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éh-streám

(n.)
Grammar
éh-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, ocean

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A water-stream, ocean Heliseus éhstreám sóhte, leólc ofer lagu-flód Heliseus sought the ocean, bounded over the water-flood, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 1; Jul. 673

elcra

(adj.)
Grammar
elcra, comp. adj. [elcian to put off, delay; elcung lateness, delay]

Latter postĕrior

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biterum and yfelum wǽtum, ða ðe wyrceaþ óman, ðonne beóþ ðaelcran to stillanne óþ-ðæt ðe hie unstrangran weorþan if they come from other bitter and evil humours, which cause inflammations, then are the latter to be stilled until they become less strong, L.

Linked entries: elcra ælcra

elehtre

(n.)
Grammar
elehtre, eluhtre, an; f.

The plant lupine lŭpīnus albus

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The plant lupine; lŭpīnus albus, Lin Elehtre lupine, L. M. 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 238, 30: 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 24: 3, 22; Lchdm. ii. 320, 12. Hafa clam geworht of elehtran have a plaster made of lupine, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 21.

Linked entries: eluhtre electre elotr

ele-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ele-lendisc, adj.

Strange, foreignadvĕna, aliēnus

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Lamb. 38, 13. Beam elelendisce ferealdodon fīlii aliēni invetĕrāti sunt. Ps. Lamb. 17, 46

Linked entries: -lendisc æle-lendisc

elene

(n.)
Grammar
elene, an; f.

The herb elecampaneinŭla hĕlĕnium

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The herb elecampane; inŭla hĕlĕnium, Lin Genim hioðowearde elenan take the netherward part of elecampane, L. M. 3, 26; Lchdm. ii. 322, 15: 3, 47; Lchdm. ii. 338, 14

Linked entry: Constantīnus

Élíg

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg, e; f. [él = ǽl an eel, íg an island]

The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

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The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire; insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi Is Élíg ðæt land on Eást-Engla mǽgþa, hú hugu syx hund hída, on eálondes gelícnesse; is eall mid fenne and mid wætere ymbseald, and fram genihtsumnesse ǽla ða ðe on ðám ylcan fennum

ellen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-leás, adj.

Lacking couragefortitūdine cărens

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Lacking courage; fortitūdine cărens Ic sceal sécan óðerne ellenleásran cempan I must seek another less courageous soldier, Exon. 71 b; Th. 266, 7; Jul. 394

ELM

(n.)
Grammar
ELM, ellm, es; m.

ELM, elm-tree ulmus

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An ELM, elm-tree; ulmus Genim elmes rinde take bark of elm, L. M. 1. 6; Lchdm. ii. 52, 9

Linked entry: ellm

elm-boga

(n.)
Grammar
elm-boga, an; m.

An elbow cŭbĭtum

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An elbow; cŭbĭtum Gif se earm biþ forad búfan elmbogan if the arm be broken above the elbow, L. Alf. pol. 54; Th. i. 94, 24

elm-rind

(n.)
Grammar
elm-rind, e; f.

ELM-RIND or barkulmi cortex

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ELM-RIND or bark; ulmi cortex Elmrind bark of elm, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 116, 2. Well elmrinde boil elm-rind, 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 5. Nim elmrinde take elm-rind, 1. 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 8: 3, 29; Lchdm. ii. 324, 15.

el-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
el-þeódignes, -þeódines, æl-þeódignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A being or living abroad, pilgrimage pĕregrīnātio

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Lamb. 119, 5

em-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
em-lang, adj.

Equally longejusdem longitūdĭnis

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Equally long; ejusdem longitūdĭnis, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 15

em-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
em-micel, adj.

Equally much æque multus

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Equally much; æque multus Em-micel ealra equally much of all, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 5

emnes

(n.)
Grammar
emnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Evenness, equity, justiceæquĭtas

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Lamb. 142, 11. Emnesse geseah anwlita his æquĭtātem vīdit vultus ejus, 10, 8. He démþ ymbhwyrft eorþan on emnisse ipse judĭcābit orbem terræ in æquĭtāte, Ps. Spl. 9, 8. Eágan ðíne geseón emnyssa ŏcŭli tui vĭdeant æquitātes, 16, 3: 51, 3: 110, 7

Linked entries: emnis emnys

em-twá

(num.)

two even parts, halvesdīmĭdia

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Lamb. 54, 24. He tobærst on emtwá he burst asunder into halves. Homl. Th. ii. 250, 26

Linked entry: twégen

én

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
én, = ǽn=án- one, as, — ǽn-líc, q. v. = án-líc; én-wintre one winter, q. v. én-líc = án-líc, q. v; én-lípig = án-lípig, q. v.

énetere

(adj.)
Grammar
énetere, énitre; adj.

Of a year old anniculus

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Of a year old; anniculus Ðú dést ǽlce dæg on ðaet weofod twá énetere lamb făcies in altāri agnos annĭcŭlos duos per singŭlos dies, Ex. 29, 38

Linked entry: énitre

engel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
engel-líc, engle-líc; adj.

Angelic angĕlĭcus

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Angelic; angĕlĭcus He ge-earnode ðæt he wæs brúcende engellícregesihþe angĕlĭca mĕruit vīsīone perfrui. Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 13

Linked entry: engle-líc

Engla land

(n.)
Grammar
Engla land, es; n.

The land of the Angles or Engles

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The land of the Angles or Engles ENGLAND; Anglórum terra.

eodor-brice

(n.)
Grammar
eodor-brice, edor-brice, -bryce, es; m. [eodor, edor a hedge, fence brice, bryce a breach, breaking]

A fence-breaking sēpis fractio

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A fence-breaking; sēpis fractio vel violātio Ceorles eodorbryce [Th. i. 88, 10, note 25, edorbryce, edorbrice] biþ fíf scillinga for breaking a churl's fence shall be five shillings, L. Alf. pol. 36; Lambd. 31, 31

Linked entries: edor-brecþ edor-brice