esne
a servant ⬩ a man
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Add: a man of the servile class (cf. esne-cund, -wyrhta, and see Andrews' Old English Manor, pp. 192 sqq.) On esnes ham, of esnes hamme, C. D. iii. 425, 21. in a more general sense, a servant Nis esne (servus) ofer láferd his.
ESNE
A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth ⬩ mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis
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Se hwata esne the brave man, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 10. Penda, se fromesta esne Penda, vir strēnuissĭmus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 8. Ealle we synd ánes esnes suna omnes fīlli ūnīus vĭri sŭmus, Gen. 42, 11, 13.
esne
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Add Gif mannes esne frigne manna ofslæhð, Ll. Th. i. 28, 4. Gif cirican-mannes esne tihte folces-mannes esne, his dryhten hine geclénsige, 42, 11. Gif mon sweordes onlǽne óðres esne (þeówe, 11), 120, 12.
esne-mann
A servant ⬩ hireling
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A servant, hireling Ðe aesnemonn mercenarius, Jn. L. R. 10, 13
efne-esne
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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esne-wyrhta
A hireling, mercenary ⬩ mercēnārius
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A hireling, mercenary; mercēnārius Esne-wyrhta mercēnārius, Greg. Dial. 2, - 3. Eallum frióum monnum ðás dagas sién forgifene bútan þeówum mannum and esnewyrhtum to all freemen let these days be given, but not to slaves and hirelings, L.
esne-wyrhta
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Hú manige esnewyrhtan (fela esnewyrhtena, v. l.) wǽron in mínes fæder húse quanti mercenarii in domo patris mei, Gr. D. 107, 4. Add
efen-esne
A fellow-servant ⬩ conservus
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A fellow-servant; conservus
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fyrd-esne
A warlike youth or man ⬩ warrior ⬩ bellĭcōsus jŭvĕnis ⬩ bellātor
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A warlike youth or man, warrior; bellĭcōsus jŭvĕnis, bellātor In ðam ylcan gefeohte, Ósfriþ his óðer sunu, ǽr him gefeóll, se hwatesta fyrdesne in quo bello, ante illum ūnus fīlius ējus Osfrid, jŭvĕnis bellĭcōsus, cĕcĭdit, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 15
Linked entry: fird-esne
esne-cund
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Of the servile class Esnecund conditiorius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 59
éste
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Gif þú lidwérigum lárna þínra éste (est, MS.) wyrðest, An. 483. Oestum devotis, Rtl. 9, 13. Add
éste
Gracious, bountiful ⬩ bĕnignus
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Gracious, bountiful; bĕnignus Ðæt he him ealra wæs ára éste that he was bountiful to him in all gifts, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 8; Gen. 1509. Ðæt hyre eald Metod éste wǽre bearngebyrdo that the Lord of old was gracious to her in her child-bearing, Beo Th. 1895
Éste
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The Esthonians or Osterlings are a Finnish race, — the Éstas of Wulfstan and the Osterlings of the present day. They dwelt on the shores of the Baltic on the east of the Vistula Ðæt Witland belimpeþ to Éstum Witland belongs to the Esthonians, Ors. 1,
Éste
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Þǽr is mid Eástum án mǽgð þæt hí magon cyle gewyrcan, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 13. Add
Esau
Esau
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Esau Sóþlíce Iacob sende bodan to Esawe his bréðer mīsīt autem Jacob nuntios ad Esau fratrem suum, Gen. 32, 3. Esau, 32, 8: 33, 4, 8, 15, 16. Alīse me of Esawes handa mínes bróður ērue me de mănu fratris mei Esau, 32, 11. Ða handa synd Esaues handa the
ESOL
An ass ⬩ ăsĭnus
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An ass; ăsĭnus His estfulnesse wiðteáh se esol ðe he onuppan sæt the ass. upon which he [Balaam] sat, opposed his zeal, Past. 36, 7; Cot. MS. Gif ðǽr befeólle on oððe oxa oððe esol if an ox or an ass fell into it, Past. 63; Hat. MS. Ongan ðá his esolas
esl
A shoulder ⬩ hŭmĕrus
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A shoulder; hŭmĕrus He on esle ahóf he raised [him] on his shoulder, Cd. 228; Th. 307, 18; Sat. 681
ÉST
will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty ⬩ bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentia ⬩ delicacies ⬩ dēlĭciæ
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will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty; bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentia Ofer míneést against my will, Andr. Kmbl. 2438; An. 1217. Ofer ést Godes against God's consent. Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 10; Ph. 403