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ælmes-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-feoh, g. -feós; a.

Almsalms' moneypecunia eleemosynæ

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Alms, alms' money; pecunia eleemosynæ, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432,13

Linked entry: feoh

ÆLMESSE

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLMESSE, ælmysse, an ; f.

ALMSalmsgivingeleemosyna

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ALMS, almsgiving; eleemosyna Ðæt ofer sí and to láfe sellaþ ælmessan quod superest date eleemosynam, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 30.

Linked entries: ælmes ælmysse

ǽlpig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽlpig, adj. [=án-lípig, án-lépig, from án one, hleáp a leap]

Eachsingleunicus

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Each, single; unicus Ðæt næs án ǽlpig híde, ne án gyrde landes that there was not one single hide, nor one yard of land, Chr. 1085; Th. i. 353, 12

æmelnys

(n.)
Grammar
æmelnys, æmylnys, -nyss, e; f.

Loathsomenesswearinessdisdainfalsehoodunfaithfulnessfalse dealingtreasonfastidiumtædium

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Lamb. 118, 28

Linked entry: æmylnys

æmete

(n.)
Grammar
æmete, æmette, æmytte, an; f.

An EMMETantformica

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Æmettan ægru gením take emmet's eggs, L. M. 1, 87; Lchdm, ii. 156, 6. Æmytte formica, Somn. 108. Níme æmettan take emmets, L. M. 3, 34; Lchdm, ii. 328, 7

Linked entries: æmtig æmytte emitte

ænde

(con.)

and

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and, L. Wih. 8; Th. i. 38, 16

æppel-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-leáf, es; n.

An apple-leaf

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An apple-leaf

Linked entry: appel-leáf

ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, comp. m. ǽra, ǽrra; f. n. ǽre, ǽrre; sup. ǽrest; adj.

Earlyformerprecedingancientpriorpræcedensantiquus

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Æt ǽrestan at the first; primo, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 2: Exon. 19a; Th. 49, 15; Cri. 786

ærn

(n.)
Grammar
ærn, ern, es; n.

A placesecret placeclosetan habitationa housecottagelocuslocus secretiordomuscasa

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A place, secret place, closet, an habitation, a house, cottage; locus, locus secretior, domus, casa Bireþ into his ærne beareth into his habitation, L. In. 57; Th. i. 138, 16

Linked entry: ern

æscian

(v.)

to askinterrogare

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Land

æt-befón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-befón, ic -befó; subj. ic, he -befó [æt, be, fón]

To take toattachdeprehenderecapereinvenire

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Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 15: L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 22

a-gǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gǽlan, p. de; pp. ed.

To hinderoccupydetaindelayneglectimpedireretardaremorarinegligereTo hesitatebe carelesscunctariindili-gens esse

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Ic míne tíd-sangas oft agǽlde I have often neglected my canonical hours, L. De Cf. 9; Th. ii. 264, n. Astrecceaþ agǽledan honda remissas manus erigite, Past. 11, 1; Cot. MS.

Linked entry: a-gálan

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ágen, adj. [originally the pp. of ágan to own, possess] .

OWNproperpeculiarpropriusThe property ownedone's own propertyproprium

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Ðínes ágenes þonces of thine own choice, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 12. used substantively, The property owned, or one's own property; proprium Agife man ðam ágen-frigean his ágen let his own be rendered to the proprietor, L. C. S. 24 ; Th. i. 390, 7; L.

ágend-frió

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-frió, -freo; indecl. m.

An ownerpossessorpossessor

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B.] ðone monnan let him give up the man to the owner, L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 4

ágen-frigea

(n.)
Grammar
ágen-frigea, -friga, -friá, an; -frige, es; m.

An ownerpossessorpossessor

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An owner, possessor; possessor Se ágen-frigea the owner, L. In. 42; Th. i. 128, 14. Agife man ðam ágen-frigean [-frigan MS. C.] his ágen let his own be rendered to the proprietor, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 7. Ðam ágen-frige to the posessor, L.

a-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gilde, a-gylde; adv.

Without compensation

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Without compensation,L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 14 [MS. A] : L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 12

æt-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-berstan, ic -berste, he -birsteþ, -byrst; p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten

To break out or looseto escapeget awayerumpereevadere

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Ðæt he ðanon ætberste that he escape thence, L. C. E. 2 ; Th. i. 358, 25

Linked entries: æt-byrst at-berstan

ǽtern

(adj.)

Venomouspoisonousvenenosus

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Venomous, poisonous; venenosus Wið ǽlcum ǽternum swile for every venomous swelling, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm, ii. 112, 24

Linked entry: ǽternes

æðel-íc

(adj.)
Grammar
æðel-íc, adj. [æðele noble. líc like]

Nobleexcellentegregius

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Noble, excellent; egregius Æðelíc onginn a noble beginning, Andr. Kmbl. 1775; An. 890; Stenc æðelícra eallum eorþan frætwum [MS. frætwa] a nobler odour than all earth's ornaments, Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 19; Pa. 48

Linked entry: æðel-líc

æt-hlýp

(n.)
Grammar
æt-hlýp, es; m. [æt to, hlýp a leap]

An assaultaggressusassultus

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An assault; aggressus, assultus For ðan æthlýpe for the assault, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 22

Linked entry: ǽ-hlýp