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aldor-freá

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-freá, an; m.

A chief lord ⬩ princeps dominus

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A chief lord; princeps dominus, Cd. 174; Th. 218, 29; Dan. 46

Linked entry: ealdor-freá

aldor-leg

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-leg, = -læg, es; n.

Life-law ⬩ fate

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Life-law, fate Ðæt ge cúðon míne aldorlege that ye know my life's destiny. Cd. 179; Th. 224, 20; Dan. 139

aldor-líc

(adj.)

principal ⬩ principalis

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principal; principalis

aler-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
aler-bróc, es; m.
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A brook with alders on the banks In ælrbróc, and seoððan swá alrbróc ligeð, C. D. iii. 393, 17

aler-holt

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Alerholt alneta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 68. Alorholt, 6, 45 : i. 285. 41. Add

hreód-aler

(n.)
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some kind of alder(?) On Hreódalras; of Hreódalron, C. D. B. ii. 270, 26

alo-malt

(n.)
Grammar
alo-malt, es; n.

Malt used in making ale ⬩ brasium ad cerevisiam conficiendam

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Malt used in making ale; brasium ad cerevisiam conficiendam Genim alomalt take malt for ale, Lchdm, iii. 28, 8

Linked entry: mealt

ald-

(prefix)
Grammar
ald-, r. eald-.

all

all

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all, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 460, 36: Jn. Lind. War. 11, 50: Elen. Grm. 815

a-lís

Grammar
a-lís, imperl. of a-lýsan.

loose

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loose Alís me libera me, Ps. Spl. 7, 1;

alét-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
alét-líc, adj.

Pardonable ⬩ remissibilis

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Pardonable; remissibilis

for-aldod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-aldod, = for-ealdod; pp. of for-ealdian.

antiquated

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antiquated, Solil. 11

heáh-altar

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-altar, es ; m.
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A high altar Þæs heáhalteres ofergeweorc cibborium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 15. On Ses Petrus heáhaltare in his circan, Wlfst. 212, 3. Héhaltare, 214, 11. [Icel. há-altari.] Cf. heáh-wígbed, heáh-weófod

Linked entries: altar heáh-weofod

alder-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
alder-dóm, es; m.

Authority

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Authority, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 12, MS. B

All-walda

(n.)
Grammar
All-walda, an; m. [eal, eall all, -wealda ruler]

All-ruler ⬩ the Almighty

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All-ruler, the Almighty, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 15; Gen. 292

alewe

(n.)
Grammar
alewe, aluwe, alwe, an; f.

The aloe ⬩ bitter spice ⬩ aloes ⬩ aloe

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The aloe, bitter spice, in the plural aloes; aloe He brohte wyrt-gemang and alewan tulit herbarum commixtionem et aloes, Jn. Bos. 19, 39. Murre and alwe myrrh, and aloe, L. M. 2, 65 ; Lchdm, ii. 296, 20.

Linked entries: aluwe alwe

ald-hád

(n.)
Grammar
ald-hád, es; m. [ald = eald old; hád hood]

Old age ⬩ senectus

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Old age; senectus,

Linked entry: eald-hád

Ald-Seaxe

(n.)

the Old-Saxons

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the Old-Saxons, Chr. 780; Th. 92, 29, col. 1: 885; Th. 154, 20, col. 1

alh-stede

(n.)
Grammar
alh-stede, es; m.

A sheltering-place ⬩ city ⬩ arx ⬩ urbs

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A sheltering-place, city; arx, urbs, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 11; Dan. 690

all-swá

(adv.)

likewise ⬩ also

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likewise, also, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 21, 30

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