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ádle

(n.)
Grammar
ádle, an; f.

A disease ⬩ morbus

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A disease; morbus Ne yldo ne ádle neither age nor disease, Exon. 112a; Th. 430, 7; Rä. 44, 4

ǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽce, adj.

Eternal ⬩ æternus

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Eternal; æternus Ðæt we ge-earnian ǽce dreámas that we may obtain eternal delights, Ps. C. 156

ǽg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg, e; f.

water ⬩ water land ⬩ an island

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water, water land, an island

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:

æge

fear ⬩ timor ⬩ terror

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fear; timor, terror, Chr. 1006, Th. 257, 41

æl-

(prefix)
Grammar
æl-, prefix.

all ⬩ totus ⬩ omnis ⬩ foreign ⬩ peregrinus

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= eal all; totus, omnis, as æl-beorht, æl-ceald, etc. æl- = el-, ee-, foreign; peregrinus, as æl-fylce, æl-wihta, etc

Linked entries: -teáw syndrig -tǽwe

ǽn

(n.; num.; adj.)

one ⬩ unus

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one; unus Wyrc ðé nú ǽnne aro now make thee an ark. Gen. 6, 14: Mt. Bos. 5, 36

ǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽne, adv.

Once ⬩ alone ⬩ semel ⬩ solum

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Once, alone; semel, solum Nú ic ǽne begann to sprecanne to mínum Drihtne quia semel cæpi, loquar ad Dominum meam, Gen. 18, 31. Oft, nalles ǽne often, not once. Beo. Th. 6030; B. 3019. Ǽne on dæge once in the day, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 35 ; Met. 8, 18. Ic ðé

ǽr

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr, es; n.

Brass ⬩ æs

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Brass; æs Siððan folca bearn ǽres [MS. ǽrest] cúðon and ísernes since then the sons of men have known brass and iron, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 22; Gen. 1088: Wrt. Voc. 8, 27

Ætne

(n.)
Grammar
Ætne, es; m.

Etna

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Etna, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 20: 16, 1; Fox 50, 5

ǽw

(n.)
Grammar
ǽw, ǽwe, es; n. [ǽ law] .

law ⬩ what is established by law ⬩ wedlock ⬩ marriage ⬩ a marriage vow ⬩ lex ⬩ matrimonium ⬩ a female bound by the law of marriage ⬩ a wife ⬩ conjux legitima ⬩ uxor justa

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law, what is established by law, hence wedlock, marriage, a marriage vow; lex, matrimonium Ðætte ryht ǽw gefæstnod wǽre that just law might be settled, L. In. pref; Th. i. 102, 9: 1; Th. i. 102, 16. Rihtum ǽwe legitimo matrimonio, Bd. 4, 6; S. 573, 7

Linked entries: ǽwe ǽwen-bróðor ǽwum-boren

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. Spl. 73,

Linked entries: acas acs æcse eax ex

æxe

(n.)
Grammar
æxe, an; f.

Ashes

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Ashes, Ps. Spl. T. 101, 10

agu

(n.)

A pie ⬩ magpie ⬩ pica

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A pie, magpie; pica, Ælfc. Gl, 38; Som. 63, 22; Wrt. Voc. 29, 43

áht

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áht, es; n.

AUGHT ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ aliquid ⬩ quidquam

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AUGHT, anything, something; aliquid, quidquam Nó he ðǽr áht cwices lǽfan wolde he would leave not anything living there, Beo. Th. 4618; B. 2314: Ps. Th. 143, 4. Ðe áhtes wǽron who were of aught, of any account or value, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 35. Ðæt án

Linked entry: óht

ahta

(n.; num.; adj.)

eight

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eight. Menol. Fox 188; Men. 95

ain

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ain, aina

one

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one, Gen. 43, 6

ǽw

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

ǽw

(adj.)
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lawful, l. ǽwe

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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Add: , ǽgen. as adj. Þæt is ágen cræft ( a property ) wætres and eorðan. Met. 20, 122. Ǽnigum folce his ǽgenu ǽ gelícade tó healdenne, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 19. Þæs wæteres ágnu cýþ is on eorþan, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 14. Þis is mín ágen cýð, Met. 24, 49

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