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eald-land

(n.)
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eald-land, es; n.
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Old-land, land that has remained long untilled: (cf. old-land ground that has lain untilled a long time and is now ploughed up; arable land which has been laid down in grass more than two years. D.D.) Feówer æceras be-westan exan fornágeán Eádferðes

eald-móder

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Dele, and see ealde-móder

eald-ness

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eald-ness, old age.
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Seó endlyfte tíd bið seó forwerode ealdnyss, þám deáðe geneálǽcende. ... Sume beóð gelǽdde tó rihtum lífe on forwerodre ealdnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 76, 21-26. Ealdnesse vetustatem, R. Ben. I. 91, 16. Add

eald-riht

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Add: cf. eald-geriht

Eald-Seaxe

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Þára cynna monig hé wiste on Germanie wesan, þanon Engle and Seaxan cumene wǽron þe nú on Breotone eardiað. Wǽron Frysan, Dene, Ealdseaxan (Ald-, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 590, 9. Add

ealu-benc

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Add:

ealu-gafol

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Substitute: A tribute paid in ale, and add Cf. Hér synd gewriten ðá gerihta ðæ ðá ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan. Ǽrest æt hilcan híwisce feówerti penega tó herfestes emnihte, and vi ciricmittan ealað, C. D. vi. 147, 15. Sylle se gebúr .vi. penegas

ealu-gálness

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-gálness, e; f.
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Drunkenness Forlǽtan . . . ǽrǽtas and ealu*-*gálnessa (ealo-), Nap. 5

Linked entry: gál-ness

ealu-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-geweorc, es; n.
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Brewing Hié hié selfe mid ealoð ofer*-*drencton . . . On þǽre byrig wæs ǽrest ealogeweorc ongunnen, for þon þe hié wín næfdon larga prius potione usi, non vini, cujus ferax is locus non est, sed succo tritici per artem confecto, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 7

ealu-sceop

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Dele

efen-eald

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Add: adjective Hé is efeneald his Fæder . . . Seó beorhtnys is efeneald þám fýre . . . ealswá eald swá þæt fýr, Hml. Th. i. 278, 20-32. Lǽswede heó sceápum mid óþrum mægdenum hire efnealdum ( with other maidens of like age with herself ), Shrn. 101,

mealt-ealu

(n.)
Grammar
mealt-ealu, n.
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Malt-ale Hwerhwettan moran and áne handfulle sperewyrte . . . wylle on mealtealoð, Nap. 44

fram-eald

(adj.)
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very old, ancient Seó stów wæs gehálgod in framealdum dagum, C. D. iii. 60, 17. [Cf. Goth. fram-aldrs.]

Linked entry: eald

eald-dagas

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Swá hit on æalddagum gestód, C.D. iii. 272, 33. Add

ealu-gálness

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For Nap. 5 substitute Verc. Först. 94, 1

healf-eald

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-eald, adj.

Half grown, of middle age

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Half grown, of middle age Halfeald swín half-grown swine, L. M. 2, 37; Lchdm. ii. 246, 2

brýd-ealo

(n.)
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brýd-ealo, -eala; gen. -ealowes; n.

aleA bride-ale, bride or marriage feastnuptiale convivium

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[ealu ale] A bride-ale, bride or marriage feast; nuptiale convivium Ðǽr wæs ðæt brýdealo [Laud; MS. -eala], ðæt wæs manegra manna bealo there was the bride-ale, which was many men's bale, Chr. 1076; Erl. 213, 26

eald-wita

(n.)
Grammar
eald-wita, an; m. [eald old, wita one who knows]

One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest

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One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest; þresby̆ter Presbiter is mæsse-preóst oððe eald-wita; ná ðæt ǽlc eald sý, ac ðæt he eald sý on wísdóme presbyter is the mass-priest or one eminent in knowledge; not that every one is old, but that he is old in

Linked entry: aldor-wísa

ealh-stede

(n.)
Grammar
ealh-stede, lh-stede, eolh-stede, es; m.

A protecting or sheltering place, city, templelŏcus qui præbet tūtēlam, arx, templum

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A protecting or sheltering place, city, temple; lŏcus qui præbet tūtēlam, arx, templum In ðære wídan byrig, ealhstede eorla in the wide city, the sheltering place of men, Cd. 208; Th. 258, 11; Dan. 674

Linked entries: alh-stede eolh-stede

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