ÁTE

Old English Dictionary Entry

ÁTE

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: ǽte ; Related words:

Definitions

1 ÁTE

gen. átan ; pl. átan ; gen. átena ; f. OATS, tares, darnel, cockle; avena fatua, Lin. lolium :-- Nim átena grátan take groats of oats, Lchdm. iii. 292, 24. Genim mela ǽtena take meal of oats, L. M. 1, 35 ; Lchdm.ii. 84, 5 : Chr. 1124; Th. 376, 6. Áte lolium, Cot. 126. Átan or lasor tares; zizania, Cot. 204. [Frs. áat: O. Nrs. át food.] ate

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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