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ǽ

(int.)

alas!

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Ǽ, Hy. 1, 1. = eá, Lamb, MS. fol. 183b, line 11

ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ, indecl. f.

A riverstreamrivustorrens

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A river, stream; rivus, torrens On ðære ǽ ðú hý drencst thou shalt give them to drink of the stream; torrente potabis eos, Ps. Th. 35, 8

ǽr-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-ǽt, es; m.

Eating too soon

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Eating too soon Similar entries [v. ǽr; prep. I. (1 a); cf. Ll. Th. ii. 436, 6, 33-38] Míne synna . . . on ǽrǽte and on oferfylle, Angl. xi. 102, 88. Swá hwæt swá wé misdóð . . . on ǽrǽte and on oferdrince, xii. 514, 10.

Linked entry: ǽr

ǽr-ǽt

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Add: Nap. 5

æt-hwæga

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-hwæga, æt-hwega, æt-hwegu

Somewhataboutin some measurea littlealiquantumaliquantulumaliquatenus

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Scíres wínes drince æt-hwæga let him drink somewhat of pure wine, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm, ii. 284,5. Æt-hwega yfel wǽte biþ gegoten on ðæt lim whatever evil humour is secreted on the limb, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm, ii. 284, 28

æt-eom

Grammar
æt-eom, -eart, -is, -ys [æt at, eom am]

I am presentadsurn

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I am present; adsurn Ðæt ríp æt-is [æt-ys, Jun.] adest messis, Mk. Bos. 4, 29

Linked entries: æt-is æt-ys

æt-gebicgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gebicgan, p. -bohte; pp. -boht [æt, gebycgan to buy]

To buy for himselfemere

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To buy for himself; emere He hí æft æt ðam ágende sínne willan æt-gebicge let him afterwards buy her at her owner's will, L. Ethb. 82; Th. i. 24, 4

Æ

Grammar
Æ, The short or unaccented Anglo-Saxon æ has a sound like ai in main and f
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The Anglo-Saxon Rune for æ is ᚨ; which is also put for æsc an ash-tree, the name of the letter. v. æsc. B. The long or accented ǽ has the sound of ea in meat, sea.

ænge

(adj.)
Grammar
ænge, def. se ænga; adj.

Narrowtroubledanxiousangustusanxius

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Narrow, troubled, anxious; angustus, anxius Ðes ænga stede this narrow place, Cd. 18; Th. 23, 9; Gen. 356. Is me ænge [MS. ænige] gást innan hreðres anxiatus est in me spiritus meus, Ps. Th. 142, 4

æt-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen [æt, hweorfan to turn]

To turnreturnaccederereverti

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To turn, return; accedere, reverti Hwilum on beorh æt-hwearf sometimes he turned to the mount, Beo. Th. 4587; B. 2299

æbs

Grammar
æbs, Substitute: Æbs, æps, æspe (from confusion with æspe aspen),

a fir-tree

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a fir-tree Æps (æbs, v. l.) abies, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 14, 11: 52, 14. Æps abies, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 24. Etspe ii. 98, 14. Æspe, 4, 10

æt-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hrínan, p. -hrán, pl. -hrinon; pp. -hrinen

To touchtakemovetangereapprehenderemovere

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To touch, take, move; tangere, apprehendere, movere Ðæt ic æt-hríne ðín ut tangam te, Gen. 27, 21. He æt-hrán hyre hand tetigit manum ejus. Mt. Bos. 8, 15. Se unclǽna gást hine æt-hrínþ spiritus apprehendit eum, Lk. Bos. 9, 39.

Linked entry: et-hrínan

ǽ

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Ǽs þínre legis tuae, Ps. Rdr. 58, 12: 9, 21. Add

ǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽnig, ǽneg, áni; adj. [ǽn = án one, -ig adj. termination; ánig, g = y, Eng. any]

ANYany oneullusquisquamaliquis

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ANY, any one; ullus, quisquam, aliquis Ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre that any man should bear any vessel through the temple, Mk. Bos. 11, 16. Mæg ǽnig þing gódes beón of Nazareth a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse? Jn. Bos. I, 46.

Brádan ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan ǽ, indecl. f. [i.e. latus fluvius,
  • Hist. Eccl. Petroburg.
Bardanea,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio 15
]

BroadwaterBradanea

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Broadwater Bradanea Þurh án scýr wæter, Brádan ǽ hátte through a clear water called Broadwater, per unam pulcram aquam, Bradanea nomine, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 17; Cod. Dipl. 984; A. D. 664; Kmbl. v. 5, 3

ag

(n.)
Grammar
ag, es; n ?

Wickednessnequitia

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Wickedness; nequitia Hí þohton and hí sprǽcon ag cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam. Ps. Spl. T. 72, 8

Linked entries: ac ag-lác ag-nys

ag

Grammar
ag, dele.

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, æf-ǽst, æfst, es; n. [æf, of = ab, ést gratia]

Envyspiteenmityzealrivalryemulationlivorinvidiaodiumzelusæmulatio

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Without favour or good-will, hence Envy, spite, enmity, zeal, rivalry, emulation; livor, invidia, odium, zelus, æmulatio Æfst and oferhygd envy and pride, Cd. 1; Th. 3, 1; Gen. 29. Eald-feóndes æfést the old fiend's envy, Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 5; Ph.

æps

(n.)
Grammar
æps, æsp, e; f: æpse, æspe, an; f.

An asp or aspen-treea species of poplarpopulus tremula

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An asp or aspen-tree, a species of poplar; populus tremula Æps sicomorus, vel celsa, Wrt. Voc. 33, 27: Cot. 165. Ním æps-rinde take asp-rind, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 7. Gením æpsan take asp-tree, 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 6

Linked entries: ÆSP epse

æd-wít

(n.)
Grammar
æd-wít, es; n.

A reproachopprobrium

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A reproach; opprobrium Æd-wít manna opprobrium hominum, Ps. Spl. C. T. 21, 5