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ear

(n.)
Grammar
ear, an ear of corn. l. eár,
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and add Eár spica, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 47: 287, 20. In eher (æhher, R.) in spica, Mk. L. 4, 28. Geberen eár, Lch. ii. 124, 17. Þá hié heora corn ripon ealle þá eár ( spicae ) wǽron blódge, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 28. Ðára ehera spicarum, Mk. p. 2, 16. Eára,

Linked entry: æhher

eax

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Aex axis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 38. Eax, 7, 54: i. 284, 51. Swylce ex wendende quasi axis versatilis, Scint. 97, 4. Áhóh þæt heáfod nyþerweard oððæt seó ex sý gesóht hang the head downwards until the vertical axis is reached (until it is hanging vertically

ece

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Hé wæs geþreád mid fefre . . . Þá ǽlce dæge weóx se ece and seó ádl hefegode correptus febri . . . Cum per dies singulos languor ingravesceret, Gr. D. 175, 17. Ðǽr ( in hell) is éce æce (ece, v. l. ), Wlfst. 114, 4. Nis þǽr ( in heaven ) ǽnig sár geméted

ecg

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Dele twý- at end, and add: of weapons Egc acies, hiltan capulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 20. Ecge mucrone, An. Ox. 52, 3. Scearp sweord ðá wunde tósceát, and gǽð gehálre ecgge forð, Past. 453, 17. Hé ealle ofslóh mid swurdes ecge, Hml. S. 25, 415. Hí þá Bryttasfardydon

ege

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Nis þǽr ( in heaven ) ege, ne geflit, ne yrre, Bl. H. 23, 31. Orsorg ǽlces eorþlices eges, Bt. 10; F. 28, 18. For ðǽm ege ánum ðæs innecundan déman, Past. 79, 7. For ríces mannes ege, Bl. H. 43, 10. Þysne ege þrowian æt þyssum englum, 93, 34. Ofergytende

egle

(adj.)
Grammar
egle, grievous, painful.
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Sé ðe eów hrepað, hit mé bið swá egle swylce hé hreppe ðá seó mínes eágan, Hml. Th. i. 390, 15: 516, 22. Ne mæg þé ǽnig yfel egle weorðan non accedent ad te mala, Ps. Th. 90, 10: Rún. 29. Cleopian wé in eglum móde and inneweardre heortan let us cry with

egle

(n.)
Grammar
egle, an; f.

-eht

(suffix)
Grammar
-eht, -ehte. v. -iht(e).

eldo

Similar entry: ildu

elle

Grammar
elle, others.

Similar entry: el-

elle

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elder*-*tree

ecg

Similar entry: súþ-ecg

ÉCE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting sempĭternus, æternus

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Elen. Kmbl. 1601; El. 802. Eorþan ðú gefyllest éxeum wæstmum thou fillest the earth with eternal fruits. Ps. Th. 64, 9.

Linked entry: ǽce

eft

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Hám eft becuman, El. 143. Se heofonlica ǽrendwreca eft hám cerde, Bl. H. 9, 24. Wǽron Egypte eft oncyrde, Exod. 451. Nú wille ic eft þám líge neár, Gen. 760.

eág-ece

(n.)
Grammar
eág-ece, es; m.

Eye-acheocŭlórum dŏlor

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Eye-ache; ocŭlórum dŏlor. Som. Ben. Lye

efn-eald

(adj.)

co-eval

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co-eval Efneald æquævus vel coætāneus, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 119; Wrt. Voc. 19, 3

efn-éðe

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-éðe, adj.

Equally easyæque făcĭlis

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Equally easy; æque făcĭlis Is efnéðe up and of dúne to feallanne foldan ðisse it is equally easy for this earth to fall up and down, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 333; Met. 20, 167

ele-lænde

(adj.)
Grammar
ele-lænde, adj.

Strange, foreign peregrīnus

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Strange, foreign; peregrīnus Elelændra eorþbigennys cŏlōnia, peregrīnōrum cultūra, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 102; Wrt. Voc. 36, 25

ell-reord

(adj.)
Grammar
ell-reord, adj.

Foreign-speaking, barbarous barbărus

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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Eallum ellreordum cynnum cunctis barbăris nātiōnĭbus, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 31

ell-reordig

(adj.)
Grammar
ell-reordig, adj.

Foreign-speaking, barbarousbarbărus

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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus Oðer [heretoga] wæs ðam hǽðenan réþra and grimra forðon he ellreordig wæs alter [dux] quia barbărus ĕrat, pāgāno sævior, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 21, 24: 3, 6; S. 528, 10