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eld

(n.)

age

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age Sió forme eld the first age, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 7; Met. 8, 4: Bt. 15; Fox 48, 2

Linked entry: ild

eldcung

(n.)

delay

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delay, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 17, MS. Cot

Linked entries: elcung ildcung

eldran

(n.)

elders, parents

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elders, parents, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 115; Met. 1, 58: 13, 55; Met. 13, 28

Linked entry: ildra

eldung

(n.)
Grammar
eldung, eldcung, elcung, e; f.

Delay ⬩ mŏra

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Delay; mŏra Hit is eldung and anbíd ðæs héhstan déman it is the delay and waiting of the highest judge, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 17

Linked entries: elcung eldcung

ELE

(n.)
Grammar
ELE, es; m.

OIL ⬩ ŏleum

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Th. ii. 564, 11-14. Ele ŏleum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 109; Wrt. Voc. 27, 38: Ps. Lamb. 108, 18: 140, 5. Hund sestra eles centum cădos ŏlei, Lk. Bos. 16, 6: Ps. Lamb. 4, 8. Of eówrum ele de ŏleo vestro, Mt. Bos. 25, 8.

Linked entries: æl ole

éle

(n.)

a lamprey

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a lamprey, Som. Ben. Lye

ele-bacen

(part.)
Grammar
ele-bacen, pp.

Oil-baked, baked in or with oil ⬩ ŏleo coctus, ŏleătus

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, cŏquens in olla et făciens ex eo tortŭlas săpōris quăsi pānis ŏleāti, Num. 11, 8

Linked entry: bracan

ele-berge

(n.)
Grammar
ele-berge, an; f. [ele oil; berge = berie a berry]

An olive, the fruit of an olive-tree ⬩ ŏlīva

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Lamb. 127, 3.He úteóde on ðæne múnt Oliuarum, ðæt is Elebergena egressus ībat in montem Ŏlivārum, Lk. Bos. 22, 39

ele-boga

(n.)
Grammar
ele-boga, an; m.

An elbow ⬩ ulna

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An elbow; ulna. Wrt. Voc. 71, 24

Linked entry: eln-boga

ele-byt

(n.)
Grammar
ele-byt, -bytt, e; f. [ele oil, byt a bottle]

An oil vessel or cruet, a chrismatory ⬩ lentĭcŭla

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An oil vessel or cruet, a chrismatory; lentĭcŭla Elebyt ǽrenu lentĭcŭla, Cot. 121

ele-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ele-fæt, es; n.

An oil-vat, cruise or pot ⬩ emĭcădium

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An oil-vat, cruise or pot; emĭcădium Elefæt emĭcŭdium [ = emĭcădium, v. Du Cange, vol. ii. 238], Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 79; Wrt. Voc. 25, 19. Stǽnen elefæt ălăbastrum, 24; Som. 60, 40; Wrt. Voc. 24, 40

elehtre

(n.)
Grammar
elehtre, eluhtre, an; f.

The plant lupine ⬩ lŭpīnus albus

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The plant lupine; lŭpīnus albus, Lin Elehtre lupine, L. M. 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 238, 30: 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 24: 3, 22; Lchdm. ii. 320, 12. Hafa clam geworht of elehtran have a plaster made of lupine, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 21.

Linked entries: eluhtre electre elotr

ele-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ele-lendisc, adj.

Strange, foreign ⬩ advĕna, aliēnus

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Strange, foreign; advĕna, aliēnus Elelendisc ic eom mid ðé advĕna ĕgo sum ăpud te. Ps. Lamb. 38, 13. Beam elelendisce ferealdodon fīlii aliēni invetĕrāti sunt. Ps. Lamb. 17, 46

Linked entries: -lendisc æle-lendisc

elene

(n.)
Grammar
elene, an; f.

The herb elecampane ⬩ inŭla hĕlĕnium

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The herb elecampane; inŭla hĕlĕnium, Lin Genim hioðowearde elenan take the netherward part of elecampane, L. M. 3, 26; Lchdm. ii. 322, 15: 3, 47; Lchdm. ii. 338, 14

Linked entry: Constantīnus

Elene

(n.)
Grammar
Elene, an; f.

Helena ⬩ Helĕna = Ἑλένη

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had by Helena his wife, Ors. 6, 30; Th. 496, 33.

ele-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
ele-sealf, e; f. Oil-salve, sweet balm; nardus = νάρδος, ambrŏsia = ἀμβροσία, Cot. 3: 146.

ele-seocche

(n.)
Grammar
ele-seocche, an; f? [ele ŏleum, seocche = seohhe colātōrium]

A vessel for straining oil, an oil-strainer?

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A vessel for straining oil, an oil-strainer?—Eleseocche fisclum? Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 85; Wrt. Voc. 41, 38

Élíg

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg, e; f. [él = ǽl an eel, íg an island]

The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire ⬩ insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

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in the same fen, Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 3-6.

Élíg-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg-burh, Élí-burh; gen. -burge; dat. -byrig; f.

The city of Ely, Cambridgeshire ⬩ urbs Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

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The city of Ely, Cambridgeshire; urbs Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi Man hine lǽdde to Élígbyrig [Élíbyrig, Th. 294, 15, col. 2] they led him to Ely, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 16, col. 1

éliŏtrŏpus

(n.)
Grammar
éliŏtrŏpus, éliŏtrŏpos

the turnsole

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the turnsole, Herb. 137; Lchdm. i. 254, 10, 16. v. héliotropus