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eald-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eald-riht, es; n.

An ancient rightvĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium

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An ancient right; vĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium He him gehét ðæt hý ealdrihta ǽlces mósten wyrðe gewunigen he promised them that they should remain possessed of each of their ancient rights, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 71; Met. 1, 36: 1, 114; Met. 1, 57. Bǽdon hine

Linked entry: eald-geriht

eald-spell

(n.)
Grammar
eald-spell, es; n.

An old story antīqua narrātio

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An old story; antīqua narrātio Ælfréd us ealdspell reahte Alfred told us an old story, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 2; Met. Einl. 1. On ealdspellum in old tales, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 19

eald-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
eald-spræc, e; f.

An old speech, history

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An old speech, history, Leo A. Sax. Gl. 149

eald-wita

(n.)
Grammar
eald-wita, an; m. [eald old, wita one who knows]

One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest

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One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest; þresby̆ter Presbiter is mæsse-preóst oððe eald-wita; ná ðæt ǽlc eald sý, ac ðæt he eald sý on wísdóme presbyter is the mass-priest or one eminent in knowledge; not that every one is old, but that he is old in

Linked entry: aldor-wísa

eal-felo

(adj.)

All-fell, very baleful omnīno pernĭciōsus

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All-fell, very baleful; omnīno pernĭciōsus Eal-felo áttor very baleful venom, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 28; Rä. 24, 9

Linked entry: æl-fæle

eal-fremd

(adj.)

foreign aliēnus

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foreign; aliēnus

eal-geador

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-geador, eall-geador; adv.

Altogether omnīno

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Altogether; omnīno Ðǽr wæs ealgeador Grendles grápe there was altogether Grendel's grasp, Beo. Th. 1675; B. 835

Linked entry: eall-geador

eal-gearo

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-gearo, eall-gearo; adj.

All ready or prepared omnīno promptus

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All ready or prepared; omnīno promptus vel părātus Beorh ealgearo wunode on wonge the mountain stood all ready on the plain, Beo. Th. 4475; B. 2241: 155; B. 77: 2465; B. 1230

Linked entry: eall-gearo

eal-líc

(adj.)

universal, general, catholic

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universal, general, catholic, Som. Ben. Lye

eal-nacod

entirely naked

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entirely naked

eal-niwe

all-new, quite new

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all-new, quite new

eág-hringas

(n.)
Grammar
eág-hringas, pl. m.

The eyebrows, eyelidspalpebræ, genæ?

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The eyebrows, eyelids; palpebræ, genæ? Som. Ben. Eye

eág-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
eág-sealf, e; f.

Eye-salvecolliria

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Eye-salve; colliria, Ælfc. Gl. 12 ; Som. 57, 82

eág-séung

(n.)
Grammar
eág-séung, e; f.

Eye-seeing, eye-sightocŭlōrum acies

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Eye-seeing, eye-sight; ocŭlōrum acies, Som. Ben. Lye

eág-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
eág-sýne, adj.

Visible to the eye ocŭlis conspĭcuus

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Visible to the eye; ocŭlis conspĭcuus, Andr. Kmbl. 3099; An. 1552

eág-þyrl

(n.)
Grammar
eág-þyrl, ég-þyrl, éh-þyrl, es; n.

An eye-hole, a window fenestra

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An eye-hole, a window; fenestra Ontýnde se bisceop ðaet eág-þyrl ðære cyricean apĕruit episcŏpus fenestram oratōrii, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 6: 5, 12; S. 629, 15

eáh-

(prefix)
Grammar
eáh-, eye-, = eág-, in compounds, q. v.

Linked entry: mist

eáh-mist

(n.)
Grammar
eáh-mist, es; m.

Eye-mist or dimnessocŭlōrum calīgātio

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Eye-mist or dimness; ocŭlōrum calīgātio Som. Ben. Lye

eal-cræftig

all-powerful, all-mighty

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all-powerful, all-mighty

eal-cyn

of every kind, universal

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of every kind, universal