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eág-fleá

(n.)

A spot in the eye albūgo

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A spot in the eye; albūgo, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 10

eág-gebyrd

(n.)
Grammar
eág-gebyrd, e; f.

The nature or power of the eye ocŭli nātūra

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The nature or power of the eye; ocŭli nātūra, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 3; Ph. 301

eár-hring

(n.)
Grammar
eár-hring, eár-ring, es; m.

An ear-ring inauris

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An ear-ring; inauris Nymaþ gyldene eár-hringas of eówer wífa eáron tollĭte inaures aureas de uxōrum vestrārum aurĭbus, Ex. 32, 2: Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 91

Linked entry: eár-ring

earn-geáp

(n.)
Grammar
earn-geáp, [earn an eagle, geáp shrewd, cunning] A vulture, species of falcon; vultur, harpe = ἅρπη
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Earn-geáp? vultur, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 32; Wrt. Voc. 29, 51. Earn-geáp? arpa [ = harpe ], Glos. Brux. Recd. 36, 2; Wrt. Voc. 62, 2, Ben. Lye

eár-ring

(n.)

an ear-ring

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an ear-ring, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 50; Wrt. Voc. 41, 7

eár-scrypel

(n.)
Grammar
eár-scrypel, es; m.

An ear-scraper, ear-fingerdĭgĭtus auricŭlāris

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An ear-scraper, ear-finger ; dĭgĭtus auricŭlāris Eár-scrypel auricŭlāris, Glos. Brux. Recd. 38, 75; Wrt. Voc. 65, 3

Linked entry: scripel

eár-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
eár-sealf, e; f.

EAR-SALVE

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An EAR-SALVE, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, l

eár-spinl

(n.)
Grammar
eár-spinl, e; f. [spinl = spindel a spindle]

An ear-ringinauris

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An ear-ring; inauris, Prov. 25

Linked entries: eár-hring spinel

eár-wicga

(n.)
Grammar
eár-wicga, eór-wicga,an ; m.

EARWIG or wormvermis vel forfĭcfŭla aurĭcŭlāris

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An EARWIG or worm; vermis vel forfĭcfŭla aurĭcŭlāris Wið eárwicgan against earwigs, L. M. cont. I. 3; Lchdm. ii. 2, 14: L. M. I. 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, I: I, 3; Lchdm. ii. 44, 4

eáw-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
eáw-fæst, adj. [eáw = ǽw, ǽ law; fæst fast, fixed]

Firm in observing the law, religious, pious religiōsus, pius

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Firm in observing the law, religious, pious; religiōsus, pius Gregorius wæs of æðelborenre mægþe and eáwfæstre acenned Gregory was born of a noble and pious family, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 7. Se eáwfæsta papa the pious pope, ii. 118, 8. Mid eáwfæstum þeáwum

éce-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
éce-líc, écce-líc; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting æternālis

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Eternal, perpetual, everlasting; æternālis Upahebbaþ gatu écelíce elevāmĭni portæ aternāles. Ps. Spl. 23, 9. Éccelíc eternal, 23, 7

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éce-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
éce-líce, adv.

Eternally, ever perpĕtuo

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Eternally, ever; perpĕtuo, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 1. Ic ðas tíde Eástrena écelíce healdan wille vŏlo hoc tempus Paschae perpetuo observare Bd. 5. 21; S 643. 20

ecg-plega

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-plega, an; m.

A play of swords, sword-fight, battle pugna

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A play of swords, sword-fight, battle; pugna Hie ðám ealdorþegnum cýðan eódon atolne ecgplegan they went to inform the principal thanes of the cruel sword-fight. Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 6; Jud. 246

Efer-wíc

(n.)

York

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York, Chr. 188; Th. 15, 25, col. 3

ege-full

(adj.)
Grammar
ege-full, adj.

Fearful, terrible terrĭbĭlis

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Fearful, terrible; terrĭbĭlis Mǽre God, and mihtig and egefull Deus magnus, et pŏtens et terrĭbĭlis, Deut. 10, 17. Hit wæs swíðe egefull it was very terrible, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 14

ege-healdan

(v.)

To hold in fear, correct corrĭpĕre

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To hold in fear, correct; corrĭpĕre, Ps. Spl. T. 93, 10

ege-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ege-láf, e; f.

What had escaped horrorhorrōris resĭduum

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What had escaped horror; horrōris resĭduum Ege-láfe [MS. ece-láfe], acc. Exod. 370

ege-nys

(n.)
Grammar
ege-nys, eges ful-nes, -ness, e; f.

Fearfulness, feartĭmor

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Fearfulness, fear; tĭmor, Ps. Spl. T. 88, 39

égh-þyrl

(n.)
Grammar
égh-þyrl, es; n.

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

eíg-land

(n.)
Grammar
eíg-land, es; n. [eá water = eíg, land land]

Water-land, an islandinsŭla

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Water-land, an island; insŭla On ðis eíglande in this island, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 15