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ǽlc-hwega

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽlc-hwega, -hugu

every

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every Ðæt ic hwelcnehugu (ǽlcne-, Cott. MS.) dǽil gesecge Alexandres dǽda, Ors. 3, 7; S. 110, 13

Linked entry: hwega

æsce-geswáp

Linked entries: ge-swǽpa ge-swáp

ǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
ǽg-, either a contraction of the prefixes á, ǽ, with a g added, as ǽg, or derived from aa = á, áwa, ǽw. It is used in compound pronouns and adverbs, as ǽg-hwá, ǽg-hwǽr, ǽg-hwilc, etc; but, in its place, we also find the prefix á as,—á-hwǽr, á-hwilc, etc. Both ǽg- and á- impart to their compounds a sense of universality.

Ever ⬩ always ⬩ semper

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Ever, always; semper:

ǽr

(con.)
Grammar
ǽr, conj.

ERE ⬩ before that ⬩ antequam ⬩ priusquam

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ERE, before that; antequam, priusquam Ǽr heó wordum cwæþ ere she said in words, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 3; Sat. 409. Ǽr hie to setle gong ere she went to her seat, Beo. Th. 4043; B. 2019. Ǽr ge furður féran ere that ye further proceed, 510; B. 252. Ǽr hie

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep, d.

Before ⬩ ante

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Before; ante Ǽr his swylt-dæge before his death-day, Cd. 62; Th. 74, 12; Gen. 1221. Ǽr dægréde before dawn, 223; Th. 294, 4; Sat. 466. Ǽr sunnan his nama sóþfæst standeþ, byþ his setl ǽr swylce ðonne móna ante solem permanebit nomen ejus, et ante lunam

Linked entries: ǽr-ðam ǽr-ðam-ðe eár

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, conj.
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Add: with indic. (or uncertain) Hý hié hindan ofrídan ne meahte, ǽr hié on ðám fæstenne wǽron, Chr. 877; P. 74, 18. Hí cwǽdon ðæt Críst nǽre, ǽr hé ácenned wæs of Marian, Hml. Th. i. 70, 5. Hit long first wæs ǽr hé út wolde faran tó gefeohte, ǽr him

Linked entry: ǽr

ǽ-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swíc, áé-swýc, é-swíc, es; m. [ǽ law, swíc an offence]

An offence ⬩ a scandal ⬩ stumbling-block ⬩ sedition ⬩ deceit ⬩ scandalum

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An offence, a scandal, stumbling-block, sedition, deceit; scandalum Ne biþ him ǽswíc non est illis scandalum, Ps. Th. 118, 165: Ps. Spl. 118, 165: 48, 13: 49, 21, C. To ǽswýce in scandalum. Ps. Th. 105, 26

Linked entries: ǽ-swícung ǽ-swýc é-swíc

æd-

(prefix)
Grammar
æd-, prefixed to words, denotes

Anew ⬩ again

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Anew, again, as the Latin re- Æd-sceaft re-generation

ælf-scínu

(adj.)
Grammar
ælf-scínu, adj.

Shining like an elf or fairy ⬩ elfin-bright ⬩ of elfin beauty ⬩ splendidus ut genius vel nympha

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Shining like an elf or fairy, elfin-bright, of elfin beauty; splendidus ut genius vel nympha Iudiþ ides ælf-scínu Judith, the woman of elfin beauty, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 11; Jud. 14

ǽle-puta

(n.)
Grammar
ǽle-puta, m. l. ǽle-púte; f.
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Myne vel ǽlepúte capito, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 75. and add

ǼL

(n.)
Grammar
ǼL, es; m.

An EEL ⬩ anguilla

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An EEL; anguilla Hwilce fixas gefehst ðú? ǽlas and hacodas what fishes catchest thou? eels and haddocks. Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33. Ac seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðo ðæs fiscnóðes nymþe to ǽlum ánum sed piscandi peritia genti nutta nisi ad anguillas tantum

Linked entries: éle fisc

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, l. æf-est(-æst, -ist), æfst, æfstu; m. f.

zeal

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Add: in a bad sense Se dierna æfst. Past. 79, 13. Be ðám is áwriten ðætte ðis fiǽsclice líf sié ǽfesð invidia 235, 13. For ðæs æfstes scylde per livoris vitium 237, i. Æfestes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 12. Mid ðǽre biteran æfeste, Bl. H. 25, 7. Mid ðám þyccylum

æl-

(prefix)
Grammar
æl-, prefix.

all ⬩ totus ⬩ omnis ⬩ foreign ⬩ peregrinus

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= eal all; totus, omnis, as æl-beorht, æl-ceald, etc. æl- = el-, ee-, foreign; peregrinus, as æl-fylce, æl-wihta, etc

Linked entries: -teáw syndrig -tǽwe

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

ǽl

Grammar
ǽl, v. ge-bind;

Similar entry: sǽ-ǽl

æl

(n.)

an awl

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an awl. Add

æt-

(prep.; prefix)
Grammar
æt-, prefixed to words, like the prep, æt,

at ⬩ to ⬩ from ⬩ ad- ⬩ ab-

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denotes at, to, and from; ad-, ab-

Linked entries: wesan stæppan steall stillan telg reccan sceótan eáca styntan wítan feng spornan

ærce-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
ærce-biscop, ærce-bisceop, es; m.

An archbishop

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An archbishop, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 35

gemót-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-ærn, -ern, es; n. [gemót; ærn, ern a place]

A meeting-place, senate-house, hall ⬩ conveniendi locus, aula

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A meeting-place, senate-house, hall; conveniendi locus, aula Ahleópon ðá ealle, and hine mid heora metseaxum ofsticedon on heora gemótærne [MS. gemóterne] then [the consuls and the senate] all jumped up, and stabbed him [Julius Cæsar] with their daggers

Linked entry: mót-ærn

ǽðe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽðe-líc, adj. [ǽðe = eáðe easy; adj. líc like]

Easy ⬩ facilis

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Easy; facilis Gif ðú ne wilt us geþafian in swá ǽðelícum þinge si non vis assentire nobis in tam facili causa, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 26

Linked entry: eáðelíc

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