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ÉCE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting ⬩ sempĭternus, æternus

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Eternal, perpetual, everlasting; sempĭternus, æternus Ðis ys sóþlice éce líf hæc est autcm vīta æterna. Jn. Bos. 17, 3. Onwód éce feónd folcdriht wera the eternal foe pervaded the nation of men. Cd. 64; Th. 76, 23; Gen. 1261. Ðé síe éce hérenis eternal

Linked entry: ǽce

eced-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eced-fæt, æced-fæt, es; n.

An acid-vat, a vinegar-vessel ⬩ acetābŭlum

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An acid-vat, a vinegar-vessel; acetābŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 32; Wrt. Voc. 61, 12

Linked entry: æced-fæt

eced-wín

(n.)
Grammar
eced-wín, es; n.

Acid-wine

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Acid-wine

Ecg-bryhtes stán

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryhtes stán, es; m.

Brixton Deverill

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—He gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne be eástan Sealwyda he rode to Egbert's stone, on n

ecg-wæl

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-wæl, es; n.

Sword's wail, slaughter ⬩ strāges glădio cæsōrum

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Sword's wail, slaughter; strāges glădio cæsōrum On ecgwæle [MS. ecgwale] amid the slaughter of swords, Cd. 96; Th. 126, 2; Gen. 2089

Linked entry: wæl

éc-nes

(n.)
Grammar
éc-nes, -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Eternity, everlasting ⬩ æternĭtas

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Eternity, everlasting; æternĭtas Ðæt we wuldres eard in écnesse ágan mósten that we for ever might possess the abode in glory, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 9; Cri. 1204: Ps. Th. 118, 152. On écnisse for ever, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 18; Gen. 469. On écnysse for ever.

ed-leán

(n.)
Grammar
ed-leán, ead-leán, æd-leán, es; n. [ed or ead; leán a loan]

A reward, recompense, requital, retribution ⬩ præmium, retrĭbūtio

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A reward, recompense, requital, retribution; præmium, retrĭbūtio Edleánes dæg retribūtiōnis dies, Lk. Bos. 4, 19. Ðæt edleán, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 19: Andr. Kmbl. 2457; An. 1230. For edleane propter retrĭbūtiōnem, Ps. Spl. 118, 112

Linked entries: æd-leán ead-leán

ed-niwan

(adv.)
Grammar
ed-niwan, adv.

Anew, again ⬩ de nŏvo, dēnuo

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Anew, again; de nŏvo, dēnuo Eów gebýraþ ðæt gé beón acennede edniwan ŏportet nos nasci dēnuo, Jn. Bos. 3, 7: 3, 3

ed-niwian

(v.)
Grammar
ed-niwian, part. igende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To make new, to renew ⬩ renŏvāre

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To make new, to renew; renŏvāre Ðú edniwast ansíne eorþan renŏvābis făciem terræ, Ps. Spl. 103, 31. Hý fǽringa eald æfþoncan edniwedon [MS. edniwedan] they suddenly renewed the old grudge, Exon. 72 b; Th. 271, 21; Jul. 485

ed-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ed-sceaft, æd-sceaft, e; f.

A new creation, new birth ⬩ regĕnĕrātio

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A new creation, new birth; regĕnĕrātio Com swefnes wóma, hú woruld wǽre wundrum geteód ungelíc yldum óþ edsceafte the terror of a dream came, how the world was wondrously framed unlike to men until regeneration, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 30; Dan. 112: Bt. 34

Linked entry: æd-sceaft

edwít-líf

(n.)
Grammar
edwít-líf, es; n.

A disgraceful life ⬩ probrōsa vita

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A disgraceful life; probrōsa vita Deáþ biþ sélla eorla gehwylcum ðonneedwítlíf death is better for every man than a disgraceful life, Beo. Th. 5775; B. 2891

efe-láste

(n.)
Grammar
efe-láste, efen-láste, an; f. [lǽstan to last, continue, endure]

The everlasting ⬩ gnaphălium

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Nim efelástan ufewearde take the upper [part] of everlasting, L. M. 2, 56; Lchdm. ii. 276, 20. Efeláste herba mercŭriālis, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: efen-láste

éfen

(n.)
Grammar
éfen, es; n.

Evening ⬩ vesper

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Evening; vesper Éfna gehwám each evening, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 27; Gú. 1216

efen-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
efen-cuman, p.-com , pl. -cómon; pp. -cumen; v. intrans.

To come together, convene, assemble together, agree ⬩ couvĕnīre

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To come together, convene, assemble together, agree; couvĕnīre Lícode us efen-cuman plăcuit convĕnīre nos, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 5. Efencumendum monegum bisceopum convenientĭbus plūrĭmis episcŏpis. Bd. 3, 28; S. 560, 11

Linked entries: cuman efne-cuman

efen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-líc, adj.

Even, equal ⬩ æquālis

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Even, equal; æquālis Nǽnig efenlíc ðam in worlde gewearþ wífes gearnung a woman's desert was in the world not equal to that, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 20; Cri. 39: Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 38

Linked entry: efn-líc

efen-nys

(n.)
Grammar
efen-nys, efyn-nis, -niss, -nes, e; f.

EVENNESS, equality ⬩ æquālĭtas

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EVENNESS, equality; æquālĭtas Efennys gecýðnys ðín on écnysse æquĭtas testĭmōnia tua in æternum, Ps. Spl. 118, 144: 10, 8

Linked entries: efnes efynnis

efen-werod

(n.)
Grammar
efen-werod, es; n.

A soldier of the same company, a fellow-soldier ⬩ commănĭpŭlāris

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A soldier of the same company, a fellow-soldier; commănĭpŭlāris, Som. Ben. Lye

efor-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
efor-fearn, es; n. A species of fern, polypody; rădiŏlus, poly̆pŏdium =πολυπόδιον
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Herba rădiŏla ðæt is efor-fearn, Herb. cont. 85; Lchdm. i. 34, 7. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man rădiŏlum, and óðrum naman efor-fearn, nemneþ, ys gelíc fearne, and heó byþ cenned on stánigum stówum, and on ealdum hús-stedum, and heó hæfþ on ǽghwylcum leáfe twá endebyrdnyssa

eft-leán

(n.)
Grammar
eft-leán, es; n. [leán a reward]

A recompense ⬩ retrĭbūtio

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A recompense; retrĭbūtio He eft-leán wile ealles génomian he will surely take a recompense, Exon. 24 a; Th. 68, 8; Cri. 1100

ég-búende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ég-búende, pl. m. adj. Used as a noun,

An island dweller ⬩ ad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans

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An island dweller; ad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans On ðǽre ealdan byrig Acemannes ceastre; hie égbúendas [MS. egbuend] Baðan nemnaþ in the old town Akemansceaster [the pained man's city]; the islanders call it Bath, Chr. 974; Th. 224, 20, col. 2, 3;

Linked entry: íg-búend