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eówa

ewes, female sheep

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ewes, female sheep; pl. nom. acc. of eówu

erfe

(n.)
Grammar
erfe, es; n.

An inheritance ⬩ hērēdĭtas

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An inheritance; hērēdĭtas Freólsgefa áge his erfe let the freedom-giver have his heritage, L. Win. 8; Th. i. 38, 16

erfe-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
erfe-gewrit, es; n.

A charter of donation ⬩ dōnatiōnis charta

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A charter of donation; dōnatiōnis charta, Heming. p. 120, Lye

ering-lond

(n.)
Grammar
ering-lond, es; n.

Arable land ⬩ arvum

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Arable land; arvum, Cod. Dipl. 1339; Kmbl. vi. 200, 7

ersc

(n.)
Grammar
ersc, es; n.

A park, preserve ⬩ vīvārium

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A park, preserve; vīvārium, Ben. Lye

ést-land

(n.)
Grammar
ést-land, es; n.

East-land, east country, the east ⬩ terra ŏrientālis

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East-land, east country, the east; terra ŏrientālis, Som. Ben. Lye

é-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
é-swíc, e; f.

Disgrace, offence ⬩ scandălum

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Disgrace, offence; scandălum Nis in him éswíc non est in illis scandălum, Ps. Surt. 118, 165. In éswíc in scandălum, 68, 23

eðel-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
eðel-boren, adj.

Noble-born ⬩ nōbĭlis natu

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Noble-born; nōbĭlis natu, Prov. 31

éðel-land

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-land, -lond, es; n.

A native land, a country ⬩ patria, terra

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A native land, a country; patria, terra Ða wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðelland geond-sended then with hostile bands was the people's native land overspread, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 20; Gen. 1968: 69; Th. 83, 14; Gen. 1379. On éðelland ðǽr Salem stód into the country

éðel-riht

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-riht, -rieht, es ; n.

A land or country's right ⬩ patrium jus

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A land or country's right; patrium jus Wǽron orwénan éðelrihtes they were hopeless of country's right, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 8; Exod. 211. Stód seó dýgle stów ídel and æmen éðelriehte feor the secret spot stood void and desolate, far from patrial-right,

éðel-seld

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-seld, es; n.

A native seat, settlement ⬩ patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium

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A native seat, settlement; patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium Sceoldon ða rincas sécan ellor éðelseld the chieftains must seek a settlement elsewhere, Cd. 90; Th. 113, 32; Gen. 1896

Linked entry: éðel-setl

éðel-setl

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-setl, es; n.

A native seat, a settlement ⬩ patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium

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A native seat, a settlement; patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium Him ðá eard geceás and éðelsetl chose him then a dwelling and a settlement, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 30; Gen. 1927

exámeron

(n.)
Grammar
exámeron, es; n.

A work on the six days of creation ⬩ hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον

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A work on the six days of creation; hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον relating to a day Exámeron, ðæt is be Godes six daga weorcum Hexameron, that is concerning the six days' works of God, Hexam. Norm. I. Basilius awrát áne wundorlíce boc,

exl

(n.)
Grammar
exl, e; f.

Shoulder ⬩ hŭmĕrus

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Shoulder; hŭmĕrus He hit set on his exla impō;nit in humeros suos, Lk. Bos. 15, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3148; An. 1577

F

At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf five; hæuþ, hæfþ haveth; Euen, efen even. In the beginning of Anglo-Saxon words, f had the sound of the English f, as Fíf five, finger finger, finn fin, fisc fish . The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

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The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

fácen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fácen-líce, adv.

Deceitfully, fraudulently ⬩ dŏlōse, fraudŭlenter

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Deceitfully, fraudulently; dŏlōse, fraudŭlenter Ðín bróðor com fácenlíce and nam ðíne bletsunga vēnit germānus tuus fraudŭlenter et accēpit benedictiōnem tuam, Gen. 27, 35. Ða leásan men fácen-líce þencaþ false men think treacherously, Frag.

Linked entry: fǽcen-líce

fácen-searu

(n.)
Grammar
fácen-searu, fácn-searu; gen. -searwes; n.

A treacherous wile, treachery, ⬩ machĭnātio dŏlōsa

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A treacherous wile, treachery, machĭnātio dŏlōsa Þurh fácnsearu by treachery, Ps. Th. 55, 1. Gefylled fácensearwum filled with treacherous wiles, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 7; Mód. 27

FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of time ⬩ spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Space, interval, distance, portion of time; spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum On swá lytlum fæce in so short a space, Elen. Kmbl. 1917; El. 960. Ðæt wæs on fæce syxtig furlanga fram Hierusalem quod ĕrat in spătio stădiōrum sexāginta ab Ierūsālem

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

fæder-æðelo

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-æðelo, indecl. n. [æðelo nobility, origin]

Fatherly nobility, origin, ancestry, fatherly honours ⬩ gĕneālŏgia păterna, nōbĭlĭtas hērēdĭtāria

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Fatherly nobility, origin, ancestry, fatherly honours; gĕneālŏgia păterna, nōbĭlĭtas hērēdĭtāria Ða ðe mǽgburge mǽst gefrunon, fæderæðelo gehwǽs those who most understand kinship, the ancestry of each, Cd. 161; Th. 200, 24; Exod. 361. He scolde fæderæðelumonfón

fæder-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-feoh, -fioh ; gen. -feós ; n.

A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home

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A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home, Fæder-feum, dos a patre accepta, L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1, note a. v. Du Cange in voce

Linked entry: fæderen-feoh