aéd(e)r, f., (
vein),
stream,
(artery), ("eddre"); dp. aédrum 2966,
édrum 743. [Ger. Ader, ON. æd, Dan. aare, OFrs. eddere, eddre]
aédre, adv.,
speedily, early, forthwith,
directly, instantly, fully; 77, 354, 3106. [OS. ádro]
aéfen, m.n. (ja.),
evening;
1235, 2303. [
eve(n); OHG. áband, Ger. Abend, OFrs. ávend, Dan. aften, Icel. aptan, aftan]
aéfen-grom**, adj.,
angry/hostile/fierce/(grim)
in the 'evening'; 2074.
aéfen-léoht** , n.,
evening-light;
413.
aéfen-ræst**, f.,
evening-rest;
as. -e, 646; gs. -e, 1252.
aéfen-spraéc**, f.,
evening-speech;
as. -e, 759.
aéfnan*, w1.,
perform, do; 1464,
efnan 1041, 2622; ger. efnanne, 1941; pres. opt. 3 sg. efne, 2535; pret.
1 sg. efnde, 2133; 3 sg. æfnde 1254, efnde 3007;
make (ready),
pp. geæfned, 1107, 3106.
ge-æfnan*, w1.,
carry out; pret.
1 pl. geæfndon, 538.
aéfre, adv.,
ever,
at any time (in any case); 70, 280, 504, 692, 1101, 1314; in negative
clause (
never), 2600. Cpd.: naéfre.
æfter,
I. prep., w. dat. (instr.: 724),
after;
(1) local:
after, along, through,
among, on; 140, 580, 944, 995, 1067, 1315, 1403, 1425, 1572, 1964,
2261, 2288, 2294, 2832; semi-adv. (verb of motion understood: 'follow') 2816;
(2) (orig. local,) denoting the direction of an inquiry
or turn of one's desire or feelings:
after, about;
332, 1320, 1879; (sorrow for deceased, cp. (4):) 1342, 2268, 2461, 2463;
(
in pursuit of, striving after,:) 1720,
2179.;
(3) modal:
in accordance with, conforming
to; ~ rihte, 1049, 2110; 1320, 3096; ~ wordcwydum, 2753 (cp. temp.
(4)).;
(4) temporal:
after,
sometimes verging on the sense of
in consequence of, on account
of; 85, 117, 119, 128, 187, 824, 995, 1008, 1149, 1213, 1255, 1258,
1301, 1315, 1492, 1589, 1606, 1680, 1775, 1938, 1943, 2030, 2052, 2060, 2066,
2176, 2532, 2582, 2669, 2803, 3000; cp. (wyrcan) wunder ~ wundre, 931; ~
(
after [obtaining]) máððumwelan, 2750;
w. persons: 1255, 2260; --constr. w. instr.: æfter þon, 724.
II. adv., after(coming
after somebody w/ ref. to something); word æfter cwæð, 315
(
thereupon), similarly, 341, 2154; 1389; semi-prep.: 12,
2731. [Go. aftra, ON. eptir, eftir; Skt. apara]
æf-þunca(**)(+), wk.m.,
vexation,
displeasure, chagrin; 502 (n.). [cp. of-þyncan]
aég-hwá, m.,
aég-hwæt,
n., pron.,
every one, everything; dsm. aéghwaém,
1384; gsn. aéghwæs (unrím), 2624, 3135; semi-adv.,
in
every respect: aéghwæs untaéle, 1865, similarly,
1886. [*á-gi-hwá]
aég-hwaér, adv.,
everywhere,
always; 1059. [*á-gi-hwaér]
aég-hwæðer, pron. subst.,
each
(of two:) nsm., 2843; gsn. aéghwæþres, 287;
dsm. aéghwæðrum, 2564; (
of more than two:)
dsm. ~, 1636. [*á-gi-;
either]
aég-hwylc, pron.,
each (one), every (one);
adj.: 1228, 2590; asm. -ne, 621; subst. (absol. or w/ gen.): nsm., 9, 984,
987, 1165, 1386, 2887; dsm. -um, 1050. [*á-gi-]
aég-laéca, see
ág-laéca.
aég-weard**, f.,
watch by the sea/shore;
as. -e, 241.
aéht, f. -i.,
property, goods, wealth;
ap. -e, 2248; -
possession, power; as. aéht, 1679,
(flódes, wæteres) ~, 42, 516. [ágan; OHG. éht, Go. aíhts, ON. átt] -Cpds.: gold-, máðm-.
aéht(**), f.,
pursuit, chase;
2957 (n.). [=óht, Go. áihts, OHG. áhta, Ger. Acht; cp. éhtan, w1.]
æhtian, see
eahtian.
ge-æhtle (-a?)**, wk.f. (m.?),
consideration, esteem; gs. geæhtlan, 369. [eahtian]
aéled*, m.,
fire; 3015. [OS.
éld, ON. eldr]
aéled-léoma*, wk.m.,
gleam of fire,
torch; as. -léoman, 3125.
Ælf-here, m. -ja.,
kinsman of Wígláf; gs. -es, 2604. (Woolf (1934) argues that this may be Beowulf's given name (with 'Beowulf' as a sort of nickname), see also Collinder) [ælf- 'elf'; here 'army' > MnE. name
Oliver; see further under OE. entry
ylfe]
æl-mihtig, adj.,
almighty
(god); wk.: 92. (cp. Lat. 'omnipotens'; see al-walda) [Go. ala-;
see eall]
æl-with*, f. -i. (n.),
alien being, strange
creature; gp. -a 1500. [cp. ellor-gást; ON. alvitr]
aéne, adv.,
once; 3029. [án]
aénig, pron.,
any;
adj.: 503, 510, 534, 1099, 1353, 1560, 2297, 2731; nsf., 802, 2493, 2772;
dsm. aénegum, 655; asm., aénigne, 627, 1772, 1851, 3080, 3127;
asf., 972, 2449, 2548; gpm., aénige 932; -subst., aénig, absol.:
3129; w/ gen.: 779, 1353, 2734, 3054; dsm. aénigum 474, 1461, aénigum
793, 2416, aénegum 842; isn. (w/ partit gp.:) aénige þinga,
in any way, by any means, 791, 2374, 2905. - cpd.: naénig.
aén-lic, adj.,
only,
unique, peerless, excellent, glorious, beautiful; nsf. aénlic
251, aénlicu 1941. [án]
aénne, see
án.
æppel-fealu**, adj. -wa.,
bay, (apple-fallow);;
npm. -fealuwe, 2165. see fealu.
aér,
I. adv., (ere),
before, formerly, previously; w/ pret. (freq. imparting a pluperf.
sense): 15, 655, 694, 757, 778, 825, 831, 941, 1054, 1079, 1187, 1238, 1300,
1356, 1381, 1466, 1525, 1587, 1615, 1618, 1676, 1751, 1858, 1891, 1915, 2248,
2349, 2562, 2595, 2606, 2712, 3003, 3060; 3038 (
first);
eft swá aér, 642, 1787; aér ond síð,
at
all times, 2500; (naéfre…) aér né siþðan,
at any time, 718;-w/ pluperf.: 3075, 3164; -w. pres.:
1182, 1370 (
sooner, see II.);-nó þý
aér (w/ pret.),
none the sooner, yet...not, 754, 1502, 2081,
2160, 2373, 2466. - comp. aéror,
before, formerly,
809, 2654 (
first), ærer, [3168]. see aérra. - supl. aérest,
6, 1947.
II. conj., before, ere;
w/ pret. opt., 264, 676, 2818; w/ pret. ind., 2019, 1496 (opt.?); w/ pres.
opt.:
rather than 252, w. correl. adv. aér, 1371.
-aér þon, w/ pret. opt., 731.
III. prep., w. dat.
ere, before
(temporal); 1388, 2320, 2798. [Go. air, airis, Ger. eher]
aér-dæg, m.,
early day,
day-break ds. (mid, samod) aérdæge, 126, 1311, 2942.
aérende, n. -ja.,
errand,
message; as., 270, 345.
aérest, see
aér.
aér-fæder**, m. cons.,
old father,
forefather; 2622.
aér-gestréon*, n.,
ancient treasure/wealth
("i-streon"); as. (p.?), 1757; gp. -a, 2232.
aér-geweorc*, n.,
work of olden times,
ancient work; 1679.
aér-gód**, adj.,
good from ancient
times, old and good, (of something whose goodness is related to
its age, like wine?); 130, 989, 1329, 2586, 2342.
ærn, n.,
house, dwelling, building;
gs. -es, [2225]. see ren-weard. [Go. razn; ON. rann, whence rannsaka,
Mn.E.
ransack] Cpds.: heal-, hord-, medo-, þrýð-,
wín-.
aéror, see
aér.
aérra, adj. comp.,
former, earlier;
dp. aérran, 907, 2237, 3035.
aér-wela**, wk. m.,
ancient wealth/treasure;
as. -welan, 2747. [
weal]
aés, n.,
food, meat, carrion, carcass;
ds. aése, 1332. [etan; OHG. ás, Ger. Aas]
æsc, m.,
(ashen) spear*;
dp. -um, 1772.
Æsc-here, m. -ja.,
a counselor and warrior of the Danes, close companion of Hróðgár; 1323, 1329; gs. -es, 1420; ds. -e, 2122. [æsc (ON. askr), ('ash-') 'spear' (Scand. 'boat', see 'Battle of Maldon' l.69); here 'army']
æsc-holt*, n., (
ash
wood, i.e.)
spear; np., 330.
æsc-wiga*, wk. m.,
(spear) warrior;
2042.
æt, prep., w/ dat.,
at,
near, in (place, circumstance, time); 32, 45, 81, 175, 224, 500,
517, 584, 617, 882, 953, 1073, 1089, 1110, 1114, 1147, 1156, 1166, 1168,
1248, 1267, 1337, 1460, 1477, 1535, 1525, 1588, 1618, 1659, 1665, 1914, 1916,
1923, 2041, 2258, 2270, 2353, 2491, 2526, 2575, 2585, 2612, 2629, 2659, 2681,
2684, 2694, 2709, 2790, 2803, 2823, 2878, 3013, 3026, [F. 16, 31, 37]; w/
persons: at þé, 1377, 2149; after verbs of taking, receiving,
obtaining:
from (at the hands of) a person, 629, 930,
2374, 2429, 2860. [Go. at]
aét, m. (n.?),
meal; ds. -e,
3026. [etan]
æt-bearn, IV,
bear (to),
carry (to), bear away; 1561; pret. 1 sg. ætbær, 3092;
3 sg. ~, 519, 624, 2127, 2614; 3 pl. ætbaéron, 28.
æt-féolan, III, w/ dat.,
stick to,
hold firmly; pret. 1 sg. ætfealh, 968.
æt-ferian(**)(+), w1.,
carry away
(w/ dat.,
from); pret. 1 sg. ætferede, 1669.
æt-gædere, adv.,
together
(in connexion w/ notions of rest); 321, 1187; 1164; samod ætgædere,
329, 387, 729, 1063. [cp. tó-gædre, geador]
æt-gifan**, V,
give;
2878. [Go. at-giban]
æt-graépe**, adj. -ja.,
grasping
at, aggressive; ~ weorðan (w/ dat.),
lay
hold of, 1269. [grípan]
æt-hrínan(**)+, I, w/ gen. or dat.,
touch;
pret. 3 sg. <æt>hrán, 722.
æt-hweorfan**, III,
turn (intr.),
go; pret. 3 sg. æthwearf, 2299.
æt-rihte*, adv.,
immediately, (right
away); 1657.
æt-somne, adv.,
together; 307,
402, 544, 2847; geador ~, 491. [cp. tó-somne, samod]
æt-springan(**), III,
spring
forth, flow out; pret. 3 sg. ætspranc, 1121.
æt-standan, VI,
stand
fixed, stop; pret. 3 sg. ætstód, 891.
æt-steppan**, VI,
step
forth; pret. 3 sg. ætstóp, 745.
ættren (aétren), adj.,
poisonous,
venomous; 1617. [átor, attor]
æt-wegan**, V,
carry, carry away;
pret. 3 sg. ætwæg, 1198.
æt-windan(**)+, III, w/ dat.
flee away,
escape; pret. 3 sg. ætwand, 143.
æt-wítan, I, w/ acc. of thing,
reproach,
charge, blame [somebody] for something, censure; pret. 3 pl. ætwiton,
1150. [
twit] see oð-.
æþele, adj. -ja.,
noble, excellent,
glorious, splendid, valuable; 198, 263, 1312; gsn. wk. æðelan,
2234. [Ger. edel, OHG. adal 'noble' < Gmc. *athala- < compounded IE. *at(i)- 'over, beyond' + IE. *al- 'to nourish' (Watkins 5:at-al-/Pokorny atos 71); cp. MnE.
Alice < OFr. Aliz < OHG. Adalhaid 'nobility']
æþeling, m.,
noble, prince, man of
royal blood, chief; hero, man; 130, 1112, 1225, 1815, 2188, 2342,
2443, 2506, 2667, 2715, [3135]; gs. -es, 33, 888, 1596, 2424; ds. -e, 1244,
2374; np. -as, 3, 982, 1804, 2888; gp. -a, 118, 1294, 1920, ~ bearn, 1408,
2597, 3170; dp. æþellingum, 906. [cp. Ger. Adel 'nobility', OHG. edili 'noble', Go. *aþal (in pr. name Athala-); for further etym., see above in entry for OE
æþele] --Cpd.: sib-.
æþelu, n. -ja. p., (sing. *æþele,
n., not found; æþelo, f.),
(noble) descent, race, nobility,
excellence of character; dp. æþelum gód, 1870,
~ díore, 1949; ap. æþelu, 392. -Cpg.: fæder-.
æðm, m.,
breath, breathing;
ds. -e, 2593. [Ger. Atem, Odem; Skt. átman- 'breath, soul, life']