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ǽr

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr, wave.

Similar entry: eár

ǽnes

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽnes, adv.

Once.

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Once. Similar entries cf. ǽne, I Ǽnes ic swór semel juravi, Ps. L. 88, 36. Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes, Ll. Th. i. 38, 13. Similar entries cf. ǽne, II Ðá se bróður ðás word gehýrde ǽnes, hé forhtode . . . and óðere

Linked entry: ǽne

ǽrer

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrer, adv.

Before

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Before Ǽrer hit gewyrþe before it comes to pass. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, note 8

ǽror

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽror, ǽrror; prep. dat.

Beforeantepriusquam

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Before; ante, priusquam Næs ǽror ðé [MS. aworþe] ǽnegu gesceaft there was not before thee any creature, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 81; Met. 20, 41

Linked entry: ǽrror

ǽrest

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrest, adv.

Firstat firstprimumprimo

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First, at first; primum, primo Him cenned wearþ Cainan ǽrest to him was born Cainan first. Cd. 57; Th. 70, 7; Gen. 1149: 75; Th. 92, 16; Gen. 1529

Linked entry: ǽryst

ǽrur

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrur, adv.

Beforeantea

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Before; antea Swá he him ǽrur, hér on ðyssum lífe, ge-earnaþ as he for himself before, here in this life, earneth. Rood Kmbl. 214; Kr. 108: Ps. Th. 115, 3

ǽror

earlier, before rather

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Add: temporal, earlier, before Nán mann ǽror nán swylc ne gemunde, Chr. 1032; P. 159, 5. Ǽrer hé hit ǽrǽrde, 1086; P. 219, 4. Swá swá wé áwriton ǽror, Ælfc. T.

ǽge

(n.)

the islandinsulam

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the island; insulam Æt eðelinga ǽge at the island of nobles; apud nobilium insulam, Sim. Dunelm. an. 888

Linked entry: ǽg

æht

(n.)
Grammar
æht, e; f.

Valuationestimationdeliberationcouncilæstimatiodeliberatioconsilium

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Valuation, estimation, deliberation, council; æstimatio, deliberatio, consilium Fira bearn æht besittaþ the sons of men sit in council, Andr. Kmbl. 820; An. 410. Biscopas and bóceras and ealdormen æht besǽton bishops and scribes and princes sat in council

ǼL

(n.)
Grammar
ǼL, es; m.

An EELanguilla

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An EEL; anguilla Hwilce fixas gefehst ðú? ǽlas and hacodas what fishes catchest thou? eels and haddocks. Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33. Ac seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðo ðæs fiscnóðes nymþe to ǽlum ánum sed piscandi peritia genti nutta nisi ad anguillas tantum

Linked entries: éle fisc

ǽt

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ǽt, es; m: ǽt, e; f. [æt p. of etan to eat] .

foodcibusescaeatingesusmanducatio

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food; cibus, esca Ǽtes on wénan in hope of food, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 9; Exod. 165. He us ǽt giefeþ he gives us food, Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 9; Cri. 604. Oft he him ǽte heóld he often gave them food, Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 12 ; Gú. 708 : Cd. 200; Th. 247, 32

ǽrra

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrra, ǽrre; adj.

Formerearlier

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Former, earlier, Exon, 113b; Th. 436, 11; Rä. 54, 12: Menol. Fox 213; Men. 108: Elen. Kmbl. 609; El. 305

Linked entry: ǽr

ædre

Grammar
ædre, 1.ǽdre.

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ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwe, es; n.

Lawlex

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Law; lex, L. M. I. P. 15; Th. ii. 268, 28

ǽdre

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽdre, ( = ǽðre? cpve. of eáðe)

levius

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levius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 58

ǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽc, e; f.

An oakquercus

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An oak; quercus Of ðære ǽce [MS. ǽc] andlang heges to ðæm wege from the oak and along the hedge to the road, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. p. 78, 7

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, es; m.

Oiloleum

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Oil; oleum Ða sceolon beón æle bracene they must be beaten up with oil, Lev. 6, 21

ǽl

(n.)
Grammar
ǽl, e; f.

Burning

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Burning Ðára eágan scínað swá leóhte swá is án micel blácern on ǽle (onǽle? cf. on-ál) their eyes shine as bright as is a great lamp a-light, Nar. 37, 18

ÆSC

(n.)
Grammar
ÆSC, g. æsces; pl. nom. acc. æscas, ascas; g. æsca, asca; d. æscum, ascum; m;

an ash-treefraxinus excelsiorthe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨan ash-speara spearlancehasta fraxineahastaa small shipa skiffa light vessel to sail or row innavisnavigiumdromo

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an ash-tree; fraxinus excelsior On ðone æsc to the ash-tree. Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 461; A. D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 450, 3. Æsc fraxinus, Ælfc. Gl. 45; Som. 64, 98. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨ; = æ, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is æsc an ash-tree, hence

Linked entries: æscen asca barþ

ǽrra

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On his ðæt ǽrre mynster in primum suum monasterium. Bd. 5, 19; S. 641, 17. Ðæt (what) ǽrran woroldwitan gerǽddon, Ll. Th. i. 350, 6. Add