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efne

(int.)
Grammar
efne, interj.

Lo! behold! truly! indeed ⬩ en, ecce, certe, prŏfecto

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And efne! ðá ætýwde Moyses and Helias et ecce apparuērunt Moyses et Elias, Mt. Bos. 17, 3. Efne swá biþ gebletsad beorna ǽghwylc ecce sic benedīcētur hŏmo. Ps. Th. 127, 5.

efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now ⬩ plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

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[v. efn-gedǽlan. ] Ic ǽ ðíne efnast healde I keep thy law most exactly, Ps. Th. 118, 77. Efne swá even so, even as And efne swá he ðec gemétte meahtum gehrodene and even so he found thee adorned with virtues, Exon. 12 b; Th. 21, 5; Cri. 330.

efne

(n.)
Grammar
efne, an; f? Alum; alūmen, styptēria = στυπτηρία
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Efne alūmen vel stiptūra [ = styptēria ], Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 63, 126; Wrt. Voc. 31, 12. Efne alúmen, 56; Som. 67, 38; Wrt. Voc. 37, 28

Linked entries: æfne emne eofne æfne

efne

Grammar
efne, <b>. I 3.</b>
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</b> add :-- For hwon ... búton efne for þon ..., Shrn. 133, 9. Add

efne

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Manige men . . . ge efne eác manige hǽþene men, 129, 24. lo, indeed, now Efne ecce, An. Ox. 40, 2, 36. Efene en, 9, 16. Efne ðá ðá se apostol sprecende wæs, Hml. Th. i. 66, 15: Hml. S. 15, 60: 22, 75. Efne þú eart gelǽred, 22, 16, 43.

efne

(n.)
Grammar
efne, es; n.
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Material Aefne ðiss alðes materiam istam cervise, Rtl. 116, 40

efne

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material

efne-

(prefix)
Grammar
efne-, This form is used in the Northern specimens to render the prefix con- in many Latin verbs, e. g. efne-árísa con-surgere, efne-ceiga con-vocare, efne-fornioma com-prehendere, efne-senda
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com-mittere. For other compounds

efne-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
efne-cuman, v. intrans.

To convene ⬩ convĕnire

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To convene; convĕnire Efne-cómon to him conveniēbant ad eum, Mk. Rush. War. 1, 45

efne-esne

(n.)
Grammar
efne-esne, es; m.

A fellow-servant ⬩ conservus

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A fellow-servant; conservus Efne-esne ðin ic eom [MS. am] conservus tuus sum, Rtl. 70, 41: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 33

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efen

(adv.)
Grammar
efen, efne; adv.

Evenly, equally, just so ⬩ æque

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Evenly, equally, just so; æque Wunedon ætsomne efen swá lange swá him lýfed wæs they dwelled together just so long as was permitted to them, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 487; Met. 20, 244: Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 24; Gú. 564

efne-nú

(int.)
Grammar
efne-nú, interj.

Behold now ⬩ ecce

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Behold now; ecce Efnenú ge-eácnode unrihtwísnesse ecce partŭrit injustĭtia, Ps. Lamb. 7, 15

efen-

(prefix)
Grammar
efen-, efn-, efne-, in composition, denotes even, equal, represented by co-, con-, com-,

as

Linked entries: ceaster-wara wiht swíðe þeów mǽre micel neáh ríce crísten cuman efn- efne- þegen þrowung -líca þwǽre wyrcend hleóþor

un-efne

(adv.)
Grammar
un-efne, adv.

Unequally ⬩ diversely

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Unequally, diversely Swá unefne is eorþe þicce sicut crassitudo terrae, Ps. Th. 140, 9

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efne-spédelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efne-spédelíc, adj.

Of the same substance, consubstantial ⬩ consubstantiālis

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Of the same substance, consubstantial; consubstantiālis On þrým hádum efenspédelícum in trĭbus persōnis consubstantiālĭbus, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 38

land-efne

(n.)
Grammar
land-efne, es; n.
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Amount of landed property Se cyng lét tóscyfton þone here geond eall þis land tó his mannon, and hí fǽddon þone here ǽlc be his landefne, Chr. 1085 ; P. 216, 3

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efen-spédiglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-spédiglíc, efne-spédelíc; adj. [efen, spédiglíc substantiam hăbens]

Consubstantial ⬩ consubstantiālis

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Consubstantial; consubstantiālis Þrýnnesse in ánnesse efenspédiglíce Trinĭtātem in unĭtāte consubstantiālem, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 37

Linked entry: efne-spédelíc

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low ⬩ prosternĕre ⬩ to perform, execute, labour, achieve ⬩ patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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Efn elne ðis perform this boldly, Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 18; Fä. 8

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

éfen

(n.)
Grammar
éfen, es; n.

Evening ⬩ vesper

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Evening; vesper Éfna gehwám each evening, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 27; Gú. 1216

EFEN

(adj.; prep.; adv.)
Grammar
EFEN, efn, æfen; adj.

EVEN, equal ⬩ æquus, plānus, æquālis

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On even ground, on a level, by, near, aside with; in æquāli, juxta Him on efn ligeþ ealdor-gewinna by him lies his vital adversary, Beo. Th. 5798; B. 2903

Linked entries: æfen efn emn euen

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