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ǽr-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæder, indecl. in sing, but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A forefatherfatherpropatorpater

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A forefather, father; propator, pater, Beo. Th. 5258; B. 2622

ǽr-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-geweorc, es; n.

An ancient workantiquum opus

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An ancient work; antiquum opus Enta ǽrgeweorc the ancient wort of giants, Beo. Th. 3362; B. 1679: Andr. Kmbl. 2471; An. 1237

ǽr-gewyrht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-gewyrht, es; n.

A former worka deed of oldopus pristinumfacinus olim commissum

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Nom. pl. ærgewyrhtu, Exon. 263; Th. 76, 18; Cri. 1241

Linked entry: ge-wyrht

ǽ-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-riht, es; n. [ǽ law, riht right]

Law-rightlawjus legurnjus

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Law-right, law; jus legurn, jus Ða ðe fyrngewritu sélest cunnen, ǽriht eówer who the old writings best know, your own law, Elen. Kmbl. 749; El. 375: 1176; El. 590

ærn

(n.)
Grammar
ærn, ern, es; n.

A placesecret placeclosetan habitationa housecottagelocuslocus secretiordomuscasa

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A place, secret place, closet, an habitation, a house, cottage; locus, locus secretior, domus, casa Bireþ into his ærne beareth into his habitation, L. In. 57; Th. i. 138, 16

Linked entry: ern

-ærn

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-ærn, adj. termination def. se -ærna, m; -ærne, f. n.

ǽror

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽror, ǽrror; prep. dat.

Beforeantepriusquam

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Before; ante, priusquam Næs ǽror ðé [MS. aworþe] ǽnegu gesceaft there was not before thee any creature, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 81; Met. 20, 41

Linked entry: ǽrror

ǼS

(n.)
Grammar
ǼS, es; n.

Foodmeatcarriona dead carcaseescacibuspabulumcadaver

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Food, meat, carrion, a dead carcase; esca, cibus, pabulum, cadaver Earn ǽses georn the eagle eager for food, Byrht. Th. 134, 60; By. 107. Lǽton him behíndan ðone earn ǽses brúcan they left behind them the eagle to eat of the carrion, Chr. 938; Th. i.

ÆSC

(n.)
Grammar
ÆSC, g. æsces; pl. nom. acc. æscas, ascas; g. æsca, asca; d. æscum, ascum; m;

an ash-treefraxinus excelsiorthe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨan ash-speara spearlancehasta fraxineahastaa small shipa skiffa light vessel to sail or row innavisnavigiumdromo

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Gl. 45; Som. 64, 98. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨ; = æ, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is æsc an ash-tree, hence this Rune not only stands for the letter æ, but for æsc an ash-tree, as, — ᚨ; byþ oferheáh, eldum dýre, stíþ staðule the ash-tree is over-high

Linked entries: æscen asca barþ

æscen

(n.)

A vessel made of ash-woodsuch as a bottlebucketpaillagena

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A vessel made of ash-wood, such as a bottle, bucket, pail, etc; lagena Æscen ðe is óðre namon hrygilebuc gecleopad an ascen, its other name is called Rigelbuc, q. back-bucket, Heming, p. 393

Linked entry: BÚC

æsc-holt

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-holt, es; nom. pl. holt; n.

Ash-woodan ash-wood spearlignum fraxineumhasta fraxinea

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Ash-wood, an ash-wood spear; lignum fraxineum, hasta fraxinea Æscholt asceóc shook his ashen spear, Byrht. 138, 35; By. 230: Beo. Th. 665; B. 330

æsc-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-þræc, g. -þræce; pl. nom. g. acc. -þraca; f.

Spear-strengthbrunt of spearsa battlehastæ vishastarum impetusprælium

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Spear-strength, brunt of spears, a battle; hastæ vis, hastarum impetus, prælium Æt æscþræce, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 2; Gen. 2153

a-gelwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gelwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To stupefyastonishstupefacereconster-nare

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To stupefy, astonish; stupefacere, conster-nare Ðá wearþ ic agelwed then I was astonished, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 9

Linked entry: a-gælwed

æt-gongan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gongan, [æt at, gangan to go]

To go toapproachaccedere

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To go to, approach; accedere Hét hie of ðam líge neár ætgongan he bade them from the flame to approach nearer, Exon. 55b; Th. 197, 1; Az. 183

æðelo

(n.)
Grammar
æðelo, indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. æðelu, æðelo; gen. æðela; dat. æðelum; n.

Nobilitypre-eminenceoriginfamilyracenaturetalentsgeniusnobilitasprincipatusorigonatalesprosapianaturaindolesingenium

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Ryht æðelo biþ on ðam móde, næs on ðam flǽsce true nobility is in the mind, not in the flesh, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 19.

Linked entry: ge-æðele

Æðeréd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðeréd, es; m.
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The name of a king and a Mercian nobleman.Chr. 867; Th. 130, 22, cols, 1, 2, 3; Th. 131, 22, cols. 1, 3: Chr. 912; Erl. 100, 30

ǽtor-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
ǽtor-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

The poison-kindveneni genus

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The poison-kind; veneni genus Ǽtorcyn gewurdon onwæcned the poison-kinds arose, Salm. Kmbl. 437; Sal. 219

Linked entries: ǽtor átor-cyn

a-holede

(n.; part.)
Grammar
a-holede, an; n.

An engraved or embossed workopus lacunatum

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An engraved or embossed work; opus lacunatum.Cot. 7;

Linked entry: a-holan

aldor

(n.)
Grammar
aldor, es; n. [aldor = ealdor life] .

lifethe vital parts of the bodyvitaage

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life, the vital parts of the body; vita Ðonne ðú of líce aldor asendest when thou sendest life from thy body, Cd. 134; Th. 168, 29; Gen. 2790: 126; Th. 160, 27; Gen. 2656: Elen. Grm. 132: Andr. Kmbl. 2702; An. 1353: Beo. Th. 1364; B. 680. Wit on gársecg

aldor-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-dæg, g. -dæges; pl. nom. acc. -dagas; m.

Life-dayday of lifedies vitæ

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Life-day, day of life; dies vitæ, Beo. Th. 1440; B. 718