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æ-ciorfan

(v.)

to cut to pieces

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to cut to pieces, Ps. Spl. 128, 4

ǽ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-cræft, es; m.

Law-craft and its resultlegis peritia et vires inde oriundæ

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Law-craft and its result; legis peritia et vires inde oriundæ Ǽcræft eorla law-craft of men, Elen. Kmbl. 869; El. 435: Cd. 173; Th. 217, 7; Dan. 19

ǽ-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-cræftig, adj.

Law-craftyone skilled in lawa lawyerscribelegis peritus

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Law-crafty, one skilled in law, a lawyer, scribe; legis peritus Him ǽcræftig andswarode to them the skilled in law answered, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 10; Dan. 742

ǽ-fæstnes

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæstnes, -festnes, -nys, -ness, e; f.

Firmness in the lawreligionreligio

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Firmness in the law, religion; religio He wæs mycelre ǽfæstnesse wer he was a man of much religion, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 7: 2, 9; S. 510, 30, 32

ǽ-festlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽ-festlíce, adv.

Religiouslyreligiose

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Religiously; religiose

æ-gylde

(adv.)
Grammar
æ-gylde, adv.

Without compensation

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Without compensation, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 13

æ-gype

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-gype, -gipe; adj.

Triflingworthlessnugalis

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Trifling, worthless; nugalis Forðon hí dydan Drihtnes sprǽce ǽghwæs ægype quia exacerbaverunt eloquium Domini, Ps. Th. 106, 10

æ-hwyrfan

(v.)

To turn fromavertavertere

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To turn from, avert; avertere, Ps. Spl. T. 53, 5

æ-melle

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-melle, adj.

Unsavourywithout tasteinsipidus

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Unsavoury, without taste; insipidus, Cot. 116

ǽr-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽr-boren, p. part.

First-bornprimogenitus

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First-born; primogenitus, Cd. 47; Th. 59, 33; Gen. 973

ǽr-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-cwide, es; m.

Prophecyprophetia?nuntii vel doctoris loquela ?

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Prophecy; prophetia? nuntii vel doctoris loquela ?— He ǽrcwide onwreáh [MS. onwearh] he revealed the prophecy,Exon. 83a; Th. 313, 23; Mód. 4

æ-rest

(n.)
Grammar
æ-rest, es; m: e; f.

The resurrection

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Bos. 5, 29: Andr. Grm. 780: Exon. 37b; Th. 122, 29; Gú. 313

ǽr-geára

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr-geára, adv.

Heretoforeof oldolim

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Heretofore, of old; olim, Salm. Kmbl. 860; Sal. 429: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 104; Met. 20, 52

Linked entry: geó-geára

ǽr-gedón

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gedón, adj.

Done beforeanteactusprior

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Done before; anteactus, prior Wæs seó éhtnysse unmetre and singalre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum quæ persecutio omnibus fere anteactis diuturnior atque immanior fuit, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 24: 1, 12; S. 481, 25

Linked entry: ge-dón

ǽr-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-gestreón, es; n.

Ancient treasurethesaurus antiquitus repo-situs

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Ancient treasure; thesaurus antiquitus repo-situs Ðǽr wæs fela in ðam eorþ [-scræfe] ǽrgestreóna there were many ancient treasures in that earth-cave, Beo. Th. 4457; B. 2232: 3518; B. 1757: Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 5; Cri. 997: Cd. 98; Th. 129, 22; Gen. 2147

ǽr-glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-glæd, adj.

Brass-brightgleaming with brazen armsarmis æneis coruscans

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Brass-bright, gleaming with brazen arms; armis æneis coruscans.Cd. 158; Th. 196, 17; Exod. 293

Linked entries: ár-glæd glæd

ǽr-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gód, adj.

Good before othersof prime goodnesspræ ceteris bonus

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Good before others, of prime goodness; præ ceteris bonus Æðeling ǽrgód a prince good before others. Beo. Th. 260; B. 130: 2662; B. 1329. Íren ǽrgód iron of prime goodness, 1982; B. 989

Linked entry: gód

ǽ-risc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-risc, e; f. [eá running water, risc a rush]

A water-rushbulrushscirpus

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A water-rush, bulrush; scirpus, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Wrt. Voc. 31, 31

Linked entry: eá-risc

ǽr-morgen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-morgen, -mergen, es; m.

The early morningday-breakprimum manematutinumdiluculum

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The early morning, day-break; primum mane, matutinum, diluculum On ǽrmorgen in the early morning, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 72; Met. 28, 36. Ǽrmorgenes gancg wið æftentíd exitus matutini et vespere, Ps. Th. 64, 9. On ǽrmergen diluculo, 107, 2 : 56, 10: Bd. 1,

ǽr-woruld

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-woruld, e; f.

The former worldpristinus mundus

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The former world; pristinus mundus Ðonne weorþeþ sunne sweart gewended, on blódes hiw, seó ðe beorhte scán ofer ǽrworuld then the sun shall be turned swart, to hue of blood, which shone brightly over the former world, Exon. 21b; Th. 58, 17; Cri. 937