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Anglo-Saxon

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glæsen-eáge

(adj.)
Grammar
glæsen-eáge, adj.
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Grey-eyed Glæseneáge glaucus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 24

hlís-eádig

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Se hlíseádgesta opinatissimus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 64. Add

open-ears

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Add:

eall-wihta

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Eallwihtna (helwihta, ealwihtna, Wlfst. 186, 2) hryre, Verc. Först. 74, 4. Add

earh-faru

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Aerigfaerae, Txts. 151, 10. Add

ears-gang

Grammar
ears-gang, <b>; II.</b>
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ꝥ meox his argancges and his micgan stercus et urinam, Chrd. 69, 29. Add

eást-ende

(adj.)
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Innan þǽre cyricean ... inn æt þám eástende, Vis. Lfc. 52. Add

eáþ-lǽre

(adj.)
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easily taught Ǽrest ma[n] sceal þá yldestan lǽran, ꝥ þurh hig þá gingran siððan beón þe eáðlǽran ( facilius doceantur ), Chrd. 96, 13

cú-eáge

(n.)
Grammar
cú-eáge, an; f.

A cow's eye ⬩ vaccæ oculus

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A cow's eye; vaccæ oculus Cúeáge biþ scillinges weorþ a cow's eye is worth a skilling L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, 4, note 11

Linked entry: eáge

open-ears

(n.)
Grammar
open-ears, -ærs, es; m.

A medlar ⬩ mespila

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

toran-eáge

Similar entry: toren-íge

bearn-eaca

(adj.)
Grammar
bearn-eaca, adj.

Big with child ⬩ pregnant

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Big with child, pregnant Maria wæs þágyt bearneáca, Hml. Th. i. 30, 9. Ðonne mon sníð ðá bearneácan (praegnantes), wíf Past. 366, 14

ǽðe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽðe-líc, adj. [ǽðe = eáðe easy; adj. líc like]

Easy ⬩ facilis

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Easy; facilis Gif ðú ne wilt us geþafian in swá ǽðelícum þinge si non vis assentire nobis in tam facili causa, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 26

Linked entry: eáðelíc

æt-écan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-écan, -ycan; p. -écte; v. trans, [æt to, at, eacan to eke]

To add to ⬩ increase ⬩ addere ⬩ adjicere

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To add to, increase; addere, adjicere He ætécte addidit, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 33: Mt. Rush. Stv. 6, 27

eága-swind

(n.)
Grammar
eága-swind, the eyelid, the cheek; gĕna. Som. Ben. Lye; Grm. Gr. iii. 401
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proposes eagan-spind

eágh-þyrl

(n.)

a window

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a window, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 6

earh-geblond

wave-mingling

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wave-mingling, Elen. Kmbl. 477; El. 239

earm-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
earm-swíþ, adj.

Arm-powerful, muscular, strong ⬩ lacertōsus

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Arm-powerful, muscular, strong; lacertōsus, Cot. 123: 200

Linked entry: swíþ

eáþ-gete

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-gete, adj.

Easily got, got ready, prepared ⬩ făcĭlis adeptu, părātus

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Easily got, got ready, prepared; făcĭlis adeptu, părātus Him wæs eáþgete ele to ðam baþe oil was made ready for his bath, Ælfc. T. 32, 14

Linked entry: éþ-begete

eáþ-hylde

satisfied, contented

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satisfied, contented

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