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eaht

(n.)
Grammar
eaht, æht, eht, e; f.

Deliberation, council delibĕrātio, consĭlium

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Deliberation, council; delibĕrātio, consĭlium, Exon. 80 a; Th. 301, 24; Fä. 24

Linked entries: æht eht

eárðan

(adv.)
Grammar
eárðan, before that; antĕquam, Chr. 1041; Th. 299, 15, col. 1. v. ǽr; adv.

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, or ǽg-, prefixed to pronouns.

ece

(n.)
Grammar
ece, æce, ace, es; m.

AKE, pain dŏlor

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An AKE, pain; dŏlor Efne swá se bisceop ðone ece and ðæt sár mid him ut bǽre as if the bishop had borne the ake and the sore out with him. Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 37: 5, 4; S. 617, 22

Linked entries: ace æce

Ælfríc

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfríc, es; m. [ælf, ríc]

ÆlfricÆlfricus

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Ælfric; Ælfricus. Ælfric of Canterbury, the grammarian, was of noble birth, supposed to be the son of the earl of Kent. He was a scholar of Athelwold, at Abingdon, about 960. When Athelwold was made bishop of Winchester, he took Ælfric with him and made

-hweg

(suffix)
Grammar
-hweg, v. æt-, hwæt- (
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under hwæt-hwega) -hweg

ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
ǽdre, ǽddre, édre, an; f; ǽdr, e; f.

An arterya veinfountainriverarteriavenafonsrivusa nervesinewkidneynervusren

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a channel for liquids, An artery, a vein, fountain, river; arteria, vena, fons, rivus; Similar entries v. wæter-ǽdre Feorh aléton þurh ǽdra wylm they let life forth through the fountain of their veins, Exon. 72b; Th. 271, 6; Jul. 478. Blédaþ ǽdran the

Cilt-ern

(n.)
Grammar
Cilt-ern, es; n. [ceald cold, ærn place]

The CHILTERN

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The CHILTERN, high hills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; montes quidam excelsi in agris Bucingamiensi et Oxoniensi Námon hí [Þurkilles here] ǽnne upgang út þuruh Ciltern, and swá to Oxena forda, and ða buruh forbærndon they [Thorkell's army] took

ah-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ah-lǽca, an; m. [ah- = ag- = æg- = æc- nequitia; lǽc ludus, donum; -a the personal termination, q. v.]

A miserable beingmiscreantmonstermiserperditusmonstrum

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A miserable being, miscreant, monster ; miser, perditus, monstrum He wiste ðæm ahlǽcan hilde geþinged he knew conflict was destined for the miscreant, Beo. Th. 1297; B. 646: 1983 ; B. 989

ǽcern

(n.)
Grammar
ǽcern, ǽcirn, es; n. [ǽc = ác oak, corn corn]

The corn or fruit of an oakan ACORNa nutglans

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The corn or fruit of an oak, an ACORN, a nut; glans Ǽcern glans, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 7. Ǽcirnu, pl. nom. Gen. 43, 11

Linked entry: ác-cærn

ǽhte land

(n.)
Grammar
ǽhte land, es; n. [ǽht property]

Landed propertyterra possessionis

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Landed property; terra possessionis Forðon ðe Peohtas heora ǽhte land ðætte Angle ǽr hæfdon eft onféngon nam Picti tenam possessions suæ quam tenuerunt Angli receperunt, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 29

ǽ-fæsten

Grammar
ǽ-fæsten, (ǽw-).
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On ǽwfæstenum ic gesyngode, Angl. xi. 102, 66. Ǽfæstenu ic oft ágǽlde, 99, 62: Ll. Th. ii. 144, 23. Add

ǽr-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-dǽd, e; f.

Former conducta past deedante-actum

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Former conduct, a past deed; ante-actum Wyt witodlíce be uncer ǽr-dǽdum onfóþ nos duo quidem juste, nam digna factis recipimus, Lk. Bos. 23, 41: Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 24, note

ǽr-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-deáþ, es; m.

Early deathmors immatura

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Early death; mors immatura Regnþeófas dǽlaþ yldo, oððe ǽr-deáþ the great thieves find age, or early death, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 14; Exod. 539

æt-bryidan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bryidan, p. ede; pp. ed

To take awayauferre

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To take away; auferre Ðæs óðres áþ ðe mon his orf æt-bryideþ the oath of the other from whom the cattle is taken away, L.O. 3; Th. i. 178,16, = æt-bredan

æt-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feallan, p. -feól, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen

To fall awaycadere

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To fall away; cadere Healf wér ðǽr æt-fealþ one half of the wer there falls away, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 21

æt-hwá

(pronoun.)
Grammar
æt-hwá, pron.

Eachquisque

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Each; quisque Se is æt-hwám freónd which is to each a-friend, Exon. 95b; Th. 356, 22; Pa. 15

beren

(n.)
Grammar
beren, es; n. [bere-ærn, q.v.]

A barley-placea barnhorreum

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A barley-place, a barn; horreum, Lk. Jun. 3, 17 : 12, 18, 24

Linked entries: byren biren bæren

ge-æhtle

(n.)
Grammar
ge-æhtle, an; f. [æht valuation, estimation]

Estimationconsiderationæstĭmātiodelībĕrātio

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Estimation, consideration; æstĭmātio, delībĕrātio Hý, on wíggetawum, wyrðe þinceaþ eorla geæhtlan, they, in their war-equipments, appear of the estimation of earls, Beo. Th. 743; B. 369. Grein and Heyne give geǽhtla persecutor; cf. éhtan; then eorla

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, es; m. (not f.)
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Falud (-aed) bobellum, Txts. 45, 310. Falod, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 21. Falaed stabulum, Txts. 99, 1920. Fald volio (l. (?) ovile), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 62. Mid swylcum monnum byð hell gefylled swá swá fald mid sceápum, Ps. Th. 48, 13. On ðone ealdan fald; of