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and-wlita

(n.)
Grammar
and-wlita, an-wlita, an; m: and-wlite, es; n.

The face ⬩ countenance ⬩ personal appearance ⬩ forehead ⬩ form ⬩ surface ⬩ facies ⬩ vultus ⬩ aspectus ⬩ frons ⬩ forma ⬩ superficies

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The face, countenance, personal appearance, forehead, form, surface; facies, vultus, aspectus, frons, forma, superficies Hleór bolster onféng, eorles andwlitan the bolster received his cheek, the hero's face, Beo. Th. 1382; B. 689: Exon. 24 a; Th. 69

Linked entries: and-wlata and-wlite an-wlita wlita

ÁDL

(n.)
Grammar
ÁDL, ádel; g. ádle, f: ádle, an; f.

A disease ⬩ pain ⬩ a languishing sickness ⬩ consumption ⬩ morbus ⬩ languor

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A disease, pain, a languishing sickness, consumption; morbus, languor Wæs seó ádl þearl, hát and heorogrim the disease was sharp, hot and very fierce, Exon. 47a; Th. 160, 30; Gú. 951. Seó mycle ádl the great disease, leprosy; elephantiasis, Som.

Linked entries: ádel ádle

an-gyn

(n.)

a beginning

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a beginning.Mk. Bos. l, I

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
án-feald, adj. [án one, feald fold]

ONE FOLD ⬩ simple ⬩ single ⬩ one alone ⬩ singular ⬩ peculiar ⬩ matchless ⬩ simplex

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Án-feald gewin single combat, R. Ben. interl. I. Ða án-fealdan stræcan those who are uniformly strict, Past. 42, 1; Hat. MS. 57b, 25

an-gin

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Ox. 4709. gesture, action Angin gesticulatio, An. Ox. 2872. Hé fǽringa feóll tó þǽre eorðan mid egeslicum anginne, Chr. 1042 ; P. 162, 14. Anginnum gestibus, An.

ǽg-flota

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg-flota, an; m.

A floater on the sea ⬩ sailor ⬩ ship ⬩ nauta ⬩ navis

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A floater on the sea, sailor, ship; nauta, navis, Andr. Kmbl. 515 ; An. 258

æg-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
æg-lǽca, an; m.

A miserable being ⬩ wretch ⬩ monster ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum

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Th. 1188; B. 592 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 28; Sat. 161: Andr. Kmbl. 2717; An. 1361

ana-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
ana-wyrm, es; m. [ana = an, in in, as in Goth. anahneiwan inclinare; wyrm a worm]

An intestinal worm ⬩ lumbricus

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An intestinal worm; lumbricus Gif anawyrm on men weaxe if an intestinal worm grow in a man, L. M. 1, 46; Lchdm, ii. 114, 13, 18, 23

ÆX

(n.)
Grammar
ÆX, = ÆCS, æsc, acas, e; f: acase, axe, an; f.

what is brought to an edge ⬩ An AXE ⬩ a hatchet ⬩ pickaxe ⬩ securis ⬩ ascia

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what is brought to an edge, An AXE, a hatchet, pickaxe; securis, ascia Eallunga ys seó æx to ðæra treówa wurtrumum asett jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est, Mt. Bos. 3, 10. Mid æxum with axes, Ps. Th. 73, 6. On æxe in securi, Ps.

Linked entries: acas acs æcse eax ex

and-efn

(n.)
Grammar
and-efn, es; n. [and, efen even]

An equality ⬩ a proportion ⬩ measure ⬩ an amount ⬩ proportio

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An equality, a proportion, measure, an amount; proportio Be hire andefne by its proportion, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 14

Linked entry: ond-efen

and-bita

(n.)
Grammar
and-bita, an; m.

That which is unleavened ⬩ unleavened bread ⬩ the feast of unleavened bread ⬩ azyma

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That which is unleavened, unleavened bread, the feast of unleavened bread; azyma Andbita vel and-beorma azyma, Cot. 17

Linked entries: and-bida beorma

an-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
an-ginnan, p. -gan, pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen

To begin ⬩ undertake ⬩ incipere

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To begin, undertake; incipere Angan hine gyrwan began to prepare himself, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 26; Gen. 442: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 118; Met. 1, 59

Linked entry: an-gan

an-gin

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Add Ná þreó anginnu, ac . . . án-angin, Hml. S. I. 15

-anne

(suffix)
Grammar
-anne, -enne, -ende the termination of the declinable infinitive in the dat. governed by to, as, = Ondréd to faranne timuit ire, Mt. Jun. and Th. 2, 22, but the B. MS. of A. D. 995 has farende, also Foxe, Bos. and the Rl. MS. about A. D. 1145. The Lind., about A. D. 957, has farenne [MS. færenne]. Alýfe me to farenne permitte me ire, Mt. Bos. 8, 21, and B. MS. about A. D. 995. Sometimes -ende is found, because -enne = ende, as in the preceding example farende about A. D. 995. Themost usual form is -anne, from the infin. -an; g. -annes; dat. -anne.

Linked entries: -an -ende -enne

án-ád

Grammar
án-ád, l. ánad (-æd),
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and dele the bracket

án-wíglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
án-wíglíce, adv.

In single combat ⬩ singularis certaminis modo

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In single combat; singularis certaminis modo Án-wíglíce feohtende fighting in single combat, Cot. 186

Linked entry: wíglíce

and-lóman

(n.)
Grammar
and-lóman, and-lúman; pl. m.

Utensils ⬩ vessels ⬩ utensilia ⬩ vasa

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Utensils, vessels; utensilia, vasa, Ælfc. Gl. 22: R. Ben. interl. 31

Linked entry: GE-LÓMAN

and-weardnes

(n.)
Grammar
and-weardnes, -ness, and-weardnys, and-wardnys, -nyss, e; f.

Presentness ⬩ presence ⬩ present time ⬩ præsentia ⬩ præsens tempus ⬩ præsens

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Presentness, presence, present time; præsentia, præsens tempus, præsens Wæs ic swýðe for his andweardnesse afyrhted ejus præsentia eram exterritus, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 42. On andweardnysse in prcesenti, I. I; S. 474, 1

Linked entry: and-wardnys

æg-léca

(n.)
Grammar
æg-léca, an; m.

A wretch ⬩ miscreant

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A wretch, miscreant, Cd. 214; Th. 269,14; Sat. 73

Linked entry: ag-léca

and-werdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-werdan, and-wirdan, and-wyrdan, ond-wyrdan; p. de; pp. od [and, word a word: Goth. and-waúrdyan to answer, waúrd a word: Ger. antwort an answer]

To answer ⬩ respondere

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To answer; respondere Abram hire andwerde Abram ei respondit. Gen. 16, 6

Linked entries: and-wirdan and-wyrdan

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