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earþ

art

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art, Cd. 205; Th. 254, 9; Dan. 609: Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 4

ellm

(n.)
Grammar
ellm, es; m.

An elmulmus

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An elm; ulmus On ellmum in ulmis, L. Edg. C. 16; Wilk. 83, 47

elpen-bán

(n.)
Grammar
elpen-bán, es; n.

An elephant's bone, ivory ĕbur

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An elephant's bone, ivory; ĕbur Elpenbánum with ivory, Ps. Spl. 44, 10: Cot. 71

emn-

(prefix)
Grammar
emn-, emne-, in composition,

even, equal

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even, equal, as efen mne-cristen a fellow-christian. Emn-sceólere a school-fellow

Linked entry: efen-micel

eógoþ

(n.)
Grammar
eógoþ, e; f.

Youth jŭventus

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Youth; jŭventus Duguþe and eógoþe with old and young. Andr. Kmbl. 2245; An. 1124

erce-diácon

(n.)

an archdeacon archidiāconus

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an archdeacon; archidiāconus, Wrt. Voc. 71, 80: Homl. Th. i. 416, 29: 418, 16

Linked entry: ærce-diácon

fóre-dúru

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-dúru, e; f: -dýr, es; n.

A fore-doorporchan entryhallvestĭbŭlumpropy̆læumπροπύλαιον

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A fore-door, porch, an entry, hall; vestĭbŭlum, propy̆læum = προπύλαιον Fóredýre vestĭbŭla, Cot. 190

fýr-gnást

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-gnást, es; m.

A fire-sparkscintilla

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A fire-spark; scintilla Flugon fýrgnástas fire-sparks flew, Andr. Kmbl. 3090; An. 1548

eald-writere

(n.)
Grammar
eald-writere, es; m.

An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient mattersantīquārius

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An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient matters; antīquārius. Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: wrítere

eall-wealda

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-wealda, adj.

All-ruling, almighty omnĭpŏtens

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All-ruling, almighty; omnĭpŏtens Eallwealdan Gode to almighty God, Andr. Recd. 414; An. 205

here-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
here-bróga, an; m.

The terror produced by an army or by war,

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The terror produced by an army or by war, Beo. Th. 928; B. 462

láð-gewinna

(n.)
Grammar
láð-gewinna, an; m.

an enemy

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A hated opponent, an enemy, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 33; Rä. 16, 29

limb-stefning

(n.)
Grammar
limb-stefning, e; f.

An awningcurtainperipetasma

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An awning, curtain; peripetasma, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 69; Wrt. Voc. 61, 46

Linked entry: stefning

lyft-fleógend

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-fleógend, es; m.

a bird

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That which flies in the air, a bird Lyftfleógendra, Salm. Kmbl. 579; Sal. 289

níd-bebod

(n.)
Grammar
níd-bebod, es; n.

An urgent commandmandate

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An urgent command, mandate Healdeþ nýdbibod hálgan Dryhtnes, Exon. Th. 350, 32; Sch. 72

Linked entry: be-bod

be-swác

(v.; part.)

deceived, enticed, seduced

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deceived, enticed, seduced, Andr. Kmbl. 1226; An. 613; Similar entries p. of be-swícan

biaþ

(v.)
Grammar
biaþ, bióþ

arefor

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are; for, Mt. Lind. Stv. 26, 31; Similar entries pl. pres. of bión = beón

blysiere

(n.)
Grammar
blysiere, es; m.

An incendiaryincendii auctor

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An incendiary; incendii auctor Blysieras incendiaries, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 19

gecynde-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
gecynde-spræc, e; f.

A natural speechan idiomproprietas linguæidioma

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A natural speech, an idiom; proprietas linguæ, idioma, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 41

Linked entry: ágen-spræc

ge-heóld

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-heóld, ðú -heólde; pl. heóldon

keptobserved

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Th. 114, 8 : Andr. Kmbl. 691; An. 346;