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earge

(adv.)
Grammar
earge, adv.

Inertly, badly ⬩ segnĭter, măle

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Inertly, badly; segnĭter, măle Earge gé ðæt lǽstun ye performed that badly, Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 3; Cri. 1503

eár-scrypel

(n.)
Grammar
eár-scrypel, es; m.

An ear-scraper, ear-finger ⬩ dĭgĭtus auricŭlāris

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An ear-scraper, ear-finger ; dĭgĭtus auricŭlāris Eár-scrypel auricŭlāris, Glos. Brux. Recd. 38, 75; Wrt. Voc. 65, 3

Linked entry: scripel

EÁÐE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EÁÐE, éðe, ýðe; comp. m. eáðera , eáðra ; f. n. eáðere , eáðre ; sup. eáðost ; adj.

Easy, smooth ⬩ făcĭlis, lēvis

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Eáðre is ðæt heofen and eorþe gewíton, ðonne án stæf of ðære ǽ fealle it is an easier [thing] that heaven and earth pass away than one letter of the law fail, Lk. Bos. 16, 17

Linked entries: eáþ éðe íð íðe íðe-líce

earme

(adv.)
Grammar
earme, adv.

Wretchedly, badly ⬩ mĭsĕre, măle

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Wretchedly, badly; mĭsĕre, măle He lyt ongeat ðæt him swá earme gelamp he little knew that it would fall out to him so badly, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 26; Gen. 1567

eár-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
eár-wærc, es; n.

Ear-ache, a pain in the ear ⬩ auris dŏlor

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Ear-ache, a pain in the ear; auris dŏlor Wið eár-wærce for ear-ache, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 7

eala

(n.)

ale

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ale Eala cervĭsia, celia, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 106; Wrt. Voc. 27, 35

eall

(adj.)
Grammar
eall, adj.

All ⬩ tōtus

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All; tōtus Eall tōtus, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 10. Eall ðín líchama all thy body, Mt. Bos. 6, 22. Eall ðeós woruld all this world, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 9; Gen. 604: Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 34; Cri. 843: Lk. Bos. 23, 18: Jn. Bos. 11, 50: Mk. Bos. 4, 34: Andr. Kmbl

Linked entries: eal ealles

earn-geáp

(n.)
Grammar
earn-geáp, [earn an eagle, geáp shrewd, cunning] A vulture, species of falcon; vultur, harpe = ἅρπη
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Earn-geáp? vultur, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 32; Wrt. Voc. 29, 51. Earn-geáp? arpa [ = harpe ], Glos. Brux. Recd. 36, 2; Wrt. Voc. 62, 2, Ben. Lye

eáþ

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
eáþ, adv.

Easily ⬩ facĭlĭter

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Easily; facĭlĭter Dryhten mæg gehwone eáþ gescildan the Lord may easily shield each, Exon. 40b; Th. 135, 23; Gú. 528: Cd. 95; Th. 124, 6; Gen 2058. Hie ðe eáþ mihton adreógan they the easier might endure, Andr. Kmbl. 735; An. 368. v. éþ, ýþ

Linked entries: éþ eáþe

Eást

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
Eást, adj.

EAST, easterly ⬩ orientālis

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EAST, easterly; orientālis Eást used mostly in composition as a noun, Eást-Engle East-Angles, Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 19. Eást-Seaxe East-Saxons, 5, 24; S. 646, 19. Eást-Francan East-Franks, Ors. I, I; Bos. 18, 30: Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 3

earþ

(n.)
Grammar
earþ, earþ-land.

Similar entry: irþ

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantage ⬩ additāmentum

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An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantage; additāmentum Ðeáh mín bán and blód bútú geweorþen eorþan to eácan though my bones and blood both become an increase to the earth, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 10; Gú. 352.

EÁST

(n.)
Grammar
EÁST, es; m.

EAST ⬩ ŏriens

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The EAST; ŏriens Óþ Indéas eáste wearde unto the Indies towards the east, Bt. Met. Fox 16, 36; Met. 16, 18. Sió sunne norþ eft and eást otéweþ the sun appears again in the north and east, i. e. in the north-east, 13, 118; Met. 13, 59. Ðæt eálond on Wiht

Linked entries: Eást eásta

-eáge

(suffix)
Grammar
-eáge, -eíge. v. or-eáge, or-eíge, walen-eáge, walen-eíge.

eal

(n.)
Grammar
eal, e; f.

An awl ⬩ subŭla

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An awl; subŭla Þurhþyrlige his eáre mid eale [mid áne eale, Roff.] perfŏret aurem illīus subŭla, L. Alf. 11; Wilk. 29, 12

EARFE

(n.)
Grammar
EARFE, earbe, an; f? A tare; ervurn, orŏbus=ὄροβος
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Earfan wyl on wætere boil tares in water, L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 52, 16

Linked entry: earbe

EALD

(adj.)
Grammar
EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .

old, ancient ⬩ vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus

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old, ancient; vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus Ic com nú eald I am now old. Lk. Bos. 1, 18. Eald ǽfensceóp an old evening-bard, Exon. 103a; Th. 390, 21; Rä. 9, 5: Beo. Th. 4426; B. 2210. Ealde ýþ-mearas old horses of the waves, Exon. 20b; Th

Linked entries: ald eald-spræc

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indecl ⬩ without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive ⬩ are sometimes used, almost adverbially

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sometimes used indecl; adj. ALL; tōtus, omnis, cunctus, unĭversus Eal ða earfeðu all the pains, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 5; Cri. 1202: 118 a; Th. 452, 25; Hy. 4, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 1889; An. 947. Eal here the whole host, Cd. 114; Th. 150, 12; Gen. 2490: Salm.

Linked entries: al all eall

earn-geáp

Grammar
earn-geáp, earn-geát.
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Ear[n]geát, 280, 2: ii. 7, 58. Arngeát, Hpt. 33, 239, 8

ear-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
ear-gebland, ear-geblond, earh-geblond, es; n.

Wave-mingling ⬩ oceăni turbātio, undārum commixtio

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Wave-mingling; oceăni turbātio, undārum commixtio Ofer eargebland [æra gebland, col. 1] land gesóhtan they sought the land over the ocean [lit. the wave-mingling ], Chr. 937; Th. 202, 38, col. 2: Th. 203, 38, col. 1, 2: Bt. Met. Fox 8, 59; Met. 8, 30

Linked entries: æra gebland ear earh-geblond

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