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eorþ-bigegnys

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-bigegnys, -bigennys, -nyss, e; f.

Earth-cultivation, attention to agriculture terræ cultūra, agricultūræ stŭdium

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Earth-cultivation, attention to agriculture; terræ cultūra, agricultūræ stŭdium Elelændra eorþ-bigennys cŏlōnia, id est peregrīnōrum cultūra, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 103; Wrt. Voc. 36, 25

eorþ-byrig

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-byrig, e; f.

An earth moundagger

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An earth mound; agger Eorþ-byrig [MS. -byre], Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 45; Wrt. Voc. 37, 33

eorþ-cafer

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-cafer, es; m.

An earth-chafer, a cock-chafertaurus

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An earth-chafer, a cock-chafer; taurus Eorþ-caferas tauri, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 23; Wrt. Voc. 24, 26

eorþ-burh

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-burh, gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig; f.

An earth mound or burying place agger, hŭmātio

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An earth mound or burying place; agger, hŭmātio To ðare eorþ-byrig to the earth mound, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 335 ; A. D. 903 ; Kmbl. iii. 403, 31

eom

(v.)
Grammar
eom, [eam, am], ðú eart [earþ, art, arþ], he is, ys;

I am, thou art, he is sum, es, est

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I am, thou art, he is; sum, es, est: pl. sind, sindon [synd, sint, synt, sient, sindan, sindun, syndon, syndan, syndun, siendon, seondon, seondan, siondon, siondan, syondon; earon, earun, earan, aron] : pl. we, ye, they are; sŭmus, estis, sunt: subj.

eorþ-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-scræf, es; n.

An earth-cavern, a gravecăverna, antrum, sĕpulcrum

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Eardiaþ on eorþ-scræfum hăbĭtant in sĕpulcris, Ps. Th. 67, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 1605; An. 804

eorþ-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-gesceaft, e; f. [gesceaft a creature]

An earthly creature terrestris creatura

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An earthly creature ; terrestris creatura Men habbaþ [MS. habbæþ] geond middangeard eorþ-gesceafta ealle oferþungen men have all surpassed earthly creatures throughout the middle earth, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 387; Met. 20, 194

eow

(n.)
Grammar
eow, es; m? A griffin; gryps = γρύψ, gryphus
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Eow, fiðerfóte fugel griffin, a four-footed bird; griffes [=gryphus], Ælfc. Gl. 18; Wrt. Voc. 22, 44

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eorþ-cend

(v.)
Grammar
eorþ-cend, pp. [cend=cenned born]

Earth-bornterrĭgĕna

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Earth-born; terrĭgĕna Eorþ-cende terrĭgĕnæ, Ps. Spl. C. 48, 2

eorþ-waru

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Add: Grammar eorþ-waru, -waru Eall eorðwaru, s. Grammar eorþ-waru, -ware Forhtiaþ ealle gesceafta, ge heofonware ge eorþware, Bl. H. 11, 4. Heofonwara hyht and eorþwara, 87, 10: Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 20.

eóred-geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-geatwe, pl. f.

Military trappings armāmenta

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Military trappings; armāmenta Se eów geaf eóred-geatwe who gave to you military trappings, Beo. 5724; B. 2866

eorþ-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-cund, adj.

Earthly, terrestrial terrestris

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Earthly, terrestrial; terrestris Se rinc ageaf eorþ-cunde eád the prince gave up earthly happiness. Cd. 79; Th. 98, 8; Gen. 1627

eorþ-styrung

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-styrung, -stirung, e; f.

An earth-stirring, earthquake terræ mótus

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An earth-stirring, earthquake; terræ mótus Eorþstyrung fela burhga ofhreas . . . þreóttyne byrig þurh eorþ-styrunge afeóllon an earthquake has overthrown many cities ... thirteen cities fell through an earthquake, Homl. Th. i. 608, 27, 29: 244, 17.

eorþ-ifig

Grammar
eorþ-ifig, l. -ífig, -ífegn,
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Eorðífig hedera nigra, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 11: ii. 43, 51. Suoelce earðhífign (terebintus) ic gerabte telgo míno, Rtl. 68, 32. Þá cyrnlu þæs eorþífiges, Lch. ii. 248, 26. and add

eorþ-bigegnys

Grammar
eorþ-bigegnys, l. eorþ-bígengnes.

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eorþ-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-cyn, -cynn, es ; n.

he earth-kind, terrestrial speciesgĕnus terricŏlārum

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he earth-kind, terrestrial speciesT; gĕnus terricŏlārum Eallum eorþcynne for each terrestrial species, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 10; Exod. 370

eorþ-byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-byrgen, eorþ-byrgenn, e; f.

A grave

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A grave Eorðbyrgenna wurdon opene monumenta aperta sunt (Mt. 27, 52), Nap. 20

eorþ-geberst

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-geberst, -gebyrst, es; n.

land-slip

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A chasm in the ground, land-slip In ðæt eorðebyrst; of ðám eorðgebyrste, C. D. iii. 52, 10. Úp tó ðám eorðgeberste tó foxes beorge, v. 297, 30. On eorþgeberst, Cht. Crw. 3, 17. [On ðár eordebriste, C. D. vi. 262, 15.]

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eorþ-styren

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-styren, eorþ-styrenn, e; f.

An earthquake

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An earthquake Gewordenre eorðstyrene facto terrae motu, Gr. D. 182, 20. For eorðstyrenum heó (Rome) byð geswenced, Gr. D. 134, 1

eorþ-búend

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-búend, es; m.

An earth dweller, inhabitantterricŏla

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An earth dweller, inhabitant; terricŏla Eorþ-búend. Ps. Th. 65, 1: 101, 13 : 118, 4