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eám

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Wæs sum æðele cyning Óswold . . . wearð ofslagen Eádwine his eám (cf. erat Osuald nepos Aeduini regis ex sorore Acha, Bd. 3, 6), Hml. S. 26, 7. Ródbert þæs cynges sunu Willelmes hleóp fram his fæder tó his eáme Rótbryhte ( this Robert was brother of Matilda

eár

Grammar
eár, wave.
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Ofer ǽra gebland. Chr. 937; P. 108, 7. Add

Linked entry: ǽr

earce

(n.)
Grammar
earce, an; f.

The ark arca

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The ark; arca Ðú earce eart eall-háligra tu arca sanctificātiōnis tuæ, Ps. Th. 131, 8

Linked entry: earc

eár-hring

(n.)
Grammar
eár-hring, eár-ring, es; m.

An ear-ring inauris

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An ear-ring; inauris Nymaþ gyldene eár-hringas of eówer wífa eáron tollĭte inaures aureas de uxōrum vestrārum aurĭbus, Ex. 32, 2: Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 91

Linked entry: eár-ring

eálá

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

0! alas! Oh!eheu! euge! proh

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0! alas! Oh! eheu! euge! 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

Linked entries: æálá ǽ-lá eáw

earge

(adv.)
Grammar
earge, adv.

Inertly, badly segnĭter, măle

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Inertly, badly; segnĭter, măle Earge gé ðæt lǽstun ye performed that badly, Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 3; Cri. 1503

eár-scrypel

(n.)
Grammar
eár-scrypel, es; m.

An ear-scraper, ear-fingerdĭgĭtus auricŭlāris

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An ear-scraper, ear-finger ; dĭgĭtus auricŭlāris Eár-scrypel auricŭlāris, Glos. Brux. Recd. 38, 75; Wrt. Voc. 65, 3

Linked entry: scripel

EÁÐE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EÁÐE, éðe, ýðe; comp. m. eáðera , eáðra ; f. n. eáðere , eáðre ; sup. eáðost ; adj.

Easy, smoothfăcĭlis, lēvis

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Eáðre is ðæt heofen and eorþe gewíton, ðonne án stæf of ðære ǽ fealle it is an easier [thing] that heaven and earth pass away than one letter of the law fail, Lk. Bos. 16, 17

eár-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
eár-wærc, es; n.

Ear-ache, a pain in the earauris dŏlor

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Ear-ache, a pain in the ear; auris dŏlor Wið eár-wærce for ear-ache, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 7

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. Kmbl

Linked entries: eal ealles

earn-geáp

(n.)
Grammar
earn-geáp, [earn an eagle, geáp shrewd, cunning] A vulture, species of falcon; vultur, harpe = ἅρπη
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Earn-geáp? vultur, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 32; Wrt. Voc. 29, 51. Earn-geáp? arpa [ = harpe ], Glos. Brux. Recd. 36, 2; Wrt. Voc. 62, 2, Ben. Lye

eáþ

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
eáþ, adv.

Easily facĭlĭter

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Easily; facĭlĭter Dryhten mæg gehwone eáþ gescildan the Lord may easily shield each, Exon. 40b; Th. 135, 23; Gú. 528: Cd. 95; Th. 124, 6; Gen 2058. Hie ðe eáþ mihton adreógan they the easier might endure, Andr. Kmbl. 735; An. 368. v. éþ, ýþ

Linked entries: éþ eáþe

Eást

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
Eást, adj.

EAST, easterlyorientālis

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EAST, easterly; orientālis Eást used mostly in composition as a noun, Eást-Engle East-Angles, Bd. 5, 24; S. 646, 19. Eást-Seaxe East-Saxons, 5, 24; S. 646, 19. Eást-Francan East-Franks, Ors. I, I; Bos. 18, 30: Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 3

earþ

(n.)
Grammar
earþ, earþ-land.

Similar entry: irþ

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantage; additāmentum Ðeáh mín bán and blód bútú geweorþen eorþan to eácan though my bones and blood both become an increase to the earth, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 10; Gú. 352.

EÁST

(n.)
Grammar
EÁST, es; m.

EAST ŏriens

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The EAST; ŏriens Óþ Indéas eáste wearde unto the Indies towards the east, Bt. Met. Fox 16, 36; Met. 16, 18. Sió sunne norþ eft and eást otéweþ the sun appears again in the north and east, i. e. in the north-east, 13, 118; Met. 13, 59. Ðæt eálond on Wiht

Linked entries: Eást eásta

-eáge

(suffix)
Grammar
-eáge, -eíge. v. or-eáge, or-eíge, walen-eáge, walen-eíge.

eal

(n.)
Grammar
eal, e; f.

An awlsubŭla

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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

EARFE

(n.)
Grammar
EARFE, earbe, an; f? A tare; ervurn, orŏbus=ὄροβος
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Earfan wyl on wætere boil tares in water, L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 52, 16

Linked entry: earbe