Æ
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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.
ǽ-lic
of law, concerned with law, belonging to law ⬩ in accordance with law, fixed by law, legal, legitimate
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Add: of law, concerned with law, belonging to law Hé (John) wæs ǽgðer ge ǽlic ge godspellic, Hml. S. 16, 101. Ǽlice legalia (volumina), An. Ox. 4949. Tó ðám fíf ǽlicum bócum, Hml. Th. i. 188, 20: 98, 33: Hml.
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ældu
age ⬩ old age ⬩ sæculum ⬩ senectus ⬩ an age ⬩ century ⬩ ævum ⬩ centuria
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age, old age; sæculum, senectus In ðá ǽrestan ældu in his first age, Exon. 34a; Th. 108, 30; Gú. 80. On ælde in senectute, Ps. C. 142: Ps.
æt-hweorfan
To turn ⬩ return ⬩ accedere ⬩ reverti
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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
ælan
To kindle ⬩ set on fire ⬩ burn ⬩ bake ⬩ accendere ⬩ urere ⬩ comburere ⬩ coquere
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Úton wircean us tigelan and ælan híg on fýre faciamus lateres et coquamus eos igni, Gen. 11, 3. Fýr æleþ uncyste the fire burns the vices, Exon. 63 b; Th. 233, 17; Ph. 526.
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æbs
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
To touch ⬩ take ⬩ move ⬩ tangere ⬩ apprehendere ⬩ movere
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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.
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ǽ
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Ǽs þínre legis tuae, Ps. Rdr. 58, 12: 9, 21. Add
ál
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A fire Ál incendia, An. Ox. 4470. Ála pyrarum, 4389
Brádan ǽ
- Hist. Eccl. Petroburg.
- Gib. Chr. explicatio 15
Broadwater ⬩ Bradanea
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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
clyfigende ádl
a joint-disease, the gout
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a joint-disease, the gout, Som. Ben. Lye
æf-ést
Envy ⬩ spite ⬩ enmity ⬩ zeal ⬩ rivalry ⬩ emulation ⬩ livor ⬩ invidia ⬩ odium ⬩ zelus ⬩ æmulatio
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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
An asp or aspen-tree ⬩ a species of poplar ⬩ populus 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
al
all
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all, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 16; Sat. 8: 214; Th. 268, 24; Sat. 60
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æ
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æd-wít
A reproach ⬩ opprobrium
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A reproach; opprobrium Æd-wít manna opprobrium hominum, Ps. Spl. C. T. 21, 5
æg-lǽc
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æg-lǽca
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ǽr-gescod
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