eges grime
A witch, sorceress ⬩ vĕnēfíca, malĕfĭca
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A witch, sorceress; vĕnēfíca, malĕfĭca, Som. Ben. Lye
eges líce
Fearfully ⬩ terrĭbĭlĭter
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Fearfully; terrĭbĭlĭter Hí náht ne belimpaþ to ðam þunere ðe on ðyssere lyfte oft eges*-*líce brastlaþ they do not appertain to the thunder which in this atmosphere often crackles fearfully, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 26; Lchdm. iii. 280
égh-þyrl
An eye hole, a window ⬩ fenestra
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An eye hole, a window; fenestra Ðæs leóhtes scíma þurh ða cýnan ðære dúra and þurh ða éghþyrla ineóde the glare of the light entered through the chinks of the door and through the windows, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 20
EGL
A mote ⬩ festūca
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A mote; festūca Hwí gesihst ðú ða egle on ðínes bróðor eágan quid vĭdes festūcam in ocŭlo fratris tui? Lk. Bos. 6, 41, 42
égsa
An owner ⬩ possessor
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An owner; possessor Égsan wyn the owner's pleasure, Exon. 90b; Th. 340, 7; Gn. Ex. 107
egys full
fearful
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fearful, Ps. Spl. C. 46, 2
eht
value, estimation
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value, estimation Be ðæs demmes ehte pro damni æstimātiōne, Ex. 22, 5
eíg
An island ⬩ insŭla
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An island; insŭla Wið eíge near the island, Chr. 878; Th. 148, 29, col. 1
eíg-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
élc
each
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each, Mk. Skt. Rush. 16, 15
ele-beám
An olive-tree ⬩ ŏlea, ŏlīva
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An olive-tree; ŏlea, ŏlīva Elebeám ŏlea vel ŏlīva, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 111; Wrt. Voc. 27, 40: 47; Som. 65, 18; Wrt. Voc. 33, 17: 80, 25: 285, 70: Ps. Lamb. 51, 10. Heó brohte elebeámes twíg she brought a twig of olive-tree, Cd. 72; Th. 88, 30; Gen
ele-lænde
Strange, foreign ⬩ peregrīnus
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Strange, foreign; peregrīnus Elelændra eorþbigennys cŏlōnia, peregrīnōrum cultūra, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 102; Wrt. Voc. 36, 25
ele-land
A foreign country ⬩ externa terra
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A foreign country; externa terra Ðǽr ic on elelande áhte stówe there I owned a place in a foreign country. Ps. Th. 118, 54
Linked entry: el-land
ele-twíg
An olive twig, a small branch of olive
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An olive twig, a small branch of olive, Cot. 146
ell-reord
Foreign-speaking, barbarous ⬩ barbărus
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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Eallum ellreordum cynnum cunctis barbăris nātiōnĭbus, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 31
ell-reordig
Foreign-speaking, barbarous ⬩ barbărus
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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Oðer [heretoga] wæs ðam hǽðenan réþra and grimra forðon he ellreordig wæs alter [dux] quia barbărus ĕrat, pāgāno sævior, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 21, 24: 3, 6; S. 528, 10
ell-þeód
A strange people, foreign nation ⬩ pĕregrīna gens
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A strange people, foreign nation; pĕregrīna gens Hý fóron on ellþiéde they went into a foreign land, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 6
ell-þeódig
Strange, foreign, a stranger, a foreigner
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Strange, foreign, a stranger, a foreigner Ellþeodigra of the foreigners, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 8; Gen. 1835: Lk. Lind. War. 17, 18: 24, 18
ELN
the Royal
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an ELL, a measure of length, the space from the point of the elbow to the end of the middle finger, eighteen inches. This is the Heb. המָּאַ [amma] a cubit: the Lat. cŭbĭtus a cubit, ulna an ell. Liddell and Scott say πῆχυς = cŭbĭtus, and ulna an ell
Linked entry: eln-gemet
élys
hedgehogs
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hedgehogs, Ps. Spl. C. 103, 19. v. íl