyt gemétaþ eoselan (asinam) gebundene and hire folan, 79, 28: 69, 35. Eosula and fola asinam et pullum, Mt. R. 21, 7. Eoslena asinorum, Gr. D. 185, 3

Linked entries: eosele esol

-estre

(suffix)
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Add: v. baec-estre, bepǽc-estre, bígeng-estre, byrd-estre, cenn-estre, cynn-estre, crenc-estre, forsǽw-estre, fylg-estre, glíwbyden-estre, hearp-estre, hopp-estre, hulf-estre, ic-estre, lǽttéw-estre, lopp-estre, luf-estre, lybb-estre, nídhǽm-estre, tæpp-estre

éster

(n.)

easter

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easter, Som. Ben. Lye

esul

(n.)

an ass

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an ass, Som. Ben. Lye

Esces dún

(n.)

Ashdown

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Ashdown In Esces dúne at Ashdown, Cod. Dipl. 998; Kmbl. v. 41, 15

éste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
éste-líce, ést-líce; adv.

Kindly, gladly, delicately, daintily ⬩ bĕnigne, libenter, delĭcāte

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Kindly, gladly, delicately, daintily; bĕnigne, libenter, delĭcāte Éstelíce bĕnigne, Ps. Spl. T. 50, 19: R. Ben. 71. Éstelíce delĭcāte, Scint. 27: Prov. 29. We ðé éstlíce mid us willaþ ferigan we will gladly convey thee with us, Andr. Kmbl. 583; An. 292

Linked entry: ést-líce

éste-líce

(adv.)

graciously ⬩ delicately ⬩ luxuriously

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Add: graciously Suá micle suá hió éstelícor of dúne ástígeð, suá hió iéðelícor úp ástígeð quo benigne descendit ad infima, valenter recurrit ad summa, Past. 103, 18. Hié hié sculon suá micle éstelícor dǽlan suá hié ongietað ðæt him unágenre bið ðæt hié

ést

favour ⬩ luxuries

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Dele ' Andr. . . 483, ' and add: in the following glosses Oest, gifu gratia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 5. Ést munificentia, 58, 18. Oeste devotione, Rtl. 8, 25. Oest devotionem, 15, 1: votum, 169, 7. Oesto vota, 29, 34. good pleasure, favour Sum him Metudes

ess

(n.)
Grammar
ess, es; m.
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The letter s Premo ic ofðrycce macað pressi on twám essum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 170, 3. Fissum on twám essum . . . fusum, án s for ðan ðe se u is lang, 178, 5

-est

(suffix)
Grammar
-est, the termination of the superlative degree, perhaps from ést

abundance

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abundance

esn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
esn-líce, adv.

Manfully, valiantly ⬩ vĭrīlĭter

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Manfully, valiantly; vĭrīlĭter Onginnaþ esnlíce and beóþ staðulfæste vĭrīlĭter ăgĭte et confortāmĭni, Deut. 31, 6. Hwæt dó gé, bróður, dóþ esnlíce what ye do, brother, do manfully. Past. 47 ; Hat. MS. Hopa nú to Drihtne, and dó esnlíce expecta Dŏmĭnum

Linked entry: esne

esn-líce

(adv.)
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The Latin translated in the passage Past. 363, 2 is: Viri fratres

ésa

(n.)
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Lch. iii. 54, 9

ést

Grammar
ést, <b>; II.</b>
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Tóeácan óðrum þingum sumne smeálicne ést cum ceteris additamentis aliquod pulmentum, Chrd. 15, 37. Add

esol-cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
esol-cweorn, e ; f.

mill-stone

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A mill turned by an ass, mill-stone Esulcweorn mola asinaria, Past. 31, 17: asinaria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 79: 8, 72. Eosulcweorn mola asinaria, Ll. Th. ii. 236, 11

Linked entry: esul-cweorn

esul-cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
esul-cweorn, e; f.

A mill-stone turned by an ass ⬩ mŏla asĭnāria

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A mill-stone turned by an ass; mŏla asĭnāria, Cot. 16

esul-cweorn

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æf-éstnes

(n.)
Grammar
æf-éstnes, -ness ; -nys, -nyss, e ; f.

Envy ⬩ spite ⬩ invidia ⬩ malignitas

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Envy, spite; invidia, malignitas

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