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æfen-lǽcend

(n.)

an imitator

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an imitator

ǽfen-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-leóþ, es; n.

An evening songvespertinus cantus

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An evening song; vespertinus cantus Atol ǽfenleóþ a dreadful evening song, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 18; Exod. 201

ǽfen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽfen-líc, adj.

Vespertine, of the eveningvespertinus

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Vespertine, of the evening; vespertinus, Ps. Spl. 140, 2

ǽfen-rest

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-rest, e; f.

Evening restvespertina requies

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Evening rest; vespertina requies Sum sáre ongeald ǽfenreste one paid dearly for his evening rest, Beo. Th. 2508; B. 1252

Linked entry: rest

ǽfen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-spræc, e; f.

Evening speechvespertina loquela

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Evening speech; vespertina loquela Gemunde ǽfenspræce he remembered his evening speech, Beo. Th. 1522; B. 759

ǽfen-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-þénung, e; f.

An evening service or dutyevening repastsuppercœ́na,

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An evening service or duty, evening repast, supper; cœ́na, R. Concord 8

æfte-wearde

(adv.)
Grammar
æfte-wearde, adv. [æfter, wearde, weardes]

Afterwardafterbehindpostpone

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Afterward, after, behind; post, pone Ðú gesihst me æftewearde thou shalt see me behind, Ex. 33, 23

ǽht-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-gesteald, es; n.

Possessionpossessio

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Possession; possessio He ða brýdlufan sceal to oðerre ǽhtgestealdum idese sécan he must seek conjugal love in the possession of another woman, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 22 ; Jul. 115

Linked entry: ge-steald

ǽht-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-spédig, adj.

Wealthyrichlocuplesopulentus

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Wealthy, rich; locuples, opulentus Se is betra ðonne ðú, ǽhtspédigra feoh-gestreóna he is better than thou, richer in money-treasures Exon. 67a; Th. 248, 26; Jul. 101

Linked entry: spédig

ǽht-welig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-welig, adj.

Richwealthylocuples

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Rich, wealthy; locuples Sum wæs ǽhtwelig geréfa there was a wealthy count, Exon. 66a; Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18

æll-mihtig

(adj.)

all-mighty

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all-mighty, Cd. 17; Th. 20, 19; Gen. 311

æll-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
æll-þeódignes, -nys, -ness, e; f.

A going or living abroada pilgrimage

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A going or living abroad, a pilgrimage, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 38

Ælm-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Ælm-hám, es; m.

Elmham, Norfolk

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Elmham, Norfolk, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. 759; 59, 17

æps-rind

(n.)
Grammar
æps-rind, e; f.

Asp-rindpopuli tremulæ cortex

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Asp-rind; populi tremulæ cortex, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 7

æsc-berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æsc-berende, part.

Spear-bearinghastam gerens

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Spear-bearing; hastam gerens Wígena æscbe-rendra of warriors bearing spears, Cd. 94; Th. 123, 7; Gen. 2041

æsc-here

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-here, -es; m.

A spear-bandcompany armed with spearsa ship or naval-bandexercitus hastiferexercitus navalis

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A spear-band, company armed with spears, a ship or naval-band; exercitus hastifer, exercitus navalis, Byrht. Th. 133, 53; By. 69

æsc-man

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-man, -mann, es; m.

A ship-mansailorpiratenautapirata

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A ship-man, sailor, and hence a pirate; nauta, pirata Ǽgþer ge æscmanna ge óðerra both of the ship-men and of the others, Chr. 921; Th. 195, 15: Cot. 155

æsc-rind

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-rind, e; f.

Ash-barkfraxini cortex

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Ash-bark; fraxini cortex Ním æscrinde take ash-bark, Lchdm, iii. 14, 1. Wel æscrinde boil ash-bark, ii. 78, 5

æsc-wert

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-wert, e; f.

Ash-wortvervainverbena

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Ash-wort, vervain; verbena,Mone C. 3; p. 442, 24

bere-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
bere-ærn, ber-ern, beren, bern, bearn, es; n.

A barley-placea corn-placea barnhorreum

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A barley-place, a corn-place, a barn; horreum He gegaderaþ his hwǽte on his bern congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Bos. 3, 12 : 13, 30. He feormaþ hys berenes flóre purgabit aream suam, Lk. Jun. 3, 17. Ic towurpe míne berenu destruam horrea mea