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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
ēgler
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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The officer in a Roman legion who carried the eagle standard,
aquilifer.
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2.
eile
adj.
5 quotations in 1 sense
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Harmful; loathsome, grievous.
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3.
eile
n.
8 quotations in 1 sense
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A prickly 'beard' of wheat or other grain, awn.
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4.
ēgle
n.
54 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A large bird of prey belonging to any one of the species termed
aquila
in the Middle Ages; (b)
roial egle
, an eagle of the noblest sort;
formel egle
, female eagle;
tercel egle
, male eagle; (c)…
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