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aac

(n.)
Grammar
aac, e; f.

An oak

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An oak Aac-tún Acton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, Cod. Dipl. 75 ; A. D. 727; Kmbl. i. 90, 19

Linked entry: Ác-tún

aad

(n.)

a pile

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a pile He mycelne aad gesomnode he gathered a great pile, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22

aam

(n.)
Grammar
aam, es; m.

A reed of a weaver's loom

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A reed of a weaver's loom. Exon. 109 a ; Th. 417, 22 ; Rä. 36, 8; Cod. Lugd. Grn

aar

(n.)

honour

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honour In aar naman in honore nominis, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, note 43: 5, 11; S. 626, note 36

ABAL

(n.)
Grammar
ABAL, afol, es; n.

Power of bodystrengthvigorviresrobur corporis

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Power of body, strength; vigor, vires, robur corporis Ðín abal and cræft thy strength and power, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 9; Gen. 500

Linked entry: afol

ACAN

(v.)
Grammar
ACAN, ic ace, ðú æcest, æcst, he æceþ, æcþ, pl. acaþ; p. óc, pl. ócon; subj. ic, ðú, he ace; pp. acen; v. n.

To AKEpaindolere

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To AKE, pain; dolere Gif mannes midrif [MS. midrife] ace if a man's midriff ake, Herb. 3,6; Lchdm. i. 88, 11: Herb. Cont. 3, 6 ; Lchdm. i. 6; 3, 6. Acaþ míne eágan my eyes ake, Ælfc. Gr. 36, MS. D; [mistiaþ = acaþ, Som. 38, 48]; dolent mei oculi, Mann

acas

(n.)
Grammar
acas, e; f: acase, axe, an; f.

An axesecuris

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An axe; securis Acas, Mt. Lind. Stv. 3, 10. Acase, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 9 [id. Lind. Acasa, a Northumbrian form]. Axe, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 10

Linked entry: axe

ace

akepain

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ake, pain

ach

(con.)

butsed

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but; sed Ach ðæs weorodes eác but of the host also. Andr. Reed. 3182; An. 1594

acs

(n.)

an axe

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an axe

Acsa

(n.)
Grammar
Acsa, Axa, an; m?

The river Axe

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The river Axe

ǽc

also

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also, Th. Dipl. A. D. 804-829; 460, 9: 461, 18, 33

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

æd-

(prefix)
Grammar
æd-, prefixed to words, denotes

Anewagain

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Anew, again, as the Latin re- Æd-sceaft re-generation

æf

(prep.)
Grammar
æf, af, of: prep.

Offromabde

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Of, from: ab, de

ÆG

(n.)
Grammar
ÆG, æig; g. asges; pl. nom. acc. ægru; g. ægra; d. ægrum, ægerum; n.

An EGGovum

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An EGG; ovum Gifhit [cild] æges bitt if he ask for an egg, Homl. Th. i. 250, 9. Ðæt æg [æig MS.] getácnaþ ðone hálgan hiht the egg betokens the holy hope, i. 250, 11. Gif he bit æg si petierit ovum, Lk. Bos. 11, 12. Gením hænne æges geolocan take the

Linked entries: ægerum ægru æig

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, used in composition,—

waterseaaquamare

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water, sea; aqua, mare

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, e; f.

An awlsubula

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An awl; subula Hwanon sceó-wyrhtan æl unde sutori subula, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 33: L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10. Æl subula, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 27; Wrt. Voc. 16, 2

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, 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