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ellen-lǽca

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Ellenlǽca (-e, MS.) agonteta( = agonotheta), Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 38. Ellenlǽca agontea, ii. 8, 11. For 'pugil . . . Cot. 15' substitute

ellen-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-lic, adj.

Courageousvaliant

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Courageous, valiant Ellenlic gewinn, Hml. S. 23 b, 2

ellen-wódian

(v.)
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Emulari, i. imitari, vel ellenwódian, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 43. Add:

ell

(n.)
Grammar
ell, es; m. (v. u.) The letter l
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Uelim on ánum elle . . . uellem on twám ellum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 200, 5, 6

ELE

(n.)
Grammar
ELE, es; m.

OIL ŏleum

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OIL; ŏleum Eles gecynd is ðæt he wile oferstígan ǽlcne wǽtan: ageót ele uppon wæter oððe on óðrum wǽtan, se ele flýt bufon: ageót wæter uppon ðone ele, and se ele abrecþ up and swimþ bufon it is the nature of oil that it will rise above every fluid:

Linked entries: æl ole

éle

(n.)

a lamprey

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a lamprey, Som. Ben. Lye

ele

(n.)
Grammar
ele, es; m.
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Add: and n. Balzamum se deórweorðesta ele, Nar. 36, 32. Wé tó dæg sceolan dǽlan úrne ele on þreó wísan gehálgodne . . . hálig ele, óþer is crisma, and seóccra manna ele: and gé sceolan habban þreó ampullan gearuwe tó þam þrým elum, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 2

ele

Similar entry: liþule

dún-elfen

(n.)
Grammar
dún-elfen, e; f. [-ælfen a fairy]

A down or mountain fairy castălis, ĭdis

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A down or mountain fairy; castălis, ĭdis; f. one of the muses; castălĭdes, um, f. Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 19

ellor-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
ellor-fús, adj. [fús ready, quick]

Desirous or ready to go elsewhere, ready to depart pĕregre eundi cŭpĭdus, ăliorsum īre părātus

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Desirous or ready to go elsewhere, ready to depart; pĕregre eundi cŭpĭdus, ăliorsum īre părātus Óþ-ðæt gást, ellorfús, gangan sceolde to Godes dóme until his spirit, ready to depart, must go to God's judgment, Cd. 79; Th. 97, 7; Gen. 1609. He his hláford

Elmed-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Elmed-sǽte, (-an); pl.
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The inhabitants of Elmet, the ancient British Loidis, an independent district in Yorkshire Elmedsǽtan (Elmet-, Elmeth- in Latin MSS.) landes is syx hund hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 17. Cf. In monasterio . . . quod est in silua Elmete, Bd. 2, 14

elpen-bǽnen

Similar entry: elpend-bǽnen

elpen-bán

Similar entry: elpend-bán

elpen-bǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
elpen-bǽnen, adj.

Made of ivoryĕburnĕus

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Made of ivory; ĕburnĕus Fram húsum elpenbǽnenum a dŏmĭbus ĕburnĕis, Ps. Lamb. 44, 10

elpen-bán

(n.)
Grammar
elpen-bán, es; n.

An elephant's bone, ivory ĕbur

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An elephant's bone, ivory; ĕbur Elpenbánum with ivory, Ps. Spl. 44, 10: Cot. 71

feld-elfen

(n.)
Grammar
feld-elfen, e; f.

A wood fairynymphhămādryasάμαδρυάs

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A wood fairy or nymph; hămādryas = άμαδρυάs Feld-elfen moides? Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 109; Wrt. Voc. 60, 16

Linked entry: feld-ælfen

feld-elfen

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Feldælbinne oððe elfenne amadriades, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 14. Add

sæ-elfen

Similar entry: -ælfen

in-elfe

Similar entry: in-ylfe

inn-elfe

Similar entry: in-ylfe