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beren

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

A barley-place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum

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

Linked entries: biren byren bæren

ge-æhtle

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

Estimation ⬩ consideration ⬩ æstĭmātio ⬩ delībĕrātio

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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

ersc-hen

(n.)
Grammar
ersc-hen, ærsc-hen, -hæn, -henn, e; f.

A quail ⬩ cŏturnix, perdix

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A quail; cŏturnix, perdix Erschen cŏturnix, Wrt. Voc. 77, 36. Hi bǽdon and com erschen pétiērunt et vēnit cŏturnix, Ps. Spl. M. C. 104, 38. Erschæn cŏturnix. Wrt. Voc. 63, 22. Drihten gesende swá micel fugolcyn on hira wícstówe swilce erschenna, ðæt

Linked entries: aersc-hen edisc-hen

ag-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽca, -lǽcea, -léca, an; m. [ah-lǽca, æg-, æc-; ag-lác, -lǽc misery; a the m. of personal noun]

A miserable being ⬩ wretch ⬩ miscreant ⬩ monster ⬩ fierce combatant ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum ⬩ bellator immanis

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A miserable being, wretch, miscreant, monster, fierce combatant; miser, perditus, monstrum, bellator immanis Ne ðæt se aglǽca yldan þohte nor did the wretch [Grendel] mean to delay that, Beo. Th. 1482; B. 739. Earme aglǽcan miserable wretches, Exon.

EAX

(n.)
Grammar
EAX, , ex, æx , e; f.

An axis, axle-tree ⬩ axis

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An axis, axle-tree; axis Neáh ðam norþende ðære eaxe near the north end of the axis, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 20: 39, 13; Fox 232, 33: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 44; Met. 28, 22: 29, 36; Met. 29, 18. On ðære ilcan eaxe hwerfeþ eall rúma ródor all the spacious sky turns

EARM

(adj.)
Grammar
EARM, ærm, arm; comp. earmra; sup. earmost; adj.

poor, miserable, helpless, pitiful, wretched ⬩ pauper, mĭser ⬩ the poor and destitute for whom the church made a provision ⬩ paupĕres

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poor, miserable, helpless, pitiful, wretched;pauper, mĭser Ðá com án earm wuduwe cum vēnisset vĭdua una pauper, Mk. Bos. 12, 42, 43: Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 16. Nú eart tú earm sceaða now art thou a miserable wretch, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 19; Sat. 57: 226; Th

wirdla

Grammar
wirdla, v. ǽ-, æf-werdla (-wyrdla).

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æt-wæsend

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
æt-wæsend, -wesend, -weosend [æt at, wesende being; part of wesan to be]

At hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ hard by ⬩ imminens

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At hand, approaching, hard by; imminens, Cot. 107

cuwon

(v.)
Grammar
cuwon, chewed, Ælfc. T. 42, 9; p. pl.
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of ceówan

þeód-herpaþ

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-herpaþ, (æþ,) (-oþ), es; m.

The highway, ⬩ public road

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The highway, public road On ðæne þeódherpað, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 24, 2. Þeódherpoð, v. 157, 14, 16. On ðone þeódherpað west on herpað, Chart. Erl. 330, 5

Linked entries: folc-herpaþ þeód-weg

ǽr-ðam

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr-ðam, ǽr-ðon

before that

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before that,Mt. Bos. 6, 8: Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 22; Ph. 379

ár-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ár-líce, adv. [ = ǽr early]

Early ⬩ diluculo ⬩ mane

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Early; diluculo, mane, Mk. Lind. War. 16, 2 : Lk. Lind. War. 24, 1: Jn. Rush. War. 8, 2

awel

(n.)
Grammar
awel, Add:, es; m.
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Awel arpago, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 78: fuscinicula, 109, 31: tridens, 122, 64. Awele fuscinicula, An. Ox. 7, 378. Ꝥirlie hé his eáre mid ánum æle (subula), Ex. 21, 6. Man sceal habban ... awel, Angl. ix. 264, 7. Awelas fuscinicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 60.

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon ; pp. -sp[r]ecen .

to speak against ⬩ speak ill of ⬩ denounce ⬩ to misrepresent a case, ⬩ state wrongly ⬩ to lose that which is the subject of a suit ⬩ to speak to no purpose ⬩ waste one's words

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to speak against, speak ill of denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10. [ Fra steven of forspekand a voce obloquentisPs. 43, 17. ] to misrepresent a case, state

ǽðmian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽðmian, p. ode; pp. od [ǽðm vapour]

To raise vapour ⬩ boil ⬩ to be heated ⬩ to be greatly moved ⬩ exæstuare

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To raise vapour, boil, to be heated, to be greatly moved; exæstuare, Scint. 30

cweþ

Grammar
cweþ, says, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 45, = cweðeþ;
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3rd pres. sing. of cweðan

æt-steal

(n.)
Grammar
æt-steal, -steall, -stæl, -es; m. pl. nom. acc. -stalas [at a place, a fixed place]

Station ⬩ camp station ⬩ -sedes ⬩ statio

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Station, camp station; -sedes, statio Æt ðam ætstealle at the camp station, Wald. 37; Vald. 1, 21. Æt-stælle at the place. Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 26; GG. 150

Linked entry: stæl

eal-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-gréne, eall-gréne, æl-gréne; adj.

All-green ⬩ omnīno vĭrĭdis

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All-green; omnīno vĭrĭdis Geségun eorþan ealgréne they saw the earth all-green, Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 31; Cri. 1129

Linked entries: æl-gréne eall-gréne

ǽ-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bryce, (ǽw-bryce, q. v. in Dict.)

Adultery; of a churchman, neglect of celibacy

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Adultery; of a churchman, neglect of celibacy :-- Ðá ðe on sinscipe wuniað and heora ǽwe healdað búton ǽwbryce, Hml. A. 21, 178. Ðá ðe ǽwbryce ne wyrceað, 19, 140. Sé ðe ofer his ǽwe hǽmð, hé is forlír ðurh his ǽwbryce, Hml. Th. ii. 208, 17. Nis nánum

Linked entry: ǽ-breca

ǽ-hwǽr

Grammar
ǽ-hwǽr, = ǽg-hwǽr,
  • Ps. Th. 88, 31
  • .

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