eofet
a debt
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a debt, L. Alf. pol. 22; Wilk. 39, 35
eofne
Behold! ⬩ ecce!
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Lamb. 72, 27: 82, 3
eofor-fearn
A species of fern, polypody ⬩ polypŏdium vulgāre
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Wið ðon sceal eoforfearn polypody shall [do] for that, L. M. 1, 12; Lchdm. ii. 56, 1: 1, 63; Lchdm. ii. 138, 15: 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 16. Genim eofor-fearnes mǽst take most of polypody, L.
Linked entries: efer-fearn efor-fearn
eofot
A debt, crime ⬩ dēbĭtum, culpa
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If a man declare a debt at a folk-mote, L. Alf. pol. 22 ; Th. i. 76, 6. Reht oððe eofut oððe scyld dēbĭtum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 25.
EORL
an earl ⬩ cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis
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make compensation with twelve shillings, L.
Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm
eorl-riht
An earl's right or privilege ⬩ cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium
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An earl's right or privilege; cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium Gif þegen geþeáh, ðæt he wearþ to eorle, ðonne wæs he syððan eorlrihtes weorþe if a thane thrived, that he became an earl, then he was thenceforth worthy of an earl's right, L.
eorre
Anger, wrath ⬩ īra
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Anger, wrath; īra Warniaþ eów ðæs Drihtenes eorres and mínes beware of the Lord's anger and of mine, L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 33: Ps. Lamb. 101, 11
eorþ-cyning
An earthly king, king of the land ⬩ terræ rex
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An earthly king, king of the land; terræ rex Sceótend Scyldinga to scypum feredon eal ingesteald eorþcyninges the Scyldings' warriors conveyed all the house chattels of the king of the land to their ships. Beo. Th. 2315: B. 1155.
EORÞE
EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil ⬩ terra, hŭmus, sŏlum
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Cain wæs eorþan tilia fuit Cain agrĭcŏla [lit. a tiller of the earth ], Gen. 4, 2.
eorþ-rima
A kind of plant, dodder? ⬩ herbæ gĕnus, cuscuta ? L. M. 3,
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L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 334, 12
eów-berge
A yew-berry ⬩ taxi bacca
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A yew-berry ; taxi bacca, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 24
eówe
of a ewe
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of a ewe, L. In. 55 ; Th. i. 138, 6, note 11, MS. B
eówede
a flock
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Lamb. 77, 70
eowend
membrum vĭrīle
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membrum vĭrīle, L. Alf. pol. 25; Th. i. 78, 15
eówes
a sheep
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a sheep's, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 6, note 11, MSS. G. H
eówo-humele
The female hop-plant ⬩ humŭlus fēmĭna
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The female hop-plant; humŭlus fēmĭna Genim eówohumelan take the female hop-plant, L. M. 3, 61; Lchdm. ii. 344, 8
Linked entry: humele
erfe
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
ering-lond
Arable land ⬩ arvum
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Arable land; arvum, Cod. Dipl. 1339; Kmbl. vi. 200, 7
ést-land
East-land, east country, the east ⬩ terra ŏrientālis
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East-land, east country, the east; terra ŏrientālis, Som. Ben. Lye
Ést-mere
The Frische Haff, or fresh water lake which is on the north of east Prussia. Hav or Haf signifies a sea, in Danish and Swedish. It is written Haff in German, and it is now used to denote all the lakes connected with the rivers on the coast of Prussia and Pomerania. The Frische Haff is about sixty miles long, and from six to fifteen broad. It is separated by a cham of sand banks from the Baltic Sea, with which, at the present time, it communicates by one strait called the Gat. This strait is on the north-east of the Haff, near the fortress of Pillau, Malte Brunts Univ. Geog. vol. vii. p. 14. This Gat, as Dr. Bell informs me, 'seems to have been formed, and to be kept open by the superior force of the Pregel stream.' This gentleman has a perfect knowledge of the Frische Haff and the neighbourhood, as he received his early education in the vicinity, and matriculated at the University of Königsberg, near the west end of the Haff. I am indebted to Dr. Bell for the map of the celebrated German Historian, Professor Voigt, adapted to his 'Geschichte Preussens von den ältesten Zeiten, 9 vols. 8vo,
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The Frische Haff, or fresh water lake which is on the north of east Prussia. Hav or Haf signifies a sea, in Danish and Swedish.