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ærm

(adj.)
Grammar
ærm, adj.

Poorpauper

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Poor; pauper On ðære ærman byrig in that poor city, Chr. 1011; Th. i. 269, 1, col. 1: 1014; Th. i. 272, note 1, 3

ǽrn

(adj.; part.)

brazen

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brazen Ǽrnum bémum with brazen trumpets, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 18; Exod. 216

ǽfre

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽfre, ǽfer; adv.

Everalwaysunquamsemper

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Ever, always; unquam, semper Nolde ǽfre nolebat unquam, Cd. 72; Th. 89, 14; Gen. 1480. Ne sceal ǽfre gehéran nor shall I ever hear, 216; Th. 275, 14; Sat. 171. Nú ic eóm orwéna ðæt unc seó éðyl-stæf ǽfre weorþe gifede ætgædere now I am hopeless that

æft

(adv.)
Grammar
æft, adv.

AFTbehindAfterwardsagainposteaiterum

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AFT, behind, as go aft = go astern, Afterwards, again; postea, iterum Moises cwæþ æft to Israela folce Moses said afterwards to the people of Israel, Deut. 28, 15. Æft uferan dógum afterwards in later days, Beo. Th. 4406 note; B. 2200. Ðæt hí æft to

Linked entry: eft

ǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽne, adv.

Oncealonesemelsolum

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Once, alone; semel, solum Nú ic ǽne begann to sprecanne to mínum Drihtne quia semel cæpi, loquar ad Dominum meam, Gen. 18, 31. Oft, nalles ǽne often, not once. Beo. Th. 6030; B. 3019. Ǽne on dæge once in the day, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 35 ; Met. 8, 18. Ic ðé

ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Add: as adverb answering question how often Ǽlce dæg ǽne semel per diem, Jos. 6, 3. Oft næs ǽne, Wlfst. 243, 2: El. 1253. Oftor ðonne ǽne, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 1. Ǽne ðrowade Críst ðurh hine sylfne, ac dæghwomlíce bið his þrowung geedníwod þurh gerýnu ðæs

ǽron

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽron, adv.

Beforeantea

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Before; antea Ic hyt ǽron nyste I knew it not before, Nicod. 12; Thw. 6, 22

ǽfre

eversemper,at all times, on every occasion ever, at any time, in any caseunquamwhatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Gé wyllað sweltan ǽr ðan ðe gé ǽfre his geleáfan wiðsacon, Hml. Th. ii. 308, 9. Búton heó hit ǽfre gebéte, Hml. S. 17, 156: An. 1014. giving emphasis as in whatever, (as) ever, &c. Swá rihtlíce geséman swá him ǽfre rihtlícost þúhte, C.

ǽrest

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽrest, adj.

firstERSTprimus

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first, ERST ; primus Weorpe ǽrest stán primus lapidem mittat, Jn. Bos. 8, 7: Cd. 52; Th. 66, 5; Gen. 1079

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æig

(n.)
Grammar
æig, es; n.

An eggovum

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An egg; ovum Ðæt æig getácnaþ hiht: ǽrest hit biþ æig, and seó módor siððan mid hihte bret ðæt æig to bridde the egg betokens hope: first it is an egg, and the mother then with hope cherishes the egg to a young bird, Homl. Th. i. 250, 22-24

ǽren

brazensounding as brass, tinkling(?)

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Add: brazen Ǽren ceác, Past. 105, 2. Ǽrenu elebyt lenticula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 75. Ǽren byt, i. 25, 17. Aeren screop strigillus, ii. 121, 41. Ásleah .iiii. scearpan mid ǽcenan (ǽrenan?) brande, Lch. iii. 52, 2. Ǽrenne bogan arcum aeneum, Ps.

ǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽce, adj.

Eternalæternus

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Eternal; æternus Ðæt we ge-earnian ǽce dreámas that we may obtain eternal delights, Ps. C. 156

ædre

(adv.)
Grammar
ædre, adv.

Quicklypromptlyat onceforthwithillicoconfestimstatimprotinus

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Quickly, promptly, at once, forthwith; illico, confestim, statim, protinus Him ðá ædre God andswarede God answered him forthwith, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 4; Gen. 872. Wille ðé ða andsware ædre gecýðan I will quickly let you know the answer, Beo. Th. 714; B.

Linked entry: edre

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [éntan to persecute]

Persecutionhostilitypersecutiohostilitas

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Persecution, hostility; persecutio, hostilitas Ðá wæs ǽht boden Sweóna leódum then was persecution announced to the people of the Swedes, Beo. Th. 5907; B. 2957

ælf

(n.)
Grammar
ælf, l. e; f.
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Gif men hwilc yfel costung weorþe oþþe ælf oþþe nihtgengan, Lch. ii. 344, 16. and add

æg

Grammar
æg, l.
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Dó ǽges ðæt hwíte tó, Lch. ii. 20, 12. Genim ǽges ðæt geoluwe, 22, 19. Ǽges geola, 130, 12. Nó ðonne bútan med-mycelne dǽl hláfes and án henne ǽg mid lytle meolc wætere gemengedre hé onféng, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 33. Þreó ǽgero, Shrn. 135, 18. Gif hit festendæg

æsc

ash-treea ship

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Add: ash-tree (v. C. D. vi. 252-3 for the large number of place-names in which æsc occurs) Æsces sceal mǽst there must be most of ash, Lch. ii. 86, 8. a ship Aesc cercilus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 56. Æsc cercylus, 14, 16. Ðá Deniscan leóde on Norðhymbra

ǽrne

Grammar
ǽrne, l. ǽrne-mergen, -morgen

early morning

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early morning Clǽnnyss sý swá swá ǽrnemergen (diluculum), Hy. Srt. 16, 27. Diluculum, ðæt is se ǽrnemergen, Lch. iii. 244, 6. Se dæg hæfð þreó tódǽlednyssa. . . . Seó forme hátte mane, ðæt ys ǽrnemergen, . . . seó niht hafað seofon tó-dǽlednyssa . .

-ǽte

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-ǽte, sbst. v. of-ǽte, wyrm-ǽte; adj.

Similar entry: fela-ǽte

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [ǽhte = áhte had; p. of ágan to own, possess]

possessionspropertylandsgoodsrichescattleopessubstantiapossessiogregespossessionpowerpossessiopotestas

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possessions, property, lands, goods, riches, cattle; opes, substantia, possessio, greges He hæfde mycele ǽhta erat habens multas possessions, Mk. Bos. 10, 22. Esau nam ealle his ǽhta, and eall ðæt he ǽhte Esau took all his goods, and all that he possessed