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ell

(n.)
Grammar
ell, es; m. (v. u.) The letter l
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Uelim on ánum elle . . . uellem on twám ellum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 200, 5, 6

el-land

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el-lende

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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el-lende, es; n.
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Foreign parts Oþþe on ellende (ælþeóde, v. l.) oððe on heora ágenre gecýþþe, Bt. 27, 3; F. 98, 34. On ellende apud exteras nationes, 27, 4; F. 100, 10. In ellende ł in elðióde gefoerde peregre profectus est, Mt. R. 21, 33.

ellen-leás

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el-leoht

(n.)
Grammar
el-leoht, es; n. The incorrect use (elision f) of l
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Elleohtes lauta*-*cismi (= labdacismi; cf. laudacismi ðǽre uncyste, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 33), An. Ox. 5471

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el-þeódgung

(n.)
Grammar
el-þeódgung, -þeódung, e; f.
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A being in a foreign land, living or going abroad In foresetenesse elþeódgunge (-þeódunge, v. l.) proposito peregrinandi, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 465, 15

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el-þeódig

foreign ⬩ stranger ⬩ foreign

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L. 27, 7. From hellðiódigum ab alienis, 17, 26. Sume hé on elþiódige forsende, Ors. 3, 7; S. 120, 13.

ende-byrdan

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ende-byrdan, -byrdian
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L. 49, 5. Gif hwám þises sealmsanges endebyrdnes mislícaþ, endebyrde (ordinet) hé sél, R. Ben. 44, 15. Mynster tó endebyrdienne ordinandum monasterium, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 467, 12. Endebyrde digesta, i. ordinata, An. Ox. 185. Add:

ende-leás

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Hwæþer þe éce líf and éce blisse, þe écne deáþ and endeleáse yrmðe, Wlfst. 23, 20. Ðerh endeleáso uoruldo per infinita saecula, Rtl. 180, 3. Add

ende-mes

Grammar
ende-mes, emdenes, emdemes.

together ⬩ coincidence ⬩ straightway ⬩ at once

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Ealle heora bigleofan endemes hí ætbrúdon nihil omnino ad vitam pertinens relinquebant, Jud. 6, 4: Lch. iii. 236, 13: 242, 5. Hí ealle endemes út férdon swá ꝥ furðon án ne beláf ita omnes egressae sunt, ut ne una quidem remaneret, Gr. D. 67, 16.

endlyfta

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Se endleofta (-lyfta, v. l.) undecimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 282, 19. Sió endlefte tíd dæges, Nar. 11, 16. On þám endleoftan dæge Crístes úpstiges, Hml. Th. i. 298, 5. Embe þá endlyftan (ællefta, L. R.) tíde, Mt. 20, 6: Bl. H. 93, 6. Add

Englisc

(n.)

(the) English ⬩ the English language

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In Englisc gereorde (on Englisce reorde, v. l.) in lingua Anglorum, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 12. Ær wǽrun Rómánisce biscepas, siþþan wǽrun Englisce, Chr. 690; P. 40, 11. Eall þæt folc on Mercna lande geseten, ǽgþer ge Denisc ge Englisce, 922; P. 104, 5.

Eofor-wíc

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Hér Regnold gewan Eoforwíc (Eofer-, v. l.), 923; P. 105, 12. Heoforwíc, 948; P. 112, 30. Add

eofot

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Flítere in eobotum (in ebhatis, v. l.) rabulus, Txts. 93, 1705. Dele 'debt' (the various readings to the passage from the Laws are: Be cynincges geréfan þýfðe, be þeófes andettan, and þeófðe for eofot), and add

eorcnan-stán

(n.)

a jewel ⬩ topaz ⬩ pearl

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Add: literal, a jewel, topaz, pearl Ofer gold and þone baswon stán (gymcynn ł eorcnanstán, MS. C.) super aurum et topazion, Ps. Spl. 118, 127. Gelíc is ríce heofunas menn ceápe sóhte góde ercnanstánas (margaritas).

eorl-dóm

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Willelm geaf Ródberde eorle þone eorldóm on (ealdordóm ofer) Norðhymbra land, 1068; P. 202, 2.

eornoste

(adv.)
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eornoste, adv.
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Swá hwæt swá hé ǽfre gecwæð bodiende, þeáh þe hé hit ná eorneste (on eornost, v. l.) gecwǽde siquid umquam non jam decernendo, sed minando, diceret, Gr. D. 151, 8. Add

eornostlíce

(adv.; con.)
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Wiðstandaþ þám eornostlíce (georne, v. l.) strange on geleáfan, Hml. A. 52, 56. (adverbial) conj.

eorþ-búend

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eorþ-búend, eorþ-búend, -búgend, -búgi(g)end (-ende)
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L. 48, 3. Eal Adames cnósl eorðbúendra omnes homines, Dóm. L. 129. Eorðbúgiendra, Wlfst. 137, 24. Fore eágum eorðbúendra, Cri. 1324. Ǽnig eorðbúendra, Gen. 1754: Met. 10, 36. Þú hæleðum eart, eallum eorðbúendum, weard and wísa, Dan. 565.

eorþ-weall

a rampart

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Se cásere hét dícian and eorðwall (-weall, v. l.) gewyrcan uallum fecerat, 1, 12; Sch. 33, 27. a wall formed by the ground, the side or roof of a cave Hé beáh under eorðweall he went into the cave, B. 2957. Inn under eorðweall, 3090.