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éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, to éfestanne; p. éfeste. pl. éfeston; impert. éfest. pl. éfestaþ; pp. éfested

To hasten, make haste, be quick ⬩ propĕrāre, concurrĕre, festīnāre

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To gefultumianne me éfest ad adjŭvandum me festīna, Ps. Lamb. 69, 2

efesung

(n.)
Grammar
efesung, e; f.

A polling, rounding, shearing, compassing ⬩ tonsūra

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A polling, rounding, shearing, compassing; tonsūra, Som. Ben. Lye

efesung-sceara

(n.)
Grammar
efesung-sceara, an; f.

A pair of scissors or shears ⬩ forfex

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A pair of scissors or shears; forfex, Som. Ben. Lye

efete

(n.)
Grammar
efete, an; f.

EFT, a newt, lizard ⬩ lăcerta

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An EFT, a newt, lizard; lăcerta Efete lăcerta vel stīlio, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 18; Wrt. Voc. 24, 22

Linked entry: áðexe

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low ⬩ prosternĕre ⬩ to perform, execute, labour, achieve ⬩ patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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Exon. 107 b; Th. 409, 28; Rä. 28, 8. to perform, execute, labour, achieve; patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre Ic ǽ ðíne efne and healde custōdiam lēgem tuam. Ps. Th. 118, 44: 118, 131, 143.

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

efn-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
efn-biscop, es; m.

A co-bishop ⬩ Aco-episcŏpus

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A co-bishop; Aco-episcŏpus Mid Laurentio and Justo his efnbiscopum cum Laurentio et Justo co-episcŏpis, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 30

efne

(int.)
Grammar
efne, interj.

Lo! behold! truly! indeed ⬩ en, ecce, certe, prŏfecto

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ðá ætýwde Moyses and Helias et ecce apparuērunt Moyses et Elias, Mt. Bos. 17, 3. Efne swá biþ gebletsad beorna ǽghwylc ecce sic benedīcētur hŏmo. Ps. Th. 127, 5. Efne me God fultumeþ ecce Deus adjŭvat me, 53, 4: 54. 7: 86, 3: 118, 40: 138, 3

efne-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
efne-cuman, v. intrans.

To convene ⬩ convĕnire

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To convene; convĕnire Efne-cómon to him conveniēbant ad eum, Mk. Rush. War. 1, 45

efne-nú

(int.)
Grammar
efne-nú, interj.

Behold now ⬩ ecce

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Behold now; ecce Efnenú ge-eácnode unrihtwísnesse ecce partŭrit injustĭtia, Ps. Lamb. 7, 15

efn-etan

(v.)
Grammar
efn-etan, to eat as much as any one? or

to become equal, to equal? ⬩ par esse ălĭcui ĕdendo? æquāre, æmŭlāri

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to become equal, to equal? par esse ălĭcui ĕdendo? æquāre, æmŭlāri Ic mésan mæg meahtelícor and efn-etan ealdum þyrse I can feast more heartily and eat as much as the old giant. Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 28; Rä. 41, 63

Linked entry: efen-etan

efn-líca

(n.)
Grammar
efn-líca, an; m.

An equal ⬩ æquālis

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An equal; æquālis Nis nán efnlíca ðín there is no one thine equal, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 38; Met. 20, 19

Linked entry: efen-líca

efn-ling

(n.)
Grammar
efn-ling, es; m.

A consort, an equal, a fellow ⬩ consors

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A consort, an equal, a fellow; consors. Ps. Spl. T. 44, 9

Linked entry: efen-ling

efor-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
efor-fearn, es; n. A species of fern, polypody; rădiŏlus, poly̆pŏdium =πολυπόδιον
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M. 1, 17; Lchdm. ii. 60, 13

eft-agyfan

(v.)

To give back ⬩ reddĕre, i. e. re-dăre

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To give back; reddĕre, i. e. re-dăre. Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 19

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

eft-cuman

(v.)

To come back ⬩ revenīre

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To come back; revenīre He hét ealle eftcuman he commands all to come again. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Eft-cymeþ comes again, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21

efter

after

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after, Cod. Dipl. 1073; A. D. 896; Kmbl. v. 140, 7; Th. Diplm. A. D. 896; 139, 8

eft-hweorfan

(v.)

To turn back, return ⬩ rĕ-vertĕre

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To turn back, return; rĕ-vertĕre Æfter tíde eft-hweorfende to heofonum after a time returning again to the heavens, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 29. Eft-hwurfon returned again, 5, 6; S. 619, 9

eft-leán

(n.)
Grammar
eft-leán, es; n. [leán a reward]

A recompense ⬩ retrĭbūtio

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A recompense; retrĭbūtio He eft-leán wile ealles génomian he will surely take a recompense, Exon. 24 a; Th. 68, 8; Cri. 1100

eft-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
eft-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit again, reside ⬩ re-sĭdēre

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To sit again, reside; re-sĭdēre Ic eftsitte oððe ic uppsitte resĭdeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 6