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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

æx

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Sió æcs áwient of ðǽm hielfe, Past. 165, 25 : 167, 7, 9. Sió æx (æxs, Hatt. MS.), 338, 14. Ex securis. Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 61. Treów wyrðe scearpre æxe, Hml. Th. ii. 408, 16. Slóh hine án heora mid ánre æxe ýre, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 24.

Ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Ǽ, indecl. f.

Law ⬩ statute ⬩ custom ⬩ rite ⬩ marriage ⬩ lex ⬩ statutum ⬩ ceremoniæ ⬩ ritus ⬩ matrimonium

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God is wísdóm and ǽ woruldbúendra God is the wisdom and law of the inhabitants of the world, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 165; Met. 29, 83. Cristes ǽ the Gospel. Bútan ǽ oððe útlaga an outlaw, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 44. Seó æftere ǽ Deuteronomy, Bd. 1, 27.

Linked entries: ǽ-fyllende á

ǽw

(adj.)
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lawful, l. ǽwe

æt

(prep.)
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Add: A. prep. followed by a case. with dat. temporal, at Æt ðǽm ýtmestan dæge, Bl. H. 51, 8. Æt þisse ilcan tíde, 91, 14. Æt twám cierrun and æt ðǽm þriddan cierre, Ors. 5, 7; S. 228, 28.

ǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr, adj.
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Æt ǽrestan, Lch. ii. 118, 19

ádel

(n.)

a disease

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a disease, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 23; Gú. 1064

ÁDL

(n.)
Grammar
ÁDL, ádel; g. ádle, f: ádle, an; f.

A disease ⬩ pain ⬩ a languishing sickness ⬩ consumption ⬩ morbus ⬩ languor

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A disease, pain, a languishing sickness, consumption; morbus, languor Wæs seó ádl þearl, hát and heorogrim the disease was sharp, hot and very fierce, Exon. 47a; Th. 160, 30; Gú. 951. Seó mycle ádl the great disease, leprosy; elephantiasis, Som. Ne hine

Linked entries: ádel ádle

æld

fire

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fire, Exon. 22 a; Th. 59, 30; Cri. 960

Linked entry: æled

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

all

all

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all, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 460, 36: Jn. Lind. War. 11, 50: Elen. Grm. 815

atel

(adj.)

dire ⬩ terrible

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dire, terrible Se atela gǽst the dire spirit, Exon. 34 a; Th. 109, 9; Gú. 87

awel

(n.)

an awl ⬩ subula ⬩ fuscinula ⬩ harpago ⬩ άρπάγη

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an awl; subula, fuscinula, harpago = άρπάγη,Cot. 84: 53

Linked entries: æl awul

amel

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Amelas amulas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 14. Add

ǽt

Similar entry: feónd-ǽt

ǽlc

Grammar
ǽlc, <b>. I</b> 1.
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add: alone, every one Ǽlc þe gewita sí, Ll. Th. i. 354, 28 : 424, 18. Heó hnát ǽlcne þe heó gemétte, Hml. S. 31, 1042. with gen. pl.

ǽc

also

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also, Th. Dipl. A. D. 804-829; 460, 9: 461, 18, 33

æf

(prep.)
Grammar
æf, af, of: prep.

Of ⬩ from ⬩ ab ⬩ de

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Of, from: ab, de

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, used in composition,—

water ⬩ sea ⬩ aqua ⬩ mare

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water, sea; aqua, mare

Linked entries: scill EÁ -mang ge- weard

æld

age

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age. Exon. 45 a; Th. 152,11; Gú. 807

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