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éren

(adj.)
Grammar
éren, adj.

Brazen ⬩ æreus

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Ps. Spl. T. 17, 36: 106, 16

eretic

(adj.)
Grammar
eretic, adj.

Heretical ⬩ hærĕtĭcus

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Bd. 4, 13, Lye

erfe

(n.)
Grammar
erfe, es; n.

An inheritance ⬩ hērēdĭtas

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An inheritance; hērēdĭtas Freólsgefa áge his erfe let the freedom-giver have his heritage, L. Win. 8; Th. i. 38, 16

erfe-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
erfe-gewrit, es; n.

A charter of donation ⬩ dōnatiōnis charta

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A charter of donation; dōnatiōnis charta, Heming. p. 120, Lye

erfeðe

(adj.)
Grammar
erfeðe, adj.

Difficult, troublesome ⬩ diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus

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Difficult, troublesome; diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus For hwon erfeðo sindon gé ðæm wífe quid mŏlesti estis mŭlieri? Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 10

erfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
erfe-weard, es; m.

An heir ⬩ hēres

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An heir; hēres Ðú eart erfeweard ealra þeóda tu hērēdĭtābis in omnĭbus gentĭbus, Ps. Th. 81, 8. Forleórt he ðæs hwílewendlícan ríces erfeweardas his suna þrié tres fīlios suos regni tempŏrālis hērēdes relīquit, Bd. 2, 5; Whelc. 121, 41

erfe-weardnis

(n.)
Grammar
erfe-weardnis, -niss, e; f.

An inheritance ⬩ hērēdĭtas

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An inheritance; hērēdĭtas Erfeweardnis mín hērēdĭtas mea, Rtl. 3, 34

erhe

(adv.)
Grammar
erhe, erhlíce

fearfully

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fearfully, R. Ben. Interl. 5. v. earh-líce

ERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ERIAN, erigan, erigean, to erianne, eríganne, erigenne; part, erigende; p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To plough, EAR ⬩ iărāre

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To plough, EAR ; iărāre For cíele nele se sláwa erian [erigan MS. Cot.] propter frīgus pĭger ărāre nonvult, Past. 39, 2; Hat. MS. 53a, 14, 15. Nylle erigean [erian MS. Cot.] nonvult ărāre, 39, 2; Hat. MS. 53a, 18.

Linked entry: ærian

ering-lond

(n.)
Grammar
ering-lond, es; n.

Arable land ⬩ arvum

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Arable land; arvum, Cod. Dipl. 1339; Kmbl. vi. 200, 7

Ermanríc

(n.)
Grammar
Ermanríc, es; m.

The celebrated king of the Ostro-Goths or East-Goths

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The celebrated king of the Ostro-Goths or East-Goths

erming

(n.)
Grammar
erming, es; m.

A miserable or wretched being ⬩ mĭser

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A miserable or wretched being; mĭser Ðæt is sió án frófer erminga æfter ðám ermþum ðisses lífes that is the only comfort of the wretched after the calamities of this life, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 29

Linked entry: irming

Erming-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Erming-strǽt, e; f. [here-man-strǽt via strāta mīlĭtāris, Som.]

Erming-street. One of the four great Roman roads in Britain

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One of the four great Roman roads in Britain, Som. Lye

ermþu

(n.)
Grammar
ermþu, e; f.

Misery, calamity ⬩ mĭsĕria

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Misery, calamity; mĭsĕria Cwom ofer eorþan ermþu misery came upon the earth, Ps. Th. 104, 14: Exon. 11b; Th. 17, 17; Cri. 271: Andr. Kmbl. 2325; An. 1164: Bt. Met. Fox 16, 15; Met. 16, 8. Æfter ermþum after calamities, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 30: Elen.

Linked entry: irmþ

ersc

(n.)
Grammar
ersc, es; n.

A park, preserve ⬩ vīvārium

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A park, preserve; vīvārium, Ben. Lye

-es

(suffix)
Grammar
-es, is the termination of the genitive case singular, in the greater part of Anglo-Saxon nouns. — Cyninges botl a king's palace. — Abrahames God

Abraham's God

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In English e is omitted, but its place is denoted by an apostrophe

Esau

(n.)
Grammar
Esau, gen. Esawes [Esaues]; dat. Esawe; m. [Esau ושָׂעֵ hairy, from השָׂעָ to be hairy]

Esau

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Esau Sóþlíce Iacob sende bodan to Esawe his bréðer mīsīt autem Jacob nuntios ad Esau fratrem suum, Gen. 32, 3. Esau, 32, 8: 33, 4, 8, 15, 16. Alīse me of Esawes handa mínes bróður ērue me de mănu fratris mei Esau, 32, 11.

Escan ceaster

(n.)

Exeter ⬩ Exonia

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Exeter; Exonia, Chr. 876, 877; Erl. 78, 13, 16

Esces dún

(n.)

Ashdown

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Ashdown In Esces dúne at Ashdown, Cod. Dipl. 998; Kmbl. v. 41, 15

esn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
esn-líce, adv.

Manfully, valiantly ⬩ vĭrīlĭter

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Hopa nú to Drihtne, and dó esnlíce expecta Dŏmĭnum, et vĭrīlĭter ăge, Ps. Th. 26, 16: 30, 28

Linked entry: esne