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EÁÞ-GESÝNE -- EBBA. 237

then was easy to be found. Beo. Th. 276; B. 138: Cd. 93; Th. 120, 12; Gen. 1993. v. éþ-fynde, ýþ-.

eáþ-gesýne easy to be seen, visible. v. éþ-gesýne = ýþ-geséne.

eáþ-gete; adj. Easily got, got ready, prepared; f&a-short;c&i-short;lis adeptu, p&a-short;r&a-long;tus :-- Him wæs eáþgete ele to ðam baþe oil was made ready for his bath, Ælfc. T. 32, 14. v. éþ-begete.

eáþ-hréðig; adj. Blessed; be&a-long;tus :-- Seó eáþhréðige Elene the blessed Elene, Elen. Kmbl. 531; El. 266; for eád-hréðig, q.v.

eáþ-hylde satisfied, contented, v. éþ-hylde.

eáþ-læ-acute;re; adj. Easily taught, teachable; d&o-short;c&i-short;b&i-short;lis :-- Ealle eáþlæ-acute;re beóþ Godes &e-short;runt omnes d&o-short;c&i-short;b&i-short;les Dei, Jn. Bos. 6, 45.

eáp-méd, es; n. Humility, affability, kindness; hum&i-short;l&i-short;tas, hum&a-long;n&i-short;tas, generally found in the pl :-- Ac míne [MS. min] eáþmédu geseah v&i-short;de hum&i-short;l&i-short;t&a-long;tem meam, Ps. Th. 118, 153: 135, 24. On mínum eáþmédum in hum&i-short;l&i-short;t&a-long;te mea, 118, 50. For eáþmédum in humility, Exon. 53 a; Th. 186, 5; Az. 15: 13 a; Th. 22, 29; Cri. 359. v. eád-méd.

eáþ-médan To adore; ad&o-long;r&a-long;re :-- Eáþmédaþ feorr ad&o-long;r&a-long;b&i-short;tis pr&o-short;cul, Ex. 24, 1. DER. ge-eáþmédan. v. eádmédan.

eáþ-méde; adj. Of an easy mind, humble; m&i-long;tis, h&u-short;m&i-short;lis :-- He gebétte mid eáþméde ingeþance he expiated with humble mind. Ps. C. 50, 152; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 152. v. eád-méde.

eáþ-médum; adv. [dat. pl. of eáþméd] Humbly, kindly; hum&i-short;l&i-short;ter, benign&i-short;ter :-- Eáþ-médum humbly, Exon. 46 a; Th. 157, 15; Gú. 892. Ðæt he eáþmédum oncnáwe that he should treat [him] kindly, Andr. Kmbl. 641; An. 321. Gewát him se hálga eáþmédum the holy one departed kindly, 1957; An. 981.

eáþ-metto; indecl. sing; pl. nom. acc. -metta; f. Humility; hum&i-short;l&i-short;tas :-- Geseóh míne eáþmetto v&i-short;de hum&i-short;l&i-short;t&a-long;tem meam. Ps. Th. 9, 13: 24, 16. On ðam stáne eáþmetta on the rock of humility. Bt. 12; Fox 36, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 65; Met. 7, 33.

eáþ-mód; adj. Humble, lowly, obedient; h&u-short;m&i-short;lis, ob&e-long;diens :-- Gif ðú eáþmódne eorl geméte if thou meet a lowly person, Exon. 84 b; Th. 318, 5; Mód. 78. He eáþmóde him eorlas funde he found men obedient to him, Menol. Fox 195; Men. 99. His ætgiefan eáþmód weorþeþ he becomes obedient to his feeder, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 27; Vy. 91. v. eád-mód.

eáþ-módian to obey; ob&e-long;d&i-long;re. v. ge-eáþ-módian.

eáþ-módlíce; adv. Humbly; hum&i-short;l&i-short;ter :-- Abiddaþ hine eáþmódlíce pray to him humbly. Bt. 42; Fox 258, 21. v. eádmódlíce.

eáþ-módnis, -nys, -niss, -nyss, e; f. Humility; hum&i-short;l&i-short;tas :-- Mid micelre eáþmódnisse with great humility, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 459, 15. On eáþmódnysse míne in hum&i-short;l&i-short;t&a-long;te mea, Ps. Spl. 118, 50. v. eádmódnes.

eáþnes, -ness, e; f. Easiness; fac&i-short;l&i-short;tas. v. éþnes, eád-nes.

eatogeða eighth :-- Seó eatogeðe the eighth, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, note 10. v. eahtoða.

eatol; adj. Dire, terrible; d&i-long;rus, terr&i-short;b&i-short;lis :-- Gæst yrre cwom, eatol the guest came angry, terrible, Beo. Th. 4154; B. 2074: 4949, note; B. 2478. v. atol.

Eatole Italy; It&a-short;lia, Som. Ben. Lye.

Eatol-ware; pl. m. Italians; It&a-short;li, Som. Ben. Lye.

eáu-fæstnys, -nyss, e; f. [eáu = æ-acute;w, æ-acute; law; festnys firmness] Firmness in the law, religion, devotion; rel&i-short;gio :-- Be eáufæstnysse and wundorlícre árfæstnysse Óswaldes cyninges de rel&i-short;gi&o-long;ne ac pi&e-short;t&a-long;te miranda Osualdi r&e-long;gis, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 2. v. æ-acute;-fæstnes.

eáum to rivers, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 34; dat. pl. of eá.

eáw, eáw-lá oh! alas! O! eheu! Bt. Met. Fox 9, 109; Met. 9, 55. v. eálá.

eáwan; p. de; pp. ed To shew, manifest; ostend&e-short;re, manifest&a-long;re :-- Hi þenceaþ þreá þearle þeódum eáwan they intend to shew a severe chiding to the nations, Ps. Th. 149, 7. He eáweþ him egsan he shews them terror, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 11; Gú. 57: Beo. Th. 557; B. 276. Ne sindon ðíne æ-acute;hta wiht, ða ðú monnum eáwdest thy possessions are nought, which thou didst shew to men, Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 14; Seel. 75. Næ-acute;fre wommes tácn eáwed weorþeþ the sign of crime shall never be manifested, 8 b; Th. 4, 20; Cri. 55: 22 a; Th. 59, 22; Cri. 956. [O. Frs. auwa, awa.] DER. ge-eáwan, óþ-. v. ýwan.

eáwesclíce; adv. [eáwan to shew, manifest] Openly; p&a-short;lam :-- Ðætte seó sáwl in deágolnisse þrówiende wæs, ðætte se líchoma eáwesclíce fóretácnode quod an&i-short;ma in occulto passa sit, c&a-short;ro p&a-short;lam præmonstr&a-long;bat, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 17.

eáw-fæst; adj. [eáw = æ-acute;w, æ-acute; law; fæst fast, fixed] Firm in observing the law, religious, pious; religi&o-long;sus, pius :-- Gregorius wæs of æðelborenre mægþe and eáwfæstre acenned Gregory was born of a noble and pious family, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 7. Se eáwfæsta papa the pious pope, ii. 118, 8. Mid eáwfæstum þeáwum rel&i-short;gi&o-long;sis m&o-long;r&i-short;bus, Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 4. v. æ-acute;-fæst.

eáw-fæstnys, -nyss, e; f. [eáw = æ-acute;w, æ-acute; law; fæstnys firmness] Firmness in the law, religion, piety; rel&i-short;gio, pi&e-short;tas :-- Mid gelícere eáw-fæstnysse with similar piety, L. E. I. 41; Th. ii. 438, 26. v. æ-acute;-fæstnes.

eawu, e; f. A ewe; ovis f&e-long;m&i-short;na :-- Agefe mon to Liming l eáwa and v cý let fifty ewes and five cows be given to Lyming, Th. Diplm. A. D. 835; 470. 29. 32. v. eówu.

eáwunga, eáwunge; adv. [eáwan to shew, manifest] Openly, publicly; m&a-short;n&i-long;feste, p&a-short;lam, c&o-long;ram :-- God eáwunga cymeþ Deus m&a-short;n&i-short;feste v&e-short;niet, Ps. Spl. 49, 3. He wearþ dígellíce cristen, forðon he eáwunga ne dorste he was secretly a christian, because he durst not openly. Ors. 6, 21; Bos. 123, 29: Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 2; Rä. 72, 22. Oððe eáwunga oððe dearnunga either publicly or privately, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270. 5. Eáwunge c&o-long;ram, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 55.

eá-wylm a welling or boiling up of water, spring, Lye. v. æ-acute;welm.

eá-wyrt, e; f. River-wort, burdock; arctium lappa, Lin :-- Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt take cliff-wort, some men call [it] fox-glove, some river-wort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 4: iii. 74, 10. Nim eáwyrte nioðowearde take the netherward [part] of burdock, L. M. 1. 87; Lchdm. ii. 154, 14.

eax an axe; sec&u-long;ris :-- Seó eax the axe, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23, note 65, MS. B. v. æx.

EAX, ex, æx, e; f. An axis, axle-tree; axis :-- Neáh ðam norþende ðære eaxe near the north end of the axis, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 20: 39, 13; Fox 232, 33: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 44; Met. 28, 22: 29, 36; Met. 29, 18. On ðære ilcan eaxe hwerfeþ eall rúma ródor all the spacious sky turns on the same axis, 28, 30; Met. 28, 15. Ymb ða eaxe about the axis, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 23. On wæ-acute;nes eaxe hwearlaþ ða hweói, and sió eax stent stille the wheels turn on the waggon's axle-tree, and the axle-tree stands still, 39, 7; Fox 220, 27, 30, 31: 39, 8; Fox 224, 5. Sió nafu ferþ néhst ðære eaxe the nave goes nearest to the axle-tree, 39, 7; Fox 222, 2, 12, 20, 21, 22, 28. Twegen steorran synd gehátene axis, ðæt is ex, forðamðe se firmamentum went on ðam twám steorran, swá swá hweogel tyrnþ on eaxe, and forðí hi standaþ symle stille two stars are called axis, that is axle-tree, because the firmament turns on the two stars, as a wheel turns on an axle-tree, and because they always stand still, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 12-15; Lchdm. iii. 270, 20-23. [Wyc. ax-tre, ex-tre an axle-tree: Plat, asse: Dut. as, f: Ger. achse, axe, f; M. H. Ger. ahse, f: O. H. Ger. ahsa. f; Dan. axe. m. f; Swed. axel, m; Icel. axull, öxull, m; öxul-tré, n: Lat. axis, m: Grk. GREEK, m: Lith. aszis, f: Sansk. aksha the axle of a wheel, a wheel, car.]

Eaxan ceaster, e; f; es; n. v. ceaster Exeter, Devon :-- Wende he hine wið Eaxan ceastres he turned towards Exeter, Chr. 894; Th. 167, 28, col. 2: 894; Th. 169, 17, col. 2: 895; Th. 173, 10, col. 2. v. Exan ceaster.

Eaxan minster; gen. -minstres; n. The minster on the river Ex, Axminster, Devon; opp&i-short;dum in agro Dev&o-long;niensi, Som. Ben. Lye. v. Acsan mynster.

Eaxan múþa, an; m. The mouth of the river Ex, Exmouth, Devon :-- To Eaxan múþan to Exmouth, Chr. 1001; Ing. 174, note a. v. Exan muþa.

EAXEL, eaxl, exl, e; f: eaxle, an; f. The shoulder; h&u-short;m&e-short;rus :-- Standeþ [MS. standaþ] me hér on eaxelum stands here on my shoulders, Wald. 92; Vald. 2, 18. Geféng he be eaxle Grendles módor he seized Grendel's mother by the shoulder, Beo. Th. 3078; B. 1537. He forlét earm and eaxle he left arm and shoulder, 1948; B. 972. He gewérgad sæt freán eaxlum neáh he sat wearied near his lord's shoulders, 5699; B. 2853: 722; B. 358. Hæfde earmas and eaxle it had arms and shoulders, Exon. 129 a; Th. 494, 24; Rä. 83, 6. Gif eaxle gelæmed weorþeþ if a shoulder be lamed, L. Ethb. 38; Th. i. 14, 2. He hit set on his exla imp&o-long;nit eam in h&u-short;m&e-short;ros suos, Lk. Bos. 15, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3148; An. 1577. [Laym. exle, dat: O. Sax. ahsla, f: O. Frs. axle, axele, f: Ger. achsel, f: M. H. Ger. ahsel, f: O. H. Ger. ahsala, f: Goth. amsa, m: Dan. axel, m. f: Swed. axel, m: Icel. öxl, f: Lat. axilla, f.]

eaxl-cláþ, es; m. A shoulder-cloth, scapular; hum&e-short;r&a-long;le :-- Léde eaxl-cláþ ofer hine des&u-short;per hum&e-short;r&a-long;le ei imp&o-short;suit, Lev. 8, 7.

eaxle, an; f. A shoulder; h&u-short;m&e-short;rus :-- Gif eaxle gelæmed weorþeþ if a shoulder be lamed, L. Ethb. 38; Th. i. 14, 2. v. eaxel, eaxl.

eaxle-gespan; gen. -gespannes; n. The shoulder-span :-- Fífe gimmas wæ-acute;ron on ðam eaxlegespanne five gems were on the shoulder-span, Rood Kmbl. 17; Kr. 9.

eaxl-gestealla, an; m. A shoulder companion, nearest friend, bosom friend, comrade; c&o-short;mes qui est a l&a-short;t&e-short;re, s&o-short;cius int&i-short;mus, comm&i-long;l&i-short;to :-- Deád is Æschere, mín eaxlgestealla Æschere is dead, my bosom friend, Beo. Th. 2656; B. 1326. Hæfde wígena tó lyt, eaxlgestealna he had too few of warriors, comrades, Elen. Kmbl. 127; El. 64. Ic eom æðelinges eaxlgestealla I am a noble's bosom friend. Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 2; Rä. 78, l. Heremód breát eaxlgesteallan Heremod destroyed his bosom friends, Beo. Th. 3432; B. 1714.

EBBA, an; m? An EBB or receding of water; r&e-short;cessus m&a-short;ris :-- Népflod vel ebba ledona, Ælfc. Gl. 105; Som. 78, 29; Wrt. Voc. 57, 11. Ebba [MS. ebbe] recessus, 105; Som. 78, 36; Wrt. Voc. 57, 18. Ebba [MS. ebbe] vel gyte-streám, rheuma, 105; Som. 78, 38; Wrt. Voc. 57, 20. Gewrixle ðæs flódes and ðæs ebban change of the flood and the ebb,