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ǽr-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gód, adj.

Good before othersof prime goodnesspræ ceteris bonus

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Good before others, of prime goodness; præ ceteris bonus Æðeling ǽrgód a prince good before others. Beo. Th. 260; B. 130: 2662; B. 1329. Íren ǽrgód iron of prime goodness, 1982; B. 989

Linked entry: gód

ǽr-morgen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-morgen, -mergen, es; m.

The early morningday-breakprimum manematutinumdiluculum

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The early morning, day-break; primum mane, matutinum, diluculum On ǽrmorgen in the early morning, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 72; Met. 28, 36. Ǽrmorgenes gancg wið æftentíd exitus matutini et vespere, Ps. Th. 64, 9. On ǽrmergen diluculo, 107, 2 : 56, 10: Bd. 1,

ǽr-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-sceaft, e; f.

An old creationan ancient workpristina creatiopriscum opus

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An old creation, an ancient work; pristina creatio, priscum opus, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 1; Ruin. 16

Linked entry: sceaft

ǽr-wacol

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-wacol, adj.

Early awakediluculo vigil

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Early awake; diluculo vigil For hwí eart ðú ðus ǽrwacol why art thou thus early awake? Apol. Th. 19, 5

Linked entry: wacol

ǽr-woruld

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-woruld, e; f.

The former worldpristinus mundus

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The former world; pristinus mundus Ðonne weorþeþ sunne sweart gewended, on blódes hiw, seó ðe beorhte scán ofer ǽrworuld then the sun shall be turned swart, to hue of blood, which shone brightly over the former world, Exon. 21b; Th. 58, 17; Cri. 937

ǽr-beþóht

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-beþóht, adj.

Premeditated

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Premeditated Hwæðer ðe gewealdes ðe unge-wealdes, hwæðer ðe fǽrlíce ðe þurh ǽrbeþóhte wísan, Ll. Th. ii. 428, 12

Linked entry: be-þencan

ǽr-gefremed

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gefremed, adj.

Before-committed

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Before-committed Ðá ǽrgefremedan synna, Ll. Th. ii. 434, 14

Linked entry: ge-fremian

ǽr-gelǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gelǽred, adj.

Previously instructed

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Previously instructed Ǽrgeléred praemonita, Mt. L. 14, 8

Linked entry: ge-lǽred

ǽr-gód

Good from of old?, very good

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Good from of old?, very good. Substitute:

ǽr-dǽd

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Hú micel is ðæt wíte ðe byð for ǽrdǽdum . . . cyningc wile déman ánra gehwylcum be ǽrdǽdum quanta malis maneant tormenta . . . adveniet judex mercedem reddere cunctis, Dóm. L. 93, 96: Wlfst. 137, 1, 3. Add

ǽr-nemd

Similar entry: ǽr-nemned

ǽr-wacol

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Se apostol ǽrwacol tó ðǽre cyrcan com, Hml. Th. i. 74, 20. Add

ǽr-nemned

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-nemned, adj.

Before-named

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Before-named Se ǽrnæmda cyning, Ll. Th. i. 36, 8

Linked entry: ǽr-nemd

ǽr-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-leóf, adj.
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Very dear [Æ]rl[e]óf gratus, An. Ox. 56, 296

ǽr-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-lic, -líce.

Similar entry: ár-lic

ear

(n.)
Grammar
ear, ær, es; m.

Sea, oceanmăre, oceănus

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Sea, ocean; măre, oceănus Hyre [dúne] deorc on lást eare geblonden óðer fereþ dark on its [the down's] track goes another mixed with the ocean, Exon. 101b; Th. 384, 3; Rä. 4, 22

Linked entries: æchir ær eher geher

ÁR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÁR, ǽr, es; n.

OREbrasscopperæs

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ORE, brass, copper; æs; Bræs oððe ár æs, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 59. Israhéla folc is geworden nú me to áre on mínum ofne versa est mihi domus Israel in æs in medio fornacis, Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50 a, 6. Gréne ár green copper, brass; orichalcum, Cot.

ǽr-ðam-ðe

(prep.)

before that whichtill

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before that which, till,Mt. Bos. 12, 20

ǽr-gystran-dæg

(n.)

ere-yesterdaythe day before yesterdaynudius tertius

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ere-yesterday, the day before yesterday; nudius tertius

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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which, who, of what kind, [in direct questions] Quis hwá is werlíc hád, que, hwilc is wíflíc, quod, hwile nis náðres cynnes; cujus hwilces; cui hwilcum; quem virum laudas hwilcne wer herast ðú; a quo fram hwilcum. Pluraliter qui hwilce; quorum hwilcera