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æþeling

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Add: a prince of an English royal house Æþelingc clito (clitones universim filii omnes regnm apud Anglo-Saxones, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 62. Æðeling, 42, 15. Æþeling clyton, ii. 22, 40.

æðeling

(n.)
Grammar
æðeling, es; m. [æðele, -ing son of, originating from] .

the son of a king ⬩ one of royal blood ⬩ a nobleman ⬩ the king ⬩ God ⬩ Christ ⬩ regia suboles ⬩ vir nobilis ⬩ man ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ homo ⬩ homines

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the son of a king, one of royal blood, a nobleman, used also in poetry for the king, God, and Christ; regia suboles, vir nobilis Se iunga æðeling regius juvenis, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 27: 3, 21; S. 550, 40: 2, 14; S. 517, 22. Æðelinges beam the prince's

æþeling-hád

(n.)
Grammar
æþeling-hád, es; m.
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Princely condition Sóna swá hé tó his cynedóme gecoren wearþ, wæs swíþe gemundige his behátes þe hé on his æþelincghade Gode behét. Lch. iii. 438, 5

æþelian

(v.)
Grammar
æþelian, un-.
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l. an-

Æðelinga

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelinga, ígg, eig, e; f.

The island of nobles ⬩ Athelney ⬩ nobilium insula

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The island of nobles, Athelney; nobilium insula Æt Æðelinga ígge apud nobilium insulam. Chr. 878; Th. 146, 42, col. 2. Wið..., Th. 148, 31, col. 2 : Chr. 879; Th. 148, 30, col. 3

Linked entries: ǽge Eðelinga íg

on-æþelian

(v.)

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æðel-íc

(adj.)
Grammar
æðel-íc, adj. [æðele noble. líc like]

Noble ⬩ excellent ⬩ egregius

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Noble, excellent; egregius Æðelíc onginn a noble beginning, Andr. Kmbl. 1775; An. 890; Stenc æðelícra eallum eorþan frætwum [MS. frætwa] a nobler odour than all earth's ornaments, Exon. 96a; Th. 358, 19; Pa. 48

Linked entry: æðel-líc

æþel-íce

Grammar
æþel-íce, æþel-líce.
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Æþelíce eleganter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 71: insigniter, 44, 83. Hé ðá ciricean æþellíce gefretwode, Shrn. 50, 31. Swá fulfremed þæt nǽnig æþelícor ne sang, 127, 13. Add

æðelian

(v.)
Grammar
æðelian, p. ode; pp. od; trans.

To ennoble ⬩ improve ⬩ nobilitare

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To ennoble, improve; nobilitare

æðel-íce

(adv.)
Grammar
æðel-íce, adv.

Nobly ⬩ elegantly ⬩ nobiliter ⬩ insigniter

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Nobly, elegantly; nobiliter, insigniter.Cot. 77

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

æðel-íc

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
æðel-íc, -íce. v. æþel-
ic, -
íce.

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æþel-ic

Grammar
æþel-ic, æþel-lic.
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Þǽre æþelican inlustris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 75. Add

æðel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
æðel-líce, æðel-íce; adv.

Nobly ⬩ nobiliter

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Nobly; nobiliter Wæs se wer on hálgum gewritum æðellíce gelǽred vir erat sacris litteris nobiliter instructus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 17: 4, 26; S. 603, 9: 2, 1; S. 501, 8

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æðele

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
æðele, eðele; comp. -ra; sup. -ast, -est, -use; adj.

noble ⬩ eminent, not only in blood or by descent, but in mind ⬩ excellent ⬩ famous ⬩ singular ⬩ nobilis ⬩ generosus ⬩ præstabilis ⬩ egregius ⬩ excellens ⬩ noble ⬩ vigorous ⬩ young ⬩ nobilis ⬩ novellus

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noble, eminent, not only in blood or by descent, but in mind, excellent, famous, singular; nobilis, generosus, præstabilis, egregius, excellens Se eorl wæs æðele the earl was noble, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 5; Gen. 1182. He sægde Habraharne, æðeles geþingu he

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eáðelíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eáðelíc, ǽðelíc; comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre: adj.

Easy, possible ⬩ făcĭlis

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Easy, possible; făcĭlis Ealle þing synt mid Gode eáðelíce with God all things are possible, Mt. Bos. 19, 26. Hwæt is eáðelícre what is easier? 9, 5

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Hunger-land

(n.)
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Hungary Þisne æþeling Cnut cyng hæfde forsend on Ungerland, Chr. 1057; P. 188, 10

of-þecgan

(v.)

to consume, destroy

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to consume, destroy Æþelinga bearn ecgum ofþegde consumed by the sword, Cd. Th. 120, 30; Gen. 2002

magu-tudor

(n.)
Grammar
magu-tudor, es; n.

Offspring

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Ús ðis se æþeling gefremede . . monnes magutudre for us, the human race, the prince (Christ) did this, Exon. 17 a; Th. 39, 28; Cri. 629

un-wrecen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wrecen, adj.

unavenged ⬩ unpunished

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of a person, unavenged Sceolde æþeling unwrecen ealdres linnan, Beo. Th. 4877; B. 2443. of crime, unpunished Gif hí ðæs wilniaþ, ðæt him hiora yfel unwrecen sié be ðæs gyltes andefne, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 7