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æ-fæstnes

Grammar
æ-fæstnes, (ǽw-, eáw-, -fest-, -feast-).
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Ǽfæstnis clǽne religio munda, Rtl. 29, 11. Ege Drihtnes ingehýdes ǽwfæstnyss ( religiositas ), Scint. 65, 9. Aefeastnisse religionis, Rtl. 96, 9. Gewítan fram ðám bígange úre ǽfestnysse, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 21. Hí áxode hine hwylcere eáwfæstnysse hé wǽre

ǽ-bryce

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

Linked entry: ǽ-breca

áscung

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Yfele wé dydon mid þissere áxunge, ii. 300, 14 Þá áxunga (áhsunge, v. l.) þǽre ǽscan tó wríðende interrogationi interrogationem jungens, Hml. S. 23 b, 495. Áxungum, spyrungum adinventionum (-ibus?), An. Ox. 5214. Add

áwisc-ferinend

(n.)
Grammar
áwisc-ferinend, es; m. [áwisc = ǽwisc disgrace, ferinian = firenian to sin]

One who sins disgracefullya publicanqui turpiter peccatpublicanus

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One who sins disgracefully, a publican; qui turpiter peccat, publicanus, Cot. 204

be-swuncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-swuncen, made with toil, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 48; pp.
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of be-swincan

angel

(n.)
Grammar
angel, a hook.
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Se grǽdiga fisc gesihð þæt ǽs and ne gesihð ðone angel ðe on ðam ǽse sticað, Hml, Th. i. 216, 11. Angul hamum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 75. Add

ofer-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-heáh, adj.
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Excessively high Æsc byþ oferheáh, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 23; Rún. 26

al

(n.)
Grammar
al, æl, eal, awul, awel, e; f.

An AWLa forkflesh-hooksubulafuscinulaharpago

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An AWL, a fork, flesh-hook; subula, fuscinula, harpago Þirlige his eáre mid ale bore his ear through with an awl, Lev. 25, 10: L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10, MS. G

Linked entries: æl awel awul eal

Crecgan ford

(n.)
Grammar
Crecgan ford, Creccan ford, es; m. [Hunt. Creganford: the ford of the river Cray]

CRAYFORD, Kent loci nomen in agro Cantiano

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D. 457] Hengest and Æsc fought against the Britons at the place which is called Crayford, Chr. 457; Erl. 12, 18

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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local and temporal dat. —AFTER; post Ne far ðú æfter fremdum godum go not thou after strange gods, Deut. 6, 14. Æfter þrím monþum after three months, Gen. 38, 24. Æfter dagum after those days, Lk. Bos. 1, 24. Cumaþ æfter me venite post me, Mt. Bos. 4

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

an-ælan

(v.)
Grammar
an-ælan, p. -ælde; pp. -æled, -æld [an, ælan to light]

To kindleinflameenlightenaccendereincendereinflammareilluminare

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To kindle, inflame, enlighten; accendere, incendere, inflammare, illuminare Mid andan ðære rihtwísnesse anæld kindled with a zeal of righteousness, Chr. 694; Th. 66, note 2: R. Concord. 5

ǽnne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽnne, acc. of. ǽn- = án, q.v.

oneunum

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one; unum Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne non potes unum capillum album facere. Mt. Bos. 5, 36;

ǽ-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-wintre, adj. [ǽ = ǽn = án one]

Of one winter or yearcontinuing for a year

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Of one winter or year, continuing for a year

flǽsc-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-ǽt, es; m. [ǽt food]

Flesh foodcarneus victus

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Flesh food; carneus victus, R. Ben. 36

-þeódig

(suffix)
Grammar
-þeódig, v. el- (æl-) þeódig.

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æpsen

(n.)
Grammar
æpsen, æf(e)sn, e; f.
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Impudence, foulness Ungerísendre æfesne (ungerysenre æfsna in marg.) indecens obscenitas, Hpt. Gl. 492, 60: An. Ox. 3674 (where see note)

æt-slídan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-slídan, p. -slád, pl. -slidon; pp. -sliden [æt from, away; v. æt I. 2: slídan labi]

To slip or slide awaylabielabi

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To slip or slide away; labi, elabi Ic ætslíde labor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 43: 35; Som. 38, 10. Ðæt hira fót ætslíde ut labatur pes eorum, Deut. 32, 35

eár-loccas

(n.)
Grammar
eár-loccas, pl. m. [eár = ǽr before]

Forelocks antiæ

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Forelocks; antiæ, Ælfc. Gl. 64;Som. 69, 16; Wrt. Voc. 40, 49

dæll

Grammar
dæll, v. æf-dæll, dell, dæl.

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ge-æhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æhtan, -æhtian; p. te, ode; pp. ed, od [æht valuation, estimation]

To valueprizeæstĭmāre

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To value, prize; æstĭmāre Wæs gifu Hróþgáres oft geæhted the gift of Hrothgar was often prized, Beo. Th. 3774; B. 1885. Gebéte swá hit mon geæhtie let him make amends as it may be valued, L. Alf. 26; Th. i. 50, 26, MS. H