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æcer-teóþung

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-teóþung, e; f.

Tithe from the produce of arable landtithe paid on arable land

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Tithe from the produce of arable land Áríse seó æcerteóðung á be ðám ðe seó sulh ðone teóðan æcer ǽr geeóde, Wlfst. 310, 24

wæter-ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-ǽdre, an; -ǽder, e; f.(in the first passage given the word is made neuter).

A vein of water, a spring

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Æt ðam forman gedelfe swégde út ormǽte wyllspring, i. 562, 10. Ealle wyllspringas and eán þurh hig ( the earth ) yrnaþ. Swá swá ǽddran licgeaþ on ðæs mannes líchaman, swá licgaþ ðás wæter-ǽddran geond ðás eorðan, Lchdm. iii. 254, 23.

Linked entry: ǽdre

dóm-ern

Grammar
dóm-ern, -ærn.
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Dómærn pretorium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 64. Dómern, An. Ox. 4498. Þæs dómernes cafertún atrium praetorii, Mk. 15, 16. Hé eóde in þæt dómern ðǽr ðǽr Caluisianus wæs in miclum gemóte, Shrn. 116, 31. Add

eall-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-beorht, æll-beorht, æl-beorht; adj.

All-brightpĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus

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All-bright; pĕnĭtus splendĭdus, fulgentissĭmus Englas eall-beorhte angels all-bright, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 23; Sat. 522

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, es; m. (not f.)
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Gebúr sceal licgan of Martinus mæssan oð Eástran æt hláfordes falde, Ll. Th. i. 434, 13. Wác byð se hyrde æt falde þe nete þá heorde þe hé healdan sceal mid hreáme bewerian, . . . gyf þǽr hwlyc þeódsceaþa sceaþian onginneð, ii. 326, 10.

áne

(adv.)
Grammar
áne, ǽne; adv. [án one, with the adverbial -e]

Onceonce for allonlyalonesemelsolumtantum

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Ic ðé ǽne abealh, éce Drihten I alone angered thee, eternal Lord, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 4; Sat. 410

Linked entry: ǽne

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, or ǽg-, prefixed to pronouns.

-hweg

(suffix)
Grammar
-hweg, v. æt-, hwæt- (
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under hwæt-hwega) -hweg

ælf-sciéne

Grammar
ælf-sciéne, -sciéno.

Take under ælf-scíne

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Take under ælf-scíne

eár-loccas

(n.)
Grammar
eár-loccas, pl. m. [eár = ǽr before]

Forelocks antiæ

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Forelocks; antiæ, Ælfc. Gl. 64;Som. 69, 16; Wrt. Voc. 40, 49

ælf-scínu

Take under ælf-scíne

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Take under ælf-scíne

geótend-ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
geótend-ǽder, e; f.
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An artery Gif þú geótendǽdre ne mæge áwríþan, genim ꝥ selfe blód þe ofyrnð, gebærn on hátum stáne, and gegníd tó dúste, lege on þá ǽdre ꝥ dúst, and áwríð swíðe, Lch. ii. 148, 16: 16, 7. See preceding word

lín-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
lín-æcer, (?), es; m.
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wege þám innmæstan ; of línaceran innan ðone hege, Cht. . 239, 10, Cf. lín-leáh, fleax-æcer

ǽht-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-boren, adj.

Slave-born.

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Similar entries v. ǽht, I d, and þeów-boren Ná ðá áne ðe freó synt, ac gyt má ðe ǽhtborene ex conditione servili synt, R. Ben. 138, 20

eáw-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
eáw-fæst, adj. [eáw = ǽw, ǽ law; fæst fast, fixed]

Firm in observing the law, religious, pious religiōsus, pius

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Firm in observing the law, religious, pious; religiōsus, pius Gregorius wæs of æðelborenre mægþe and eáwfæstre acenned Gregory was born of a noble and pious family, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 7. Se eáwfæsta papa the pious pope, ii. 118, 8. Mid eáwfæstum þeáwum

æle-midde

(n.)
Grammar
æle-midde, an; f.

The exact middlejust in the middle

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The exact middle; only in the phrase on æle-middan=just in the middle Seó firmamentum tyrnð symle onbútan ús. . . . Seó eorðe stent on ælemiddan, Lch. iii. 254, 16. Ðǽre sunnan hǽtu wyrcð fíf dǽlas on middanearde. . . .

Linked entry: midde

bræd-ísen

Grammar
bræd-ísen, (brǽd- ?).

A chisel

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Bredísern (-aern), Txts. 95, 1793. Dele bracket, and substitute :

adel-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
adel-seáþ, es; m.

A sewerguttersinkcloaca

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A sewer, gutter, sink; cloaca

Linked entry: adul-seáþ

ádl-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
ádl-þracu, g. -þræce; f.

The force or virulence of diseasemorbi impetus

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The force or virulence of disease; morbi impetus Seó ádlþracu the force of disease, Exon. 46b; Th. 159, 31; Gú. 935

æcer-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-ceorl, es; m.

A field-churla farmerploughmanagricola

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A field-churl, a farmer, ploughman; agricola

Linked entry: ceorl