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ele-twíg

Grammar
ele-twíg, l. -twig,
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and add Eletwiges oleastri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 7

elm-boga

Similar entry: eln-boga

emb-rin

Grammar
emb-rin, embrin (-en), æmbern

an urn

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an urn Embrin bothoma (the m is altered into ni, Corp. Gl. H. 25, 146), Wülck. Gl. 9, 18. Embren bothoma, 358, 19. Æmbern bothonia, 195, 20. Embrin balus, 275, 12. Substitute:

heáfod-ece

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Add: — Heáfodwærc vel [heáfod]ece cephalia, i. dolor capitis, vel cephalargia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 84. Wið heáfodece, Lch. i. 188, 15 ; 190, 20: 196, 22, and often. Laurentius ðá wudewan fram hefigtýmum heáfodece gehǽlde, Hml. Th. i. 418, 22. Hé mid ele

niþer-ecg

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-ecg, e; f.
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The lower edge or brink Be ðæs hlinces niðerecge, C. D. iii. 418, 19

súþ-ecg

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-ecg, e; f.
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The south edge of land Of cumbes súðecge, C. D. iii. 416, 21, On crundles súðecge, 465, 15: 20

Linked entry: ecg

eár-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
eár-gebland, Take here passage given under ár-gebland.

Linked entry: ár-gebland

eár-ýþ

(n.)
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Take here passage given under ár-ýþ

eáþ-lǽre

(adj.)
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easily taught Ǽrest ma[n] sceal þá yldestan lǽran, ꝥ þurh hig þá gingran siððan beón þe eáðlǽran ( facilius doceantur ), Chrd. 96, 13

ecg-hwæs

(n.)
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sharp of edge Hrunting ... ecg was ( Trautmann suggests ecghwæs) íren, B. 1459: 2778. Cf. ecg-heard

heáfod-ece

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-ece, es; m.

Head-ache

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Head-ache Wið heáfodece for head-ache, Lchdm. i. 4,15: Herb. 75, 6; Lchdm. i. 178, 15

Linked entry: ece

heard-ecg

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-ecg, adj.

Hard of edge

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Hard of edge Ðá wæs on healle heardecg togen sweord then in the hall was drawn the sword hard of edge, Beo. Th. 2581; B. 1288: 2984; B. 1490: Elen. Kmbl. 1513; El. 758: Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 15; Rä. 6, 8

bán-ece

(n.)
Grammar
bán-ece, es; m.

Pain in the thigh

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Pain in the thigh. Similar entries v. bán Wið bánece, Lch. i. 252, 1: ii. 68, 25: 70, 1

wistfulliend

(n.)
Grammar
wistfulliend, wistfulligend, es; m.
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One that feasts Swég wistfulgend[es] sonus epulantis, Ps. Spl. 41, 5

ESOL

(n.)
Grammar
ESOL, esul, es; m.

An assăsĭnus

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An ass; ăsĭnus His estfulnesse wiðteáh se esol ðe he onuppan sæt the ass. upon which he [Balaam] sat, opposed his zeal, Past. 36, 7; Cot. MS. Gif ðǽr befeólle on oððe oxa oððe esol if an ox or an ass fell into it, Past. 63; Hat. MS.

éstum

(adv.)
Grammar
éstum, adv. [dat. or inst. pl. of ést, q.v.]

Willingly, gladly, kindly, bounteouslylĭbenter, bĕnigne, mūnĭfĭcenter

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Ic Ismael éstum wille bletsian . I will bless Ishmael bounteously, Cd. 107; Th. 142, 4; Gen. 2356

ersc

(n.)
Grammar
ersc, ersc, ærsc, es; m.

Arrishersh

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Arrish, ersh (arrish a stubblefield; stubble of any kind after the crop has been cut, D. D. See also N. E. D. arrish, earsh) Tó brádan ersce, Cht. E. 290, 29. Tó cráwan ersce, C. D. iii. 123, 6. Tó wudan ærscæ; fram wudan ærscæ, v. 255, 37. For bealdan

Ecg-bryhtes stán

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryhtes stán, es; m.

Brixton Deverill

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Brixton Deverill, Wilts?—He gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne be eástan Sealwyda he rode to Egbert's stone, on n

esne

Grammar
esne, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Gif mannes esne frigne manna ofslæhð, Ll. Th. i. 28, 4. Gif cirican-mannes esne tihte folces-mannes esne, his dryhten hine geclénsige, 42, 11. Gif mon sweordes onlǽne óðres esne (þeówe, 11), 120, 12.

esne-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
esne-wyrhta, an; m.

A hireling, mercenarymercēnārius

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A hireling, mercenary; mercēnārius Esne-wyrhta mercēnārius, Greg. Dial. 2, - 3. Eallum frióum monnum ðás dagas sién forgifene bútan þeówum mannum and esnewyrhtum to all freemen let these days be given, but not to slaves and hirelings, L.