--In royal
families
the hereditary
possession is the whole realm: hence, acc.
possession is the whole realm: hence, acc.
Beowulf
ēdre. See ǣdre.
ēð-begēte, adj. , _easy to obtain, ready_: nom. sg. þā wæs æt þām geongum
grim andswaru ēð-begēte, _then from the young man_ (Wīglāf) _it was an easy
thing to get a gruff answer_, 2862.
ēðe. See ēaðe.
ēðel, st. m. , _hereditary possessions, hereditary estate_: acc. sg. swǣsne
ēðel, 520; dat. sg. on ēðle, 1731.
--In royal families the hereditary
possession is the whole realm: hence, acc. sg. ēðel Scyldinga, _of the
kingdom of the Scyldings_, 914; (Offa) wīsdōme hēold ēðel sīnne, _ruled
with wisdom his inherited kingdom_, 1961.
ēðel-riht, st. n. , _hereditary privileges_ (rights that belong to a
hereditary estate): nom. sg. eard ēðel-riht, _estate and inherited
privileges_, 2199.
ēðel-stōl, st. m. , _hereditary seat, inherited throne_: acc. pl.
ēðel-stōlas, 2372.
ēðel-turf, st. f. , _inherited ground, hereditary estate_: dat.
