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effluent,
effluent [ˈɛfluənt]
n. Effluent.
eft,
eft [ɛft]
adv. Aft, towards the stern.
also adj.
afther, aifrins, aifter, efter, efter_an_aw, efter_and_aw, efterinaa, efterinaw, efterins, efther, eftir, ehfter, ehftir,
efter [ˈɛftər, ˈeftər]
prep. After. In telling the time: past. In succession to, as heir to.
adv. After. All the time after, from beginning to end. Remaining, left over from. Of position: in a certain direction, especially indicating the points of the compass.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
efter and aw: After all.
efter ane: In the same manner, alike.
efterins: The last drops of milk taken while milking. Final results, consequences, remainder(s).
efterwart: Afterward(s).
afaran, aifrin, aifteran, aifterhaan, aifterhen, aifterhend, aifterhin, aiftern, aivrin, efter_haund, efterhaan, efterhand, efterhaund, efterhen, efterhen, efterhend, efterhin, efterhins, efterhint, efterin, eftirhaun, eftirhint,
efterhaund [ˈɛftərˈhɑːn(d), -ˈhɔːn(d), -(h)ɪn, -ˈhɛn, -ən, N. -haːn(d)]
adv. Afterwards.
prep. After. Over and above, in addition to.
conj. After.
adj. MN. [ˈevɪn, ˈɛftɛrn, ˈafərən] The port side of a boat.
aig, aigg, aiggs, aigs, aigs, eeg, eegs, egg, egg-bed, eggs, eig, eigg, eiggs, eigs, hegg, heggs, igg, iggs,
egg [ɛg, eg]
n. An egg.
pl. eggs
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
egg-bed: The ovary of a bird.
eggshell: Eggshell.
peelt egg: A rich inheritance, a stroke of good fortune, a windfall.
rummelt eggs: Scrambled eggs.
agg, aig, egg, eggit, eggle, eig, igg, iggle,
egg [ɛg, eg]
v. To urge on.
pt. pp. eggit
 
eggle [ɛgl, egl]
v. To urge on.
Egyp, Egypt,
Egypt [ˈidʒɪp]
pn. Egypt.
n. An Egyptian. The call of the the spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata.
ae, aih, ay, e, eh, eih,
eh [ɛ, e]
int. Usually employed to indicate affirmation, surprise, or dismay.
aid, aith, aithe, ed, eid,
eid [ed, ɛd]
Also aith [eð]
n. In placenames: a narrow neck of land jutting out into the sea, a sandbank cast up by the sea across the head of a wick having a lagoon inside it.
eek, eik, eke,
eik [ik, jik]
n. The natural grease which is secreted into the wool of a sheep.

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