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feld-elfen

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Feldælbinne oððe elfenne amadriades, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 14. Add

fullwiht-ele

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-ele, es; m.
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Oil used at the rite of baptism Preósta gehwilc ǽgðer hæbbe ge fulluhtele ge seócum smyrels, Ll. Th. ii. 258, 15

heort-ece

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Cardiacus dicitur qui patitur laborem cordis vel morbus cordis heortcoþa vel [heort]ece, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 66. Wiþ heortece, gif him oninnan heard heortwærc sié, Lch. ii. 60, 6. Wiþ heorotece, ii. Wiþ hiorotece, 14. Add

inn-elfe

Similar entry: in-ylfe

ís-earn

(n.)
Grammar
ís-earn, es; m.
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A kingfisher Ísern (-ęrn, -aern) alcion, alchior, Txts. 39, 115. Ísen alcion, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 44: alchior, 7, ll

Linked entry: earn

norþ-efes

(n.)
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a northern margin Be ðám wege oð ðá norðefes, C. D. v. 221, 2

Linked entry: efes

on-égan

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Hí onégdon þǽre ferelan slegas ictus ferulae pertimescebant, Gr. D. 229, 25. Heó náht næs hire onégende nec verita est, 279, 17. Add

tó-efnes

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Ðonne is tóemnes þǽm lande súðeweardum ... Sweóland ... and tóemnes þǽm lande norðeweardum Cwéna land, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 1-3. Alexandras þegnas tóemnes him þone weall ábrǽcon, and þǽr in cóman, 3, 9; S. 134, 21. Oþ tóemnes þes hlinces heáfde, Cht. E.

Eád-wacer

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On Édwaceres gewitnisse, Cht. Th. 632, 18. Add

eág-gebyrd

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Substitute: The nature of the eye Is seó eággebyrd stearc the eye is by nature strong; ingentes oculi, Ph. 301

eár-wela

(n.)
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Take here passage given under ár-wela

Linked entry: ár-wela

sæ-elfen

Similar entry: -ælfen

scel-ége

Similar entry: sceolh-íge

ǽn-ége

Similar entry: án-eáge

brún-ecg

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-ecg, adj.

brownan edgeBrown-edgednigra acie præditus

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[brún brown, ecg an edge] Brown-edged; nigra acie præditus Byrhtnóþ bræd bill of scéðe, brád and brúnecg Byrhtnoth drew his battle-axe from its sheath, broad and brown of edge, Byrht. Th. 136, 38; By. 163: Beo. Th. 3096; B. 1546

on-égan

(v.)
Grammar
on-égan, p. de

To fear

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To fear Sǽton him at wíne, wealle belocene, ne onégdon ná orlegra níð, Cd. Th. 259, 25; Dan. 697. Ic mé onégan (onagen, MS.) mæg, ðæt mé wráðra sum wǽpnes ecge feore beneóte, 109, 28; Gen. 1829. Ni anoegun (anoegu ná?) ic mé aerigfaerae egsan brógum,

tó-efnes

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-efnes, -emnes; prep. with dat.

On a level with,abreast of,alongside,beside

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On a level with, abreast of, alongside, beside Andlang weges óð tóemnes ðære micelan díc the boundary runs along the road until it comes on a level with the great dike, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 251, 3. Ondlang bróces óð hyt cymþ tóemnes ðæm ealdan lǽghrycge

Linked entry: efen

tóþ-ece

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-ece, es; m.

Tooth-ache

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Tooth-ache Tóðæcce mé forwyrnde ǽlcre leornunga . . . Ic wát ðæt manig broc byð mycle strengre ðonne tóðsece, ðeáh ic nǽfre nán strengre ne geðolode, Shrn. 185, 9-16. Lǽcedðmas wiþ ðám uferan tóðece ge wiþ ðám niþeran. Lchdm. ii. 50, 7: 52, 6, 7

Linked entry: tóþ-wærc

EOFOR

(n.)
Grammar
EOFOR, eofer, eafor, efor, efer, efyr, ofor, es; m. I.

a boar, a wild boar ăper

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a boar, a wild boar; ăper Fornam hine eofor of wuda extermĭnāvit eam ăper de silva, Ps. Spl. 79, 14; Ps. Th. has, Hine útan of wuda eoferas wrótaþ 79, 13: Exon. 110b; Th. 423, 8; Rä. 41, 18: 92a; Th. 344, 20; Gn. Ex. 176. Sele ðú him flǽsc eofores give

em-

(prefix)
Grammar
em-, in composition, denotes even, equal: v. efen even, emb about.

Linked entry: am-