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eall-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-beorht, æll-beorht, æl-beorht; adj.

All-bright ⬩ pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus

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All-bright; pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus Englas eall-beorhte angels all-bright, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 23; Sat. 522

eall-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-gréne, adj.

All-green ⬩ omnīno vĭrĭdis

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All-green; omnīno vĭrĭdis Hwá furðum teóde eorþan eall-gréne who first produced the earth all-green, Andr. Recd. 1599; An. 799

Linked entry: æle-gréne

eall-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-hwít, adj.

All-white ⬩ omnīno albus

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All-white; omnīno albus On eallhwítre þryh in an all-white coffin, Th. Diplm. A.D. 970; 241, 11

Linked entries: eal-hwít HWÍT

eall-íren

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-íren, adj.

All of iron ⬩ omnīno ferrĕus

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All of iron; omnīno ferrĕus He héht gewyrcean eall-írenne wígbord wrætlíc he commanded a wondrous battle-shield, all of iron, to be made, Beo. Th. 4665; B. 2338

Linked entry: eal-íren

eall-ísig

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-ísig, adj.

All-icy ⬩ omnīno glaciālis

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All-icy; omnīno glaciālis Saturnus is se cealda eall-ísig tungel Saturn is the cold all-icy star, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 45; Met. 24, 23. Se is eall-ísig it is all icy, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 13

Linked entries: eal-ísig ísig

eall-niwe

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-niwe, adj.

All-new ⬩ omnīno nŏvus

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All-new; omnīno nŏvus He wearþ gebunden mid eallniwum rápum nŏvis funĭbus vinctus est, Jud. 16, 11

Linked entry: eal-niwe

eall-rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-rúh, adj.

All-rough ⬩ omnīno hirsūtus

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All-rough; omnīno hirsūtus Se wæs reád and eall rúh he was red and all hairy, Gen. 25, 25

eall-swá

(adv.)
Grammar
eall-swá, adv.

Also, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so ⬩ sīcut

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Also, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so; sīcut Eallswá he sǽde sīcut dixit, Mk. Bos. 14, 16

eall-wihta

(n.)
Grammar
eall-wihta, al-wihta, æl-wihta; pl. [eall all, every; wiht creature]

All beings ⬩ omnia creāta

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All beings; omnia creāta Cyning eall-wihta king of all creatures, Andr. Kmbl. 3204; An. 1605: Cd. 47; Th. 60, 7; Gen. 978: 5; Th. 7, 28; Gen. 113

eall-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
eall-wundor, es; n. [wundor a wonder]

A very wonderful thing ⬩ res omnīno mirābĭlis

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A very wonderful thing; res omnīno mirābĭlis Weras fyrdleóþ gólon [MS. galan] eall-wundra fela the men sung a martial song of many very wonderful things, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 5; Exod. 578

Linked entries: eal-wundor wundor

ealo-wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
ealo-wǽge, es; n.

The ale-cup

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The ale-cup Se ðe bær hroden ealowǽge who bare the ornamented ale-cup, Beo. Th. 995; B. 495. Ofer ealowǽge over the ale-cup [during a drinking ], Beo. Th. 966; B. 481

eala-hús

(n.)
Grammar
eala-hús, eal-hús, es; n.

An ale-house ⬩ taberna

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An ale-house; taberna On eala-húse in an ale-house, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 9

eala-scóp

(n.)
Grammar
eala-scóp, es; m.

An ale-poet

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An ale-poet, L. N. P. L. 41; Th. ii. 296, 12

eald-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
eald-cwén, e; f.

An old wife, an old crone ⬩ vĕtŭla

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An old wife, an old crone; vĕtŭla Ealdra cwéna spell vĕtŭlārum fābŭla, R. 100

eald-cýþ

(n.)
Grammar
eald-cýþ, eald-cýððu, e; f.

The old country ⬩ prisca patria

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The old country; prisca patria Ðæt he his ealdcýððu sécan móte that he may seek its old country, Exon. 62a; Th. 228, 9; Ph. 435: 61a: Th. 222. 19; Ph. 351: 18b; Th. 46, 16; Cri. 738

eald-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
eald-dagas, pl. m.

Ancient days, days of old ⬩ prisci dies

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Ancient days, days of old; prisci dies In eald-dagum, Exon. 12a; Th. 19, 19; Cri. 303: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 44: Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 41, MS. B

eald-ealdfæder

(n.)

a great-grandfather ⬩ proăvus

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a great-grandfather; proăvus Som. Ben. Lye

eald-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
eald-fæder, ealde-fæder; indecl. in s. but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A grandfather, ancestor ⬩ ăvus, antecessor

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A grandfather, ancestor; ăvus, antecessor Ealdefæder ăvus, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 6; Wrt. Voc. 51, 51. Ðú forþfærst to ðínum ealdfæderum tu ībis ad patres tuos, Gen. 15, 15 : Beo. Th. 751; B. 373

eald-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gecynd, es; n.

Old or original nature ⬩ antīqua nātūra

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Old or original nature; antīqua nātūra vel indōles Wudu-fuglas on treówum ealdgecynde wuniaþ the wood-birds live in the trees in their old nature. Bt. Met. Fox 13, 79; Met. 13, 40: 25, 114; Met. 25, 57: Exon. 54b; Th. 193, 26; Az. 127

Linked entry: ge-cynd

eald-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geweorc, es; n.

An ancient work, the world ⬩ priscum ŏpus, mundus

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An ancient work, the world; priscum ŏpus, mundus Freán ealdgeweorc the ancient work of the Lord, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 80; Met. 11, 40: 20, 232; Met. 20, 116