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ele-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ele-fæt, es; n.

An oil-vat, cruise or potemĭcădium

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An oil-vat, cruise or pot; emĭcădium Elefæt emĭcŭdium [ = emĭcădium, v. Du Cange, vol. ii. 238], Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 79; Wrt. Voc. 25, 19. Stǽnen elefæt ălăbastrum, 24; Som. 60, 40; Wrt. Voc. 24, 40

ele-treów

(n.)
Grammar
ele-treów, es; n.

An oil-tree, olive-tree ŏlīva

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Swá niwe planta eletreówa sīcut nŏvellæ ŏlīvārum, Ps. Spl. C. 127, 4

Élíg

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg, e; f. [él = ǽl an eel, íg an island]

The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

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fram genihtsumnesse ǽla ða ðe on ðám ylcan fennum fongene beóþ hit naman onféng the land Ely is in the province of the East-Angles, of about six hundred hides, in the likeness of an island; it is all encompassed with a fen and with water, and took its name

Ellen-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Ellen-dún, Ellan-dún, e; f. [Flor. Ellandun, i. e. mons Eallæ: Will. Malm. Hellendune: Hunt. Elendune]

Allington, near Amesbury, Wiltslŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi

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Allington, near Amesbury, Wilts; lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltoniensi Hér gefeaht Ecgbryht cyning and Beornwulf cyning on Ellendúne [Ellandúne, Th. 111, 21, col. 2] in this year Egbert and Beornwulf fought at Allington, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 20

ellen-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-wyrt, e; f.

Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-eldersambūcus ĕbŭlus

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Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-elder; sambūcus ĕbŭlus, Lin Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man ĕbŭlum, and óðrum naman ellenwyrte nemneþ, and eác sume men wealwyrt hátaþ take this herb, which is named ĕbŭlum, and by another name elderwort, and some men also

el-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
el-þeód, æl-þeód, el-þiód [ell-]; gen. e; pl. nom. acc. a. e; f.

A foreign nation, strange people gens pĕregrīna, alienĭgĕnæ, pĕregrīni

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A foreign nation, strange people; gens pĕregrīna, alienĭgĕnæ, pĕregrīni Éhton elþeóda they pursued the strange nations, Elen. Kmbl. 277; El. 139. Fóre elþeódum before strange nations, Exon. 27 b; Th. 83, 12; Cri. 1337: 23 b; Th. 67, 6; Cri. 1084. On

el-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
el-þeódignes, -þeódines, æl-þeódignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A being or living abroad, pilgrimage pĕregrīnātio

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A being or living abroad, pilgrimage; pĕregrīnātio Ferde on elþeódignysse pĕregre prŏfectus est, Mt. Bos. 21, 33. On elþeódinysse, 25, 14. Elþeódignys oððe eardbegengnes mín afeorrad oððe gelængd is incŏlātus meus prōlongātus est, Ps. Lamb. 119, 5

embeht

(n.)
Grammar
embeht, es; n.

An office, servingministērium

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An office, serving; ministērium Ymb oft embehte circa frĕquens ministĕrium, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 40

Linked entry: ambeht

embehtsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
embehtsumnes, -nis, -niss, e; f.

A compliance, kind attention obsĕquium

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A compliance, kind attention; obsĕquium He démeþ embehtsumnisse [MS. embehtsumise] oððe hérnisse arbitrētur obsĕquium, Jn. Lind. War. 16, 2

embe-hydignes

(n.)
Grammar
embe-hydignes, -ness, e; f.

Solicitudesollĭcĭtūdo

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Solicitude; sollĭcĭtūdo, C. R. Ben. 43, Lye

emb-rin

(n.)
Grammar
emb-rin, es; n. [ = emb-íren an encircling iron]

A fetter compes

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A fetter; compes Embrin balust? Cot. 203: Wrt. Voc. 288, 1

em-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
em-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

Evenness, equality, equityæquĭtas

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Evenness, equality, equity; æquĭtas He démþ folc on emlícnesse judĭcābit pŏpŭlos in æquĭtāte. Ps. Spl. T. 95, 10: 110, 7: 118, 75

Linked entry: em-

emnes

(n.)
Grammar
emnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Evenness, equity, justiceæquĭtas

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Evenness, equity, justice; æquĭtas Drihten ðú gelíffæst me on efnesse oððe emnesse ðínre Dŏmĭne vivĭfĭcābis me in æquĭtāte tua, Ps. Lamb. 142, 11. Emnesse geseah anwlita his æquĭtātem vīdit vultus ejus, 10, 8. He démþ ymbhwyrft eorþan on emnisse ipse

Linked entries: emnis emnys

emnettan

(v.)
Grammar
emnettan, emnyttan, to emnettenne; p. te; pp. ed

To make even or equal, to regulateæquāre, coæquāre

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Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 11, 15; Lchdm. iii. 256, 24. Ic emnytte coæquo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 56

ende-líf

(n.)
Grammar
ende-líf, es; n.

An end of life, death vīta fīnīta, mors

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An end of life, death; vīta fīnīta, mors Wurdon hie deáþes on wénan, ádes and endelífes they were in expectation of death, of the funeral pilē and end of life, Elen. Kmbl. 1166; El. 585

endemestnes

(n.)
Grammar
endemestnes, -ness, e; f.

An extremity extrēmĭtas

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An extremity; extrēmĭtas, R. Ben. interl. 6

Linked entry: ende-mæst

eneleác

(n.)
Grammar
eneleác, es; n.

An onion cæpe

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An onion; cæpe We hæfdon porleác and eneleác in mentem nobis vĕniunt porri et cæpe, Num. 11, 5

Engla feld

(n.)
Grammar
Engla feld, gen. feldes; dat. felda, felde; m. [Hovd. Englefeld: Brom. Englefelde: Matt. West. Anglefeld: Angles' field, the field of the English]

ENGLEFIELD or INGLEFIELD, near Reading, Berkshirelŏci nōmen in agro Berkeriensi

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nam in this year [A.

Engla land

(n.)
Grammar
Engla land, es; n.

The land of the Angles or Engles

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The land of the Angles or Engles ENGLAND; Anglórum terra. It Ðæt mynster Æbbercurníg, ðæt is geseted on Engla lande the minster Abercorn, that is seated in the land of the Angles, or Engla land = England, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 36. extended in the time of

eóde

(n.)
Grammar
eóde, es; n.

A flock grex

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A flock; grex Ðæt lytle eóde pŭsillus grex, Lk. Skt. Rush. 12, 32