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hláf-ǽta

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-ǽta, an; m.

A loaf-eater, domestic, servant

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A loaf-eater, domestic, servant Ceorles hláfǽta a 'ceorl's' servant, L. Ethb. 25; Th. i. 8, 10

Linked entries: ǽta hláf-brytta

holm-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
holm-ærn, es; n.

A sea-house, vessel, ship

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A sea-house, vessel, ship Holmærna mǽst earc Noes, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 30; Gen. 1422

sprǽc-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc-ærn, ern, es; n.

A place for speaking, court-house

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A place for speaking, court-house In sprécern in praetorium, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 18, 28: 19, 9

Linked entry: sprǽc-hús

bæþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-ærn, es; n.

A bath-house

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A bath-house Be bæðernes tácne, Tech. ii. 126, 18

ǽr-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-dǽd, e; f.

Former conducta past deedante-actum

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Former conduct, a past deed; ante-actum Wyt witodlíce be uncer ǽr-dǽdum onfóþ nos duo quidem juste, nam digna factis recipimus, Lk. Bos. 23, 41: Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 24, note

ǽr-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-deáþ, es; m.

Early deathmors immatura

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Early death; mors immatura Regnþeófas dǽlaþ yldo, oððe ǽr-deáþ the great thieves find age, or early death, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 14; Exod. 539

ǽr-ðam

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr-ðam, ǽr-ðon

before that

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before that,Mt. Bos. 6, 8: Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 22; Ph. 379

ǽr-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-wéla, an; m. [ǽr ere, before, wéla wealth]

Ancient wealthdivitiæ antiquitus accumulatæ

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Ancient wealth; divitiæ antiquitus accumulatæ, Beo. Th. 5488; B. 2747

ǽr-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr-líce, ár-líce; adv. [ǽr ere, before, líce]

EARLY in the morningdiluculomane

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EARLY in the morning; diluculo, mane, Jn. Lind. War. 8, 2

Linked entry: ár-líce

ge-réf-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réf-ærn, es; n.

A court-house

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A court-house Urbanus eode to his geréfærne Urbanus went to his court-house, Shrn. 106, 16

ǽr-morgen

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Diluculum, ðæt is se ǽrmærien (-mergen, v. 1.) betweox ðám dægrede and sunnan upgange, Lch. iii. 244, 6. Se ǽr-merigen wæs fram Adam oð Nóe, Hml. Th. ii. 74, 18. Gewordenum ðám ǽrmergene mane facto, Gr. D. 72, 11. Ǽrmergenne, 201, 25. From ǽrmorgenne

ÁR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÁR, ǽr, es; n.

OREbrasscopperæs

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ORE, brass, copper; æs; Bræs oððe ár æs, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 59. Israhéla folc is geworden nú me to áre on mínum ofne versa est mihi domus Israel in æs in medio fornacis, Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50 a, 6. Gréne ár green copper, brass; orichalcum, Cot.

ærdon

(v.)
Grammar
ærdon, = ærndon? from ærnan; p. de

To runrun awaycurrere

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To run, run away; currere He gehleóp and his bróðru mid him begen ærdon he fled and both his brothers ran away with him, Byrht. Th. 137, 25; By. 191

ǽr-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-ádl, e; f.

Early-diseasepræmaturus morbus

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Early-disease; præmaturus morbus Ðá ǽrádl nímeþ when early disease takes them, Exon. 89a; Th. 335, 10; Gn. Ex. 31

ǽr-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-dæg, es; m.

early dayearly mornmatutinummaneprima luxEarly daysformer daysdies prisci

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early day, early morn; matutinum, mane, prima lux Mid ǽrdæge at early day, Andr. Kmbl. 440; An. 220: 3048; An. 1527: Cd. 121; Th. 155, 19; Gen. 2575. On uhtan mid ǽrdæge in the morning at early day, Beo. Th. 253; B. 126. To ðam ǽrdæge on that morn, Cd

Linked entry: samod

ǽr-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæder, indecl. in sing, but sometimes gen. -fæderes and dat. -fædere are found; pl. nom. acc. -fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

A forefatherfatherpropatorpater

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A forefather, father; propator, pater, Beo. Th. 5258; B. 2622

ǽr-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæst, adj.

Honourablegoodgraciousmerciful

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Honourable, good, gracious, merciful, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 15; Jud. 190

ǽr-fæstnys

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæstnys, -nyss, e ; f.

Honestygoodnesspietypietas

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Honesty, goodness, piety; pietas Aidanus wæs mycelre ǽrfæstnysse and gemetfæstnysse mon Aidan was a man of much piety and moderation, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 31

ǽr-geblond

(n.)

the sea agitation

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the sea agitation

ǽr-genemned

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ǽr-genemned, pp.

Before-namedprænominatus

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Before-named; prænominatus

Linked entry: ge-nemnan