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áðer

(pronoun.)

eitheralter

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either; alter, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 11

áðexe

(n.)
Grammar
áðexe, an ; f.

A lizardnewtlacerta

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A lizard, newt; lacerta,Som

Linked entry: efete

áðexe

(n.)
Grammar
áðexe, [v. N. E. D. ask a newt.]

Ælf-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
Ælf-nóþ, es; m. [ælf, nóþ boldness, courage]

Ælfnothelf couragenomen viri præclari in audacia

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Ælfnoth, elf courage; nomen viri præclari in audacia, Byrht. Th. 137, 8; By. 183

ǼÐM

(n.)
Grammar
ǼÐM, éðm, es; m.

A vapourbreatha hole to breathe througha smellhalitusspiritusvapor

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A vapour, breath, a hole to breathe through, a smell; halitus, spiritus, vapor Hreðer ǽðme weóil his breast heaved with breathing, Beo. Th. 5180; B. 2593. Hú síd se swarta éðm seó how vast the black vapour may be, Cd. 228; Th. 309, 4; Sat. 704

Linked entries: éðm BRǼÞ

áðexe

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Áðexe (ádexa) lacerta, Txts. 73, 1182. Add

fold-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
fold-ærn, es; n. [folde the earth, ærn a place]

An earth-placea cavesepulchreterrēnus lŏcussepulcrum

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An earth-place, a cave, sepulchre; terrēnus lŏcus, sepulcrum Foldærne fæst fast in the earth-house = sepulchre, Exon. 18b; Th. 45, 36; Cri. 730: 47b; Th. 163, 36; Gú. 1004

æsc-berend

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-berend, es; m. [æsc a spear, berende bearing, part, from beran to bear]

A spear or lance-bearera soldierhastifer

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A spear or lance-bearer, a soldier; hastifer Eorre æscberend the fierce spear-bearer, Andr. Kmbl. 93; An. 47: 2153; An. 1078. Ealde æscberend the old spear-bearer, 3072; Au. 1539

æsc-þrote

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-þrote, an; f: -þrotu, e; f. [æsc ash, þrote a throat]

ASH-THROATvervainverbenacaverbena officinalis

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ASH-THROAT, vervain; verbenaca, verbena officinalis, Prior, p. 242: vocabularies give the Lat. feiula the fennel-giant, but verbenaca vervain seems more probable from the following quotations, — Herba uermenaca [ = verbenaca. Herb. 4, = verbenaca: Lat

Linked entries: asc-þrotu berbéna

ǽ-wintre-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wintre-cyning, es; m.

A king or ruler for one winter or yeara consulconsul

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A king or ruler for one winter or year, a consul; consul

ǽrst

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrst, v. ǽr; adv. III.

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bere-ærn

Grammar
bere-ærn, (-ern).
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Þ á feówer hyrnan þ æs berenes, Lch. iii. 290, 28. Bernes flór (berern,L.) area. Lk. 3, 17. Æt bernes dure, Ll. Th. i. 440, 2. On hláfordes berne . . . of his áganum berne, Ll. Th. i. 434, 16, 19 : Cht. E. 377, 6, 7. On bærene gebringan, Cht.

eall-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-beorht, æll-beorht, æl-beorht; adj.

All-brightpĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus

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All-bright; pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus Englas eall-beorhte angels all-bright, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 23; Sat. 522

æsc-man

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Andlang streámes æt æscmannes yre (yfre?), C. D. vi. 100, 7. Æscmen piratici, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 13. Add:

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, es; m. (not f.)
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Gebúr sceal licgan of Martinus mæssan oð Eástran æt hláfordes falde, Ll. Th. i. 434, 13. Wác byð se hyrde æt falde þe nete þá heorde þe hé healdan sceal mid hreáme bewerian, . . . gyf þǽr hwlyc þeódsceaþa sceaþian onginneð, ii. 326, 10.

hús-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
hús-ærn, es; n.
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A dwelling-house, private house Ðá ðe nǽfre gystas on húsærne onfóð (nunquam hospes in domum recipitur), búton sellendlices gysthúses méd ǽr ápinsod sý, Chrd. 102, 1

æsc-plega

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-plega, an; m. [plega play]

The play of spearswarhastarum ludusprælium

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The play of spears, war; hastarum ludus, prælium Æt ðam æscplegan, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 31; Jud. 217

æsc-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-þræc, g. -þræce; pl. nom. g. acc. -þraca; f.

Spear-strengthbrunt of spearsa battlehastæ vishastarum impetusprælium

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Spear-strength, brunt of spears, a battle; hastæ vis, hastarum impetus, prælium Æt æscþræce, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 2; Gen. 2153

áne

(adv.)
Grammar
áne, ǽne; adv. [án one, with the adverbial -e]

Onceonce for allonlyalonesemelsolumtantum

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Ic ðé ǽne abealh, éce Drihten I alone angered thee, eternal Lord, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 4; Sat. 410

Linked entry: ǽne

þrýþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-ærn, es; n.

A splendid hoitsea palace

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A splendid hoitse, a palace Nǽfre ic ǽnegum men ǽr álýfde ðrýþærn (cf. heáhsele, 1298; B. 647) Dena. Hafa nú húsa sélest, Beo. Th. 1318; B. 657