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eá-spring

(n.)
Grammar
eá-spring, ǽ-spring, es; n.

A water-spring, fountain ăquæ fons, fons

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A water-spring, fountain; ăquæ fons, fons Ðæt Cúþbyrhtus án eáspring of drigre eorþan up gelǽdde ut Cudberct fontem de arente terra produxĕrit, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 6

Linked entry: ǽ-spring

án-lépe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lépe, -lépig, -lípig, -lýpig, [ǽn-]; adj. [án one; hleáp, hlýp a running, leap]

Going alonesolitaryprivatealonesingularoneeach onesolivagussolitariusprivatussolussingularisunussingulus

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Ánlépra ǽlc each one, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 111; Met. 25, 56

ár-leást

(n.)
Grammar
ár-leást, ǽr-lést, e; f. [ár honor, honestas, gratia, -leást]

Dishonourimpietycrueltya disgraceful deedinhonestasimpietascrudelitasflagitium

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Dishonour, impiety, cruelty, a disgraceful deed; inhonestas, impietas, crudelitas, flagitium Árleásta fela many disgraceful deeds, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 12; Met. 9, 6

Linked entry: ǽr-lést

be-fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
be-fóran, bi-fóran; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be by, proximity, fóran fore, as æt fóran]

BEFOREantecorampræBEFORE

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Grammar be-fóran, DAT. BEFORE; ante, coram, præ He swíðe oft befóran fremede folces rǽswum wundor æfter wundre he very often performed before the princes of the people miracle after miracle, Andr. Kmbl. 1237; An. 619. Ealdormen héredon híg befóran him

Linked entries: bi-fóran bi-fóran

betonice

(n.)
Grammar
betonice, an; f : also Lat. betonĭca, æ; f.

The herb BETONYbetonĭca officinālis

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Latin, Betonĭca, æ; f: - Ðis is seó gréne sealf, - betonĭca, rude, etc. this is the green salve, - betony, rue, etc. Lchdm. iii. 6, 8. Genim ðás ylcan wyrte and betonĭcam take this same wort and betony, Herb. 135, 3; Lchdm. i. 252, 4

Linked entries: betoce bettonice

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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His ríces éðel ðæt he hæfde sĕdem regni quam tĕnuit, 4, I; S. 563, 14. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = œ́, the name o f which letter in Anglo-Saxon is œ́ðel, ǽðel, é ðel one's native country, — hence, this Rune not only stands for the letters

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

a-bylg-nes

(n.)
Grammar
a-bylg-nes, æ-bylig-nes, æ-bylig-nys, -ness, e; f. [abylgan to offend]

An offencescandalangerwrathindignationoffensairaindignatio

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An offence, scandal, anger, wrath, indignation; offensa, ira, indignatio He him abylgnesse oft gefremede he had oft perpetrated offence against him, Exon. 843; Th. 317, 35; Mód. 71

cyric-ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-ǽwe, ciric-ǽwe,es; n.

An ecclesiastical marriage ecclesiasticum matrimonium

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An ecclesiastical marriage; ecclesiasticum matrimonium Hí, þurh heálícne hád, ciricǽwe underféngan they, through holy orders, have entered into an ecclesiastical marriage, L. I. P. 23; Th. ii. 334, 14

open-ears

(n.)
Grammar
open-ears, -ærs, es; m.

A medlarmespila

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A medlar; mespila,Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 50

EARS

(n.)
Grammar
EARS, ærs, es; m.

The breech, the buttocks, the hind part ánus, pōdex

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The breech, the buttocks, the hind part; ánus, pōdex

Linked entry: ærs

flít-cræft

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Flíter[æft] dialectica, An. Ox. 3116. Flítcræfte, 2, 155. Mid flítcræftum dialecticis artibus, 3207. For ' Mone B. 3030' substitute

eft-betǽht

(v.)
Grammar
eft-betǽht, æft-betéht

Re-assigned, re-delivered, given backre-consignātus

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Re-assigned, re-delivered, given back; re-consignātus, R. Ben. 4

Linked entry: æft-beteht

of-dæle

Grammar
of-dæle, an (?). l. of-dæle, es, and add: v. gén-dele, æf-dæll (which should be taken here],
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and cf. æf-, geán-dýne

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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We have undoubted evidence of the date of Alfred's Anglo-Saxon translation of Gregory's Pastoral Care, for the king thus speaks of archbishop Plegmund, — Ic hie geliornode æt Plegmunde mínum ærcebiscepe I learnt it from Plegmund my archbishop, Introduction

-þræclic

(suffix)
Grammar
-þræclic, v. ǽ- (Ps. Rdr. 95, 4), on-þræclic.

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ǽhte land

(n.)
Grammar
ǽhte land, es; n. [ǽht property]

Landed propertyterra possessionis

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Landed property; terra possessionis Forðon ðe Peohtas heora ǽhte land ðætte Angle ǽr hæfdon eft onféngon nam Picti tenam possessions suæ quam tenuerunt Angli receperunt, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 29

af-god

(n.)
Grammar
af-god, es; n. [af = of = æf a, ab; god, n. a heathen god]

An idolan imageidolum

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An idol, an image; idolum

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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to speak against, speak ill of, denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10. [Fra steven of forspekand a voce obloquentis, Ps. 43, 17.] to misrepresent a case, state

æfterra

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
æfterra, æft(e)ra; cpve.: æft(e)resta; spve.

latter hinder, lower latterlastnext, following second

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where relation of two objects is marked, in time, latter Se æfterra anweald—se ǽrra, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50, 12. Wæs heora æftra sýð wyrse ðonne se ǽrra, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 25. in place, hinder, lower Ðæt ǽrre folc and ðæt æfterre those before and those behind

Affrica

(n.)
Grammar
Affrica, indecl: but Lat. Affrica, gen. æ; acc. am; f.

Africa

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Africa Asia and Affrica togædere licgaþ Asia and Africa lie together, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 14. Ðære Affrica norþ-west gemǽre the north-west boundary of Africa, id; Bos. 16, 4. Nú wille we ymbe Affrica now will we [speak] about Africa, id; Bos. 24, 26.

Linked entry: Africa