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án-wíg-gearo

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l. an wíg gearo

apa

(n.)
Grammar
apa, an; m.

An APE ⬩ simia

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An APE; simia Wið apan bíte against bite of an ape, Med. ex quadr. 11, 7; Lchdm. i. 366, 24: Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 18; Wrt. Voc. 22, 59

æg-lím

(n.)
Grammar
æg-lím, es; m. [æg an egg, lím lime, glue]

EGG-LIME ⬩ the sticky part or white of an egg ⬩ ovi viscum

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EGG-LIME, the sticky part or white of an egg; ovi viscum Æglíra glara, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 72,119

ǽt-giefa

(n.)
Grammar
ǽt-giefa, -geofa, an; m. [St food, gifa a giver]

A food-giver ⬩ feeder ⬩ cibi dator

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A food-giver, feeder; cibi dator Óþ ðæt se fugel his ǽtgiefan eáþmod weorþeþ till that the bird becomes obedient to his feeder, Exon. 88b; Th. 332, 26; Vy. 91: 90b; Th. 339, 22; Gn. Ex. 98

an-grysen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
an-grysen-líce, adv.

Terribly ⬩ terribiliter

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Terribly; terribiliter, Nicod. 26; Thw. 14, 22

an-scúniend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
an-scúniend-líc, an-scúnigend-líc

abominable ⬩ abominabilis

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abominable; abominabilis

ǽr-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-wéla, an; m. [ǽr ere, before, wéla wealth]

Ancient wealth ⬩ divitiæ antiquitus accumulatæ

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Ancient wealth; divitiæ antiquitus accumulatæ, Beo. Th. 5488; B. 2747

All-walda

(n.)
Grammar
All-walda, an; m. [eal, eall all, -wealda ruler]

All-ruler ⬩ the Almighty

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All-ruler, the Almighty, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 15; Gen. 292

ǽn-lípig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽn-lípig, -lýpig, -lépig; adj. [án one, hlíp, hlýp]

Each ⬩ every ⬩ singular ⬩ solitary ⬩ private ⬩ singuli ⬩ solus

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Each, every, singular, solitary, private; singuli, solus Þurh ǽnlípige dagas per singulos dies, Ps. Spl. 41, 15. Be ǽnlípigum mannum per singulos viros, Jos. Grn. 7, 14: C. R. Ben. 22

Linked entry: ǽn-lípie

ǽr-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæder, indecl. in sing, but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A forefather ⬩ father ⬩ propator ⬩ pater

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A forefather, father; propator, pater, Beo. Th. 5258; B. 2622

æf-éstig

(adj.)
Grammar
æf-éstig, æfstig; adj.

Envious ⬩ emulous ⬩ jealous ⬩ invidus ⬩ æmulus

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Envious, emulous, jealous; invidus, æmulus Sum eald and sum æféstig ealdorman an old and an envious nobleman, Th. Apol. 14, 19

Linked entry: æfstig

æf-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
æf-þanc, es; m: æf-þanca, -þonca, -þunca, an; m.

Offence ⬩ insult ⬩ grudge ⬩ displeasure ⬩ envy ⬩ zeal ⬩ simultas ⬩ offensa ⬩ odium ⬩ zelus

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Offence, insult, grudge, displeasure, envy, zeal; simultas, offensa, odium, zelus Swindan me dyde æfþanca mín tabescere me fecit zelus meus, Ps. Spl. M. 118,139. Æfþonca gefylled full of grudges, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 4; Mod. 26. Eald æfþoncan edniwedan

Linked entries: of-þanc æf-þunca

ǽg-ðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-ðer, [ = ǽg-hwæðer] ; pron.

Either ⬩ each ⬩ both ⬩ uterque ⬩ ambo

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Ǽgðer ge—ge, both—and, as well—as :-- Ǽgðer ge hádes, ge éðeles þolige let him forfeit both degree and country, L. C. S. 41; Th. i. 400, 14. Ǽgðer ge heonan ge ðanan both here and there.

Linked entry: égðer

æt-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-glídan, p. -glád
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To slip away, disappear Ædglide delitesceret (cf. another gloss of the same passage in An. Ox. 2089: Bemiþe, fordwine; and fordwínan delitescere, 2152), An. Ox. 7, 132

Linked entry: glídan

ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, single ⬩ alone, solitary ⬩ excellent, peerless,

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Sum swíðe ǽnlic wer and foremǽre quidam spectabilis vir, Gr. D. 307, 1. Adrianus wæs geong and ǽnlic, Shrn. 59, 28. Fæger on ansýne and ǽnlic, 88, 13. Ǽnlicu Godes drút alma Dei genetrix, Dóm. L. 290. Ǽnlicum claro, An. Ox. 3082: preclaram, 3721.

Linked entry: án-lic

æt-faran

(v.)
Grammar
æt-faran, p. -fór
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To go away, make off Án fox þone scóh geiæhte and ætfaran (-en, MS.) þóhte. Shrn. 14, 23. Cf. oþ-faran

ǽg-hwilc

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Ǽlce wígwǽpna and ǽghwylce woruldsaca lǽte man stille, Wlfst. 170, 9. with án, substantival, cf. I. 2 Ðæt úre ǽghwylc án mæg éce líf geearnian, Wlfst. 283, 21. Æt ǽghwylcum ánum ðára, Bl. H. 127, 33. adjectival Ǽghwylcum ánum men gyldan, Bl.

tapor-æx

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Russian topor an axe, and to have come from Scandinavia to England

æf-werdla

(n.)
Grammar
æf-werdla, æf-wyrdla, æ-wyrdla, a-wyrdla, an; m. [æf of, wyrdan to corrupt]

Damage ⬩ injury ⬩ loss ⬩ the amercement for it ⬩ detrimentum ⬩ jactura ⬩ damnum

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Damage, injury, loss, the amercement for it; detrimentum, jactura, damnum Þolie ðone æfwerdlan [æfwyrdlan MS. H.] let him bear the damage, L. In. 40; Th. i. 126, 16: R. Ben. 2 : Cot. 104

untíd-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-ǽt, es; m.
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Eating at improper times Hí gímað untídǽta and druncennysse gule et ebrietate dediti, Chrd. 10, 32. Máne áðas . . . and untídsǽtas and oferdruncennesse . . . Diófol ús lǽrað oferfylle and un-tídǽtas. Nap. 66