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Anglo-Saxon

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ær

(n.)
Grammar
ær, es; m. [ær = ear, q. v.]

Ocean ⬩ The waves of the ocean

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The waves of the ocean Ofer æra gebland over the mingling of the waves, Chr. 937; Th. i. 202, 38, col. 1

ǽlc

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽlc, adj. [á + ge + líc]

Each ⬩ any ⬩ every ⬩ all ⬩ quisque ⬩ quivis ⬩ unusquisque ⬩ omnis

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In ǽlce tíd in æternum, Exon. 13b; Th. 25, 26; Cri. 406. Ǽlce dæg each day, Bt. Met. Fox 27,15; Met. 27, 8

Linked entries: ealc élc

ǽlc

all ⬩ any

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Se ilca is wendende ǽlce onwaldas, Ors. 2, 1; S. 64, 2. Ǽlce misdǽda ágyldan, Ll. Th. i. 328, 15. Hí forbudon ǽlce wífunga, ii. 374, 35: 286, 30.

Ælf

(n.)
Grammar
Ælf, e; f.

The Elbe

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The Elbe Ælfe múða ðǽre ié, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 6, 27

æd-

(prefix)
Grammar
æd-, prefixed to words, denotes

Anew ⬩ again

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Anew, again, as the Latin re- Æd-sceaft re-generation

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, either a contraction of the prefixes á, ǽ, with a g added, as ǽg, or derived from aa = á, áwa, ǽw. It is used in compound pronouns and adverbs, as ǽg-hwá, ǽg-hwǽr, ǽg-hwilc, etc; but, in its place, we also find the prefix á as,—á-hwǽr, á-hwilc, etc. Both ǽg- and á- impart to their compounds a sense of universality.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper

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Ever, always; semper:

ǽg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg, e; f.

water ⬩ water land ⬩ an island

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water, water land, an island

awel

(n.)
Grammar
awel, Add:, es; m.
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Ꝥirlie hé his eáre mid ánum æle (subula), Ex. 21, 6. Man sceal habban ... awel, Angl. ix. 264, 7. Awelas fuscinicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 60. Awlas angulae, An. Ox. 46, 43. Awlum uncis, Germ. 393, 110

ÆLF

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLF, es; m.

An ELF ⬩ genius ⬩ incubus

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An ELF ; genius, incubus Wið ælfe gníd myrran on win against an elf rub myrrh in wine, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm, ii. 296, 9. Ylfe, pl. nom. m. Beo. Th. 224; B. 112

Linked entries: ælf-sogoða ilf berg-ælfen

æt-

(prep.; prefix)
Grammar
æt-, prefixed to words, like the prep, æt,

at ⬩ to ⬩ from ⬩ ad- ⬩ ab-

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denotes at, to, and from; ad-, ab-

Linked entries: sihþ wesan stæppan steall stillan swimman telg reccan sceótan eáca styntan wítan feng spornan

æx

(n.)
Grammar
æx, e; f.

An axis ⬩ axis

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An axis; axis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 45

ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, comp. m. ǽra, ǽrra; f. n. ǽre, ǽrre; sup. ǽrest; adj.

Early ⬩ former ⬩ preceding ⬩ ancient ⬩ prior ⬩ præcedens ⬩ antiquus

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Æt ǽrestan at the first; primo, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 2: Exon. 19a; Th. 49, 15; Cri. 786

Linked entries: ǽra ǽrest ár ǽren-dæg

ǽw

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽw, adj.

Lawful ⬩ legitimate ⬩ related by the law of marriage ⬩ married ⬩ legitimus ⬩ nuptus ⬩ germanus

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Ǽwe gebróðru brothers of the same marriage, own brothers; germani fratres, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 28

ǼS

(n.)
Grammar
ǼS, es; n.

Food ⬩ meat ⬩ carrion ⬩ a dead carcase ⬩ esca ⬩ cibus ⬩ pabulum ⬩ cadaver

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Ǽse wlanc exulting in carrion, Beo. Th. 2668; B. 1332 : Ps. Th. 146, 10

ǽt

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Swylce þá gebrocu þæs hláfes þurh þone ǽt (per esum) weóxon, 252, 23. v. ǽr-, flǽsc-, un-ǽt

awel

Grammar
awel, For awl, as given in Dictionary, substitute flesh-hook, and dele reference to
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æl, which is a different word

ǽ-lá

O!

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Ælá Drihten O Lord, Hy. 1, 1

Linked entry: ǽ

ǽw

(n.)
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law. v. ǽ. a wife. v. ǽwe, and riht-ǽwe

æt

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Æt þám sáwlum beswicene, Chrd. 88, 12

ǽr

Grammar
ǽr, <b>; II.</b>
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Add Ǽr . . . siþþan, Chr. 690; P. 40, 10: Hml. Th. 244, 28. Add Ǽrest . . . siþþan, Hml. Th. i. 276, ii

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