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ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAK ⬩ quercus ⬩ robur ⬩ The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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an OAK ; quercus, robur Ðeós ác hæc quercus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 46. Sume ác astáh got up into an oak, Homl. Th. ii. 150, 31. acc. Ác an oaken ship. Runic pm. 25; Kmbl. 344, 21. Geongre áce of a young oak, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 9. Of ðære ác [

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

eáwisc-nesse

(n.)
Grammar
eáwisc-nesse, ǽwisc-nesse
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openness, manifestness On ǽwiscnesse in propatulo (Ald. 3, 12), Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 16. (cf. in propatulo, in manifesto (Ald. 21, 7), 77, 62): 46, 57. Cf. eáwisc-lic, eáwisc-líce, eáwunga

ÆPPEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÆPPEL, æpl, appel, apl, eapl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. m. æpplas; nom. acc. pl. n. æppla.

an APPLE ⬩ fruit generally ⬩ malum ⬩ pomum ⬩ what is round as an apple ⬩ the apple of the eye ⬩ a ball ⬩ bolus ⬩ pill ⬩ quidvis globosum ⬩ pupilla ⬩ globus ⬩ bolus ⬩ pilula

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an APPLE, fruit generally, Ors. Eng. 1. 3; Bos. 63, note I; malum, pomum Æples gelícnes likeness of an apple, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 26; Ph. 230. Æppel unsǽlga, deáþ-beámes ofet the unblest apple, fruit of the tree of death, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 10; Gen. 637

Linked entries: æppyl appel eapl epl

hord-ern

(n.)
Grammar
hord-ern, -ærn,es; n.

A store-house, store-room, treasury

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A store-house, store-room, treasury Hordern cellarium, Ælfc. Gl. 108; Som. 78, 100; Wrt. Voc. 58, 15: Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 24. Cellaria uini id est hordern promptuaria, Blickl. Gl. 259, 5: Ps. Surt. 143, 13. Búton hit under ðæs wífes cǽglocan gebroht wǽre

carc-ern

(n.)
Grammar
carc-ern, carc-ærn, es; n.

A prison, a house of correction ⬩ carcer, latomiæ

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[care care, or Lat. carcer a prison; ærn, ern a place] A prison, a house of correction; carcer, latomiæ Alǽd of carcernes clúse míne sáwle educ de carcere animam meam, Ps. Th. 141, 8. Ðonne þincþ him ðæt he síe on carcerne gebroht then it seems to him

bræd-ísen

Grammar
bræd-ísen, (brǽd- ?).

A chisel

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A chisel Brǽdísen scalpellum, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 42. Bredísern (-aern), Txts. 95, 1793. Dele bracket, and substitute :

ÁR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÁR, ǽr, es; n.

ORE ⬩ brass ⬩ copper ⬩ æs

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ORE, brass, copper; æs; Bræs oððe ár æs, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 59. Israhéla folc is geworden nú me to áre on mínum ofne versa est mihi domus Israel in æs in medio fornacis, Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50 a, 6.

open-ears

(n.)
Grammar
open-ears, -ærs, es; m.

A medlar ⬩ mespila

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A medlar; mespila,Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 50

eft-betǽht

(v.)
Grammar
eft-betǽht, æft-betéht

Re-assigned, re-delivered, given back ⬩ re-consignātus

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Re-assigned, re-delivered, given back; re-consignātus, R. Ben. 4

Linked entry: æft-beteht

egsa

(n.)
Grammar
egsa, ægsa, an; m.

Fear, horror, dread ⬩ tĭmor, horror, terror

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Fear, horror, dread; tĭmor, horror, terror Egsa com ofer me tĭmor vēnit sŭper me, Ps. Spl. 54, 5 : Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 26; Cri. 839: Cd. 221; Th. 288, 12; Sat. 379. Beóþ egsan of heofene ĕrunt terrōres de cælo, Lk. Bos. 21, 11: Cd. 148; Th. 186, 10;

Linked entry: ægsa

EARS

(n.)
Grammar
EARS, ærs, es; m.

The breech, the buttocks, the hind part ⬩ ánus, pōdex

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The breech, the buttocks, the hind part; ánus, pōdex

Linked entry: ærs

tapor-æx

(n.)
Grammar
tapor-æx, e; f.

A small axe

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A small axe Swá feorr swá mæg án taperæx beón geworpen út of ðam scipe up on ðæt land quam longius de nave potest securis parvula, quam Angli vacant tapereax super terram projici, Chart. Th. 317, 30. Habbe hé áne taperæx on his [handa], Chr. 1031; Erl

brád-æx

(n.)
Grammar
brád-æx, e; f.

A broad axe; an axe ⬩ dolatura, dolabrum

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A broad axe; an axe dolatura, dolabrum Brádæx dolatura, dolabrum, Cot. 68;Ælfc. Gl. 51;Som. 65, 131;Wrt. Voc. 34, 59

Linked entry: brádlást-æx

egesa

(n.)
Grammar
egesa, egsa, ægsa, an; m. [ege fear]

Fear, horror, dread ⬩ tĭmor, horror, terror, formīdo

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Fear, horror, dread; tĭmor, horror, terror, formīdo Him gásta weardes egesa on breóstum wunode fear of the guardian of spirits dwelt in his breast, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 24; Gen. 2866: Beo. Th. 1572; B. 784: Andr. Kmbl. 789; An. 445: Rood Kmbl. 170; Kr.

Linked entry: egsa

ge-etan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-etan, p. ic, he ge-æt, ðú ge-ǽte, pl. ge-ǽton; pp. ge-eten

To eat together ⬩ to eat ⬩ to consume ⬩ comedere ⬩ edere

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To eat together, to eat, to consume; comedere, edere Elnung húses ðínes geet mec [me æt, Bos.] Jn. Skt. Lind. 2, 17. Ðæt híg ǽton : ðá híggeeten hæfdon, híg wunedon ðǽr ut ederunt : cum comedissent, manserunt ibi, Gen. 31, 54. Gif ðú ðæs treówes wæstm

æfterra

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
æfterra, æft(e)ra; cpve.: æft(e)resta; spve.

latter ⬩ hinder, lower ⬩ latter ⬩ last ⬩ next, following ⬩ second

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where relation of two objects is marked, in time, latter Se æfterra anweald—se ǽrra, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50, 12. Wæs heora æftra sýð wyrse ðonne se ǽrra, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 25. in place, hinder, lower Ðæt ǽrre folc and ðæt æfterre those before and those behind

ellen

(v.)
Grammar
ellen, ellern (-aern), elle

elder-tree

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elder-tree. Ellaen, ellae, ellaern sambucus, Txts. 94, 893. Elle sambuca, 109, 1131. Ellen sambucus, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 67: actis vel sambucus, 69, 31. Elnes rind, Lch. ii. 230, 14. In tó gryddeles elrene, of gryddeles elrene in tó ðára smalan ác, C.

flít-cræft

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Flíter[æft] dialectica, An. Ox. 3116. Flítcræfte, 2, 155. Mid flítcræftum dialecticis artibus, 3207. For ' Mone B. 3030' substitute

ǽr-gescod

Grammar
ǽr-gescod, l. ǽr gescód,

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-þeódig

(suffix)
Grammar
-þeódig, (æl-) þeódig.

Similar entry: el-