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FÁH

  • adjective
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Grammar
FÁH, fág; pl. nom. acc. fá; gen. fára; dat. fáum; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§428;
Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostile; sons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus
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  • Dǽdum fáh

    guilty of [wicked] deeds,

    • Cd. 216
      • ;
    • Th. 274,
      • 19;
    • Sat. 156
      • .

  • Mid dǽdum fáh,

    • Ps. Th. 105,
      • 28.

  • Firendǽdum fáh

    guilty of sinful deeds,

    • Exon. 22 b
      • ;
    • Th. 62,
      • 13;
    • Cri. 1001: 66 b
      • ;
    • Th. 246,
      • 9;
    • Jul. 59
      • .

  • Fyrendǽdum fág, Beo. Th. 2006; B. 100l. Firendǽdum fá,

    nom. pl.

    • Exon. 31 b
      • ;
    • Th. 99,
      • 31;
    • Cri. 1633
      • .

  • Leahtrum fáh

    guilty of crimes,

    • Exon. 97 b
      • ;
    • Th. 364,
      • 6;
    • Wal. 66
      • .

  • Leahtrurn fá,

    nom. pl.

    • Exon. 20 a
      • ;
    • Th. 52,
      • 7;
    • Cri. 830: 30 b
      • ;
    • Th. 94. 12
      • ;
    • Cri. 1539
      • .

  • Máne fáh

    guilty of crime,

    • Beo. Th. 1960
      • ;
    • B. 978
      • .

  • Máne fá,

    nom. pl.

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3196
      • ;
    • An. 1601
      • .

  • Synnum fáh

    guilty of sins,

    • Frag. Kmbl. 28
      • ;
    • Leás. 16: Exon. 118 b
      • ;
    • Th. 456,
      • 9;
    • Hy. 4,
      • 64.

  • Mid synnum fáh,

    • Cd. 217
      • ;
    • Th. 275,
      • 32;
    • Sat. 180
      • .

  • Weorcum fáh

    guilty of [wicked] works,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 2484
      • ;
    • El. 1243
      • .

  • Ðeáh ðú from scyle freómágum feor fáh gewítan

    though thou, outlawed, shalt depart far from thy kindred,

    • Cd. 50
      • ;
    • Th. 63,
      • 29;
    • Gen. 1039: Exon. 31 b
      • ;
    • Th. 98,
      • 34;
    • Cri. 1617: Andr. Kmbl. 3406
      • ;
    • An. 1707: Elen. Kmbl. 1535
      • ;
    • El. 769
      • .

  • He fág gewát

    he outlawed departed,

    • Beo. Th. 2531
      • ;
    • B. 1263
      • .

  • Beó he fáh wið ðone cyng

    let him be hostile to the king,

    • L. Ath. i. 20
      • ;
    • Th. i. 210, 11: Cd. 215
      • ;
    • Th. 270,
      • 28;
    • Sat. 97
      • ;
    • Wald. 101
      • ;
    • Vald. 2,
      • 22.

  • Me beswác fáh wyrm þurh fægir word

    the hostile serpent deceived me with fair words,

    • Cd. 42
      • ;
    • Th. 55,
      • 24;
    • Gen. 899: Cd. 166
      • ;
    • Th. 207,
      • 31;
    • Exod. 475: Exon. 127 b
      • ;
    • Th. 490,
      • 22;
    • Rä. 80,
      • 5.

  • Fágum wyrme

    to the hostile serpent,

    • Cd. 42
      • ;
    • Th. 55,
      • 35;
    • Gen. 904
      • .

  • Nemne we mǽgen fáne gefyllan

    unless we may fell the foe,

    • Beo. Th. 5303
      • ;
    • B. 2655
      • .

  • Fá þrówiaþ ealdorbealu egeslíc

    the hostile shall suffer terrific vital evil,

    • Exon. 31 b
      • ;
    • Th. 98,
      • 30;
    • Cri. 1615
      • .

  • Fára monna

    of hostile men,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2045
      • ;
    • An. 1025: Beo. Th. 1160
      • ;
    • B. 578
      • .

  • Fáum folmum

    with hostile hands,

    • Cd. 4
      • ;
    • Th. 4,
      • 31;
    • Gen. 62: 114
      • ;
    • Th. 149,
      • 33;
    • Gen. 2484
      • .
Etymology
[
Chauc. foo a foe:
R. Glouc. fon foes:
Laym. i-fa, i-fo, fo a foe:
M. H. Ger. véch, ge-véch hostile:
O. H. Ger. féh, ga-féh inĭmīcus:
Goth. fayan to be hostile, to reproach
. ]
Derived forms
gryre-fáh, nearo-, syn-
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “FÁH.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/10079.

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  • FÁH, adj.

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