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EFES

(n.)
Grammar
EFES, e; f.

Eaves of a house, a brim, brink, edge, side margo, lătus

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Eaves of a house, a brim, brink, edge, side; margo, lătus Geworden ic eom swá swá spearwa ánhoga oððe ánwuniende on efese oððe on þecene factus sum sīcut passer solĭtārius in tecto, Ps. Lamb. 101, 8. To ðære efese to the edge, Cod. Dipl. 353; A.

Linked entry: æfesc

efes-drypa

(n.)
Grammar
efes-drypa, an; m.

Eaves-dripstillĭcĭdium

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Eaves-drip; stillĭcĭdium. v. yfes-drypa, -dropa

efesian

(v.)
Grammar
efesian, efosian, efsian; p. ode; pp. od [efes the eaves, q. v.]

To cut in the form of eaves, to round, to shear in rŏtundum attondēre, tondēre

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To cut in the form of eaves, to round, to shear; in rŏtundum attondēre, tondēre Ne eów ne efesion ne beard ne sciron neque in rŏtundum attondēbĭtis cŏmam nec rādētis barbam, Lev. 19, 27.

Linked entries: efosian efsian

éfest

(n.)
Grammar
éfest, e; f.

A hastening festīnātio

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A hastening; festīnātio

éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, to éfestanne; p. éfeste. pl. éfeston; impert. éfest. pl. éfestaþ; pp. éfested

To hasten, make haste, be quickpropĕrāre, concurrĕre, festīnāre

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To gefultumianne me éfest ad adjŭvandum me festīna, Ps. Lamb. 69, 2

efesung

(n.)
Grammar
efesung, e; f.

A polling, rounding, shearing, compassing tonsūra

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A polling, rounding, shearing, compassing; tonsūra, Som. Ben. Lye

efesung-sceara

(n.)
Grammar
efesung-sceara, an; f.

A pair of scissors or shearsforfex

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A pair of scissors or shears; forfex, Som. Ben. Lye

efete

(n.)
Grammar
efete, an; f.

EFT, a newt, lizard lăcerta

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An EFT, a newt, lizard; lăcerta Efete lăcerta vel stīlio, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 18; Wrt. Voc. 24, 22

Linked entry: áðexe

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay lowprosternĕreto perform, execute, labour, achieve patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low; prosternĕre Ic efne to eorþan ealdne ceorl I throw down the old churl to earth.

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

efn-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
efn-biscop, es; m.

A co-bishopAco-episcŏpus

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A co-bishop; Aco-episcŏpus Mid Laurentio and Justo his efnbiscopum cum Laurentio et Justo co-episcŏpis, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 30

efne

(int.)
Grammar
efne, interj.

Lo! behold! truly! indeeden, ecce, certe, prŏfecto

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ðá ætýwde Moyses and Helias et ecce apparuērunt Moyses et Elias, Mt. Bos. 17, 3. Efne swá biþ gebletsad beorna ǽghwylc ecce sic benedīcētur hŏmo. Ps. Th. 127, 5. Efne me God fultumeþ ecce Deus adjŭvat me, 53, 4: 54. 7: 86, 3: 118, 40: 138, 3

efne-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
efne-cuman, v. intrans.

To convene convĕnire

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To convene; convĕnire Efne-cómon to him conveniēbant ad eum, Mk. Rush. War. 1, 45

efne-nú

(int.)
Grammar
efne-nú, interj.

Behold nowecce

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Behold now; ecce Efnenú ge-eácnode unrihtwísnesse ecce partŭrit injustĭtia, Ps. Lamb. 7, 15

efn-etan

(v.)
Grammar
efn-etan, to eat as much as any one? or

to become equal, to equal? par esse ălĭcui ĕdendo? æquāre, æmŭlāri

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to become equal, to equal? par esse ălĭcui ĕdendo? æquāre, æmŭlāri Ic mésan mæg meahtelícor and efn-etan ealdum þyrse I can feast more heartily and eat as much as the old giant. Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 28; . 41, 63

Linked entry: efen-etan

efn-líca

(n.)
Grammar
efn-líca, an; m.

An equalæquālis

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An equal; æquālis Nis nán efnlíca ðín there is no one thine equal, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 38; Met. 20, 19

Linked entry: efen-líca

efn-ling

(n.)
Grammar
efn-ling, es; m.

A consort, an equal, a fellow consors

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A consort, an equal, a fellow; consors. Ps. Spl. T. 44, 9

Linked entry: efen-ling

efor-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
efor-fearn, es; n. A species of fern, polypody; rădiŏlus, poly̆pŏdium =πολυπόδιον
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M. 1, 17; Lchdm. ii. 60, 13

eft-agyfan

(v.)

To give back reddĕre, i. e. re-dăre

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To give back; reddĕre, i. e. re-dăre. Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 19

eft-betǽht

(v.)
Grammar
eft-betǽht, æft-betéht

Re-assigned, re-delivered, given backre-consignātus

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Re-assigned, re-delivered, given back; re-consignātus, R. Ben. 4

Linked entry: æft-beteht

eft-cuman

(v.)

To come backrevenīre

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To come back; revenīre He hét ealle eftcuman he commands all to come again. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Eft-cymeþ comes again, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21