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neáh-eá

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-eá, f.

A neighbouring river

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A neighbouring river Hié of ðǽm neáhéum and merum ða hronfiscas up tugon and ða ǽton, Nar. 22, 9

Linked entry: eá

ríþ

(n.)
Grammar
ríþ, es; m. (v. eá-ríþ) : e; f. : ríþe, an; f .A rithe (v. Halliw. Dict. and Leo A. S. Names of Places, p. 86 : the word is still to be found in North Frisian in the form ride, rie, to denote the bed of running water),
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a small stream Ríþ rivus ... lytel ríþ rivulus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 20-27 : rivus, 80, 62. Burne ł ríþe latex, Hpt. Gl. 447, 4. Norþ tó blacan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. B. i. 296, 33. On fúlan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 257, 32. On áne ríþe

spring

(n.)
Grammar
spring, spryng, es; m. (but eá-spring; n. )
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a source of water Spring casta (castalia? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 31. Æt ðæs wæteres sprynge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 389, 7. v. ǽ-, eá-, ge-, will-spring. a springing, rising, spring in day- spring, v. up-spring. what springs up or from. v. of-spring. as

Linked entry: ge-spring

Syles eá

(n.)
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Selsey; insula vituli marini, Bd. 4, 13; S. 583, 8

eá-gang

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Dele, and see gang

eá-ófer

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Be æáófrum, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 17. Add

eá-spring

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Sió eorþe rínde of hire eásprencgum, Wlfst. 217, 2. Add

eá-stæþ

Grammar
eá-stæþ, v. eá-steþ
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in Dict. for passage

eá-stán

(n.)
Grammar
eá-stán, es; m.
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A stone taken from a river (?) Eác hylpð gif mon mid eástánum onbærnedum þá meoluc gewyrð, Lch. ii. 218, 23

eá-streám

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Eástreám ýða, Dan. 385. Add

Hagustaldes-eá

Grammar
Hagustaldes-eá, Hagustealdes-hám
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Hexham. Substitute Hagustaldes-eá, Chr. 681: 766: 685. Hagstaldes-ee, Hagustaldee, 780. Hagustaldes-ee, Hagustaldee, 789. Eanberht Hagestaldes biscop, Hagusteald bs̃ ł of Hagestaldes-ee, 806. Mon gehálgode on Agustald tó biscope, 685. Sum Godes þeów

eá-lifer

Grammar
eá-lifer, Cf. læfer.

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ǽ-risc

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

A water-rush ⬩ bulrush ⬩ scirpus

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

Linked entry: eá-risc

ǽ-welm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-welm, -wellm, -wylm, -wylme, -wielme, es; m. [eá water, wælm a welling or boiling up]

A welling up of water ⬩ spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ source ⬩ head of a river ⬩ beginning ⬩ aquæ fons

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A welling up of water, spring, fountain, source, head of a river, beginning; aquæ fons Swá sum mical ǽwelm and dióp as some great and deep spring, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 10. Seó eá cymþ eft to ðam ǽwelme the river comes again to the source, Fox 134, 17.

Linked entries: ǽ-wylm eá-wylm

eá-gang

(n.)
Grammar
eá-gang, es; m.

A water-course ⬩ flumĭnis cursus

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A water-course; flumĭnis cursus On ðære eágang in the water-course, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 13

eá-risc

(n.)
Grammar
eá-risc, e; f.

A water-rush, bulrush ⬩ scirpus, juncus

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A water-rush, bulrush; scirpus, juncus, Cot. 219: R. 42 ? Lye

Linked entries: ǽ-risc eá-rixe eó-risc

eá-rixe

(n.)
Grammar
eá-rixe, an; f.

A water-rush

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A water-rush Nim eárixena wyrtruman take roots of water-rushes, Lchdm. iii. 122, 8

eá-spring

(n.)
Grammar
eá-spring, ǽ-spring, es; n.

A water-spring, fountain ⬩ ăquæ fons, fons

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A water-spring, fountain; ăquæ fons, fons Ðæt Cúþbyrhtus án eáspring of drigre eorþan up gelǽdde ut Cudberct fontem de arente terra produxĕrit, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 6

Linked entry: ǽ-spring

eá-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
eá-wyrt, e; f.

River-wort, burdock ⬩ arctium lappa

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River-wort, burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt take cliff-wort, some men call [it] fox-glove, some river-wort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 4: iii. 74, 10. Nim eáwyrte nioðowearde take the netherward [

eíg-land

(n.)
Grammar
eíg-land, es; n. [eá water = eíg, land land]

Water-land, an island ⬩ insŭla

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Water-land, an island; insŭla On ðis eíglande in this island, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 15

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