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EALU

(n.)
Grammar
EALU, ealo, es;

ALE ⬩ cervĭsia, sīcĕra

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ALE; cervĭsia, sīcĕra Ne he ealu ne drince nǽfre oððe wín let him never drink ale nor wine. Jud. 13, 4. Iohannes se Fulluhtere ne dranc náðor ne win, ne beor, ne ealu John the Baptist drank neither wine, nor beer, nor ale, Homl.

Linked entries: eala ealaþ ealo ealu-geweorc ealu-malt ealoþ

eal

(n.)
Grammar
eal, e; f.

An awl ⬩ subŭla

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An awl; subŭla Þurhþyrlige his eáre mid eale [mid áne eale, Roff.] perfŏret aurem illīus subŭla, L. Alf. 11; Wilk. 29, 12

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home ⬩ sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium ⬩ on land ⬩ terra, terra firma ⬩ state, station, condition ⬩ sĭtus, condĭtio

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native soil or land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home; sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium Sumra wyrta oððe sumes wuda eard biþ on dúnum, sumra on merscum ... on ðære stówe ðe his eard biþ the native soil of some herbs

eálá

(int.)
Grammar
eálá, æálá, ǽlá, hélá; interj.

0! alas! Oh! ⬩ eheu! euge! proh

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proh Eálá ge næddran O! ye serpents. Mt. Bos. 23, 33: 23, 37. Eálá, eálá euge, euge. Ps. Spl. 69, 4. Eálá eálá! oððe wel wel! ahah ahah! or well well! euge euge! vel bene bene! Ps. Lamb. 34, 25. Ǽlá, ðú Scippend O, thou Creator, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: æálá ǽ-lá eáw lá

eala

(n.)

ale

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ale Eala cervĭsia, celia, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 106; Wrt. Voc. 27, 35

eall

(adj.)
Grammar
eall, adj.

All ⬩ tōtus

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All; tōtus Eall tōtus, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 10. Eall ðín líchama all thy body, Mt. Bos. 6, 22. Eall ðeós woruld all this world, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 9; Gen. 604: Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 34; Cri. 843: Lk. Bos. 23, 18: Jn. Bos. 11, 50: Mk. Bos. 4, 34: Andr.

Linked entries: eal ealles

ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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Ealað, 104, 2. On áwyldum ealað, 114, 12. On súrum ealað, 34, 15. On twybrównum ealað, 120, 10. On ealdum ealað, 292, 12. Mid strangum ealað, 314, 14. Mid hlúttre ealoþ, 116, 5. Gníd on eala, 100, 22: 114, 23. Dó on eala, 102, 18, 21, 22.

eád

(adj.)
Grammar
eád, adj.

Rich. wealthy, blessed, happy ⬩ dīves, opŭlentus, beātus

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Rich. wealthy, blessed, happy; dīves, opŭlentus, beātus Ic ðé eád mǽg gecýde I will shew thee the blessed virgin, Exon. 70 b; Th. 263, 19; Jul. 352: Cd. 151; Th. 189, 17; Exod. 186

eal-nósu

(n.)
Grammar
eal-nósu, eall-nósu, eall seó násu, e; f.

All nose or all the nose, a swelling of the uvula ⬩ columella, columna nasi

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Eall seó násu columna, Wrt. Voc. 282, 64

EÁD

(n.)
Grammar
EÁD, es; n.

A possession, riches, prosperity, happiness, bliss ⬩ possessio, ŏpes, dīvĭtiæ, prospĕrĭtas, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo

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A possession, riches, prosperity, happiness, bliss; possessio, ŏpes, dīvĭtiæ, prospĕrĭtas, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo Se him ðæt eád geféþ who gives the happiness to it, Exon. 60 b: Th. 220, 13; Ph. 319. Se rinc ageaf eorþcunde eád the prince gave up earthly

Linked entry: ídisc

eall

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Man árǽrde cyrcan on his ríce geond eall, 26, 85. Ofer eal gewídmǽrsude late crebresceret, An. Ox. 2584. Ofer eall, Gen. 45, 16. Hé hét geáxian ofer eall sumne drý, Hml. S. 14, 49: 23, 266.

eall

Grammar
eall, <b>. I 1 a.</b>
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Fram eallum costnungum tó ealre glædnysse, Hml. A. 26, 42. Farað intó ealne middaneard ( mundum uniuersum ), Mk. 16, 15. ꝥ Ealle þá .vii. dagas, Ll. Th. ii. 392, 13. <b>I 1 b.</b> add :-- Man déle æal healf ꝥ yrue, C.D. iii. 273, 5.

ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor, ealdur, aldor; gen. ealdres; dat, ealdre; pl. nom. acc. ealdras; m. <b>I;</b> an

ELDER, parent, head of a family, author ⬩ părens, paterfamilias, auctor ⬩ an elder, chief, governor, prince ⬩ sĕnior, præpŏsītus, princeps

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Ðæt wæs ealdor heora that was their chief, Cd. 221; Th. 287, 27; Sat. 373. Heofna ealdor the prince of the heavens, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 20; Sat. 567. Ealdor þegna the prince of thanes, Beo. Th. 3293; B. 1644.

Linked entries: aldor aldor ealder ealdur eldor ealdor-lang

eard

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Eall gærs and wyrta ealles eardes omnem herbam regionis, Gen. 2, 5. Ne þú ne ætstande on þisum earde nec stes in omni circa regione, 19, 17. Ealne þone eard Asiam, Hml. Th. i. 68, 34. Þone eard Chanaan landes terram Chanaan, Num. 13, 3.

eálá

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Eálá ðú láreów O magister ... eálá, gif hé gecyrde intó ðǽre byrig pro, si remeasset in urbem, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 280, 4-8. Eálá reówlic tíd wæs þæs geáres, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 26. Eálá hú leás is þysses middaneardes wela, 219, 6.

ealu-benc

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-benc, ealo-benc, e; f.

An ale-bench ⬩ scamnum cervĭsiam bibentium

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An ale-bench; scamnum cervĭsiam bibentium On ealu-bence on the ale-bench, Beo. Th. 5726; B. 2867

Linked entry: ealo-benc

ealc

(pronoun.)

each

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each He ofslóh ða hǽðenan on ealcum gefeohte he slew the heathen in every fight, Ælfc. T. 13, 18

ealde

(n.)

men

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men; homines. Ps. Th. 93, 9

ealh

(n.)

a residence, temple

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a residence, temple

eard

Similar entry: mid-eard

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