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-elfen

(suffix)
Grammar
-elfen, e; f. [ælf an elf, en a feminine termination]

A fairy, nymph ⬩ nympha: used only as a termination

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; wudu-elfen dryădes; wylde-elfen hamadryădes; sǽ-elfen naĭădes, Ælfc. Gl. 112, 113; Som. 79, 108-112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 15-19

el-reord

(adj.)
Grammar
el-reord, ell-reord, æl-, sell-, eall-; adj.

Foreign-speaking, barbarous ⬩ barbărus

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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Wǽron heó mid elreordre dysignesse onbláwne inflāti ĕrant barbăra stultĭtia, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 13: 1, 5; S. 4. 76, 11: 1, 14; S. 482, 12: Ps. Surt. 113, 1

Linked entries: æll-reord æl-reord eall-reord ell-reord ell-reordig el-riord el-reordig -reord

cuwon

(v.)
Grammar
cuwon, chewed, Ælfc. T. 42, 9; p. pl.
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of ceówan

bræd-ísen

Grammar
bræd-ísen, (brǽd- ?).

A chisel

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A chisel Brǽdísen scalpellum, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 42. Bredísern (-aern), Txts. 95, 1793. Dele bracket, and substitute :

eall-wihta

(n.)
Grammar
eall-wihta, al-wihta, æl-wihta; pl. [eall all, every; wiht creature]

All beings ⬩ omnia creāta

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All beings; omnia creāta Cyning eall-wihta king of all creatures, Andr. Kmbl. 3204; An. 1605: Cd. 47; Th. 60, 7; Gen. 978: 5; Th. 7, 28; Gen. 113

Linked entries: æl-wihta all-wihta al-wihta eal-wihta

cweþ

Grammar
cweþ, says, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 45, = cweðeþ;
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3rd pres. sing. of cweðan

open-ears

(n.)
Grammar
open-ears, -ærs, es; m.

A medlar ⬩ mespila

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A medlar; mespila,Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 50

EARS

(n.)
Grammar
EARS, ærs, es; m.

The breech, the buttocks, the hind part ⬩ ánus, pōdex

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The breech, the buttocks, the hind part; ánus, pōdex

Linked entry: ærs

eft-betǽht

(v.)
Grammar
eft-betǽht, æft-betéht

Re-assigned, re-delivered, given back ⬩ re-consignātus

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Re-assigned, re-delivered, given back; re-consignātus, R. Ben. 4

Linked entry: æft-beteht

elcor

(adv.)
Grammar
elcor, elcur, ælcor; adv.

Elsewhere, otherwise, besides, except ⬩ alias, alĭter, præter, nisi

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Elsewhere, otherwise, besides, except; alias, alĭter, præter, nisi Gif hit hwæt elcor biþ sin alias, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 17

Linked entries: ælcor elcur ellícor elcora ælcor

byrcþ

Grammar
byrcþ, barks, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 8; pres.
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of beorcan

cwæðst

Grammar
cwæðst, sayest, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 3, 7, = cweðst;
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan

ge-etan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-etan, p. ic, he ge-æt, ðú ge-ǽte, pl. ge-ǽton; pp. ge-eten

To eat together ⬩ to eat ⬩ to consume ⬩ comedere ⬩ edere

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To eat together, to eat, to consume; comedere, edere Elnung húses ðínes geet mec [me æt, Bos.] Jn. Skt. Lind. 2, 17. Ðæt híg ǽton : ðá híggeeten hæfdon, híg wunedon ðǽr ut ederunt : cum comedissent, manserunt ibi, Gen. 31, 54. Gif ðú ðæs treówes wæstm

æfterra

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
æfterra, æft(e)ra; cpve.: æft(e)resta; spve.

latter ⬩ hinder, lower ⬩ latter ⬩ last ⬩ next, following ⬩ second

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where relation of two objects is marked, in time, latter Se æfterra anweald—se ǽrra, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50, 12. Wæs heora æftra sýð wyrse ðonne se ǽrra, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 25. in place, hinder, lower Ðæt ǽrre folc and ðæt æfterre those before and those behind

Linked entries: æftera æfterest æftresta

cwyðst

Grammar
cwyðst, sayest, speakest, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 62, = cweðst;
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan

cwiðst

Grammar
cwiðst, sayest, speakest, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 38, = cweðst;
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan

ǽcern

(n.)
Grammar
ǽcern, ǽcirn, es; n. [ǽc = ác oak, corn corn]

The corn or fruit of an oak ⬩ an ACORN ⬩ a nut ⬩ glans

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The corn or fruit of an oak, an ACORN, a nut; glans Ǽcern glans, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 7. Ǽcirnu, pl. nom. Gen. 43, 11

Linked entry: ác-cærn

ellen

(v.)
Grammar
ellen, ellern (-aern), elle

elder-tree

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elder-tree. Ellaen, ellae, ellaern sambucus, Txts. 94, 893. Elle sambuca, 109, 1131. Ellen sambucus, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 67: actis vel sambucus, 69, 31. Elnes rind, Lch. ii. 230, 14. In tó gryddeles elrene, of gryddeles elrene in tó ðára smalan ác, C.

flít-cræft

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Flíter[æft] dialectica, An. Ox. 3116. Flítcræfte, 2, 155. Mid flítcræftum dialecticis artibus, 3207. For ' Mone B. 3030' substitute

þeód-herpaþ

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-herpaþ, (æþ, -oþ), es; m.
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The highway, public road On ðæne þeódherpað, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 24, 2. Þeódherpoð, v. 157, 14, 16. On ðone þeódherpað west on herpað, Chart. Erl. 330, 5. [Cf. O. H. Ger. diet-uuec via publica, Grff i. 669: Icel. þjóð-braut, -gata, -leið, -vegr a high

Linked entry: folc-herpaþ

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