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fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Eall folc gearu wæs heom on tó fónne, Chr. 1009; P. 139, 21. to begin at or with Fóh on .iiii. nón. Aprl. and æfter id. fóh on . xvii. Id. Aprl. Angl. viii. 326, 35.

FÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FÓN, to fónne; ic , ðú féhst, he féhþ, pl. fóþ; p. ic, he féng, ðú fénge, pl. féngon; impert. fóh, pl. fóþ; subj. pres., pl. fón; p. fénge, pl. féngen; pp. fangen, fongen; v. trans.

To graspcatchseizeto seize with hostile intentiontakeundertakeacceptreceivemănu comprehendĕrecaptārecăpĕreaccĭpĕre

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Mæg man fón folcgesteallan one may take his adherents, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 6; Gen. 287. On óðer weorc to fónne to take to other work, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 218, 4: Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 28. Heó him to-geánes féng she grasped at him, Beo. Th. 3089; B. 1542.

fon

(n.)

a fan

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a fan, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3, 17

fón

Grammar
fón, <b>;
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Fóh tó þínum hóde, Tech. ii. 127, 17

be-fón

(v.)
Grammar
be-fón, bi-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ ; p. -féng, pl. -féngon ; impert. -fóh; pp. -fangen, -fongen; v. trans.

to comprehendgraspseizetake hold ofcatchcomprehendereapprehenderecapereto surroundencompassencircleenvelopcontainclothecasereceiveconceivecircumdareamplecticomplecticaperecingeretegereoperireaccipereconcipere

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Fox 11, 58; Met. 11, 29. Befongen freáwrásnum encircled with noble chains, Beo. Th. 2906; B. 1451. Fýre befangen enveloped in fire, Beo. Th. 4540; B. 2274. Ne mihte ðes middaneard ealle ða béc befón non potest capere mundus omnes eos libros, Jn.

fann

(n.)
Grammar
fann, e; f.
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Fon vanna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 15. Hý habbað micelne múð swá fann (swǽ fon, v. l.) ore amplissimo sicut uannum, Nar. 35, 31. Hí habbað eáran swá fann (fan, v. l.) aures habentes tamquam uannum, 37, 11.

for-fón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ; p. ic, he -féng, ðú -fénge, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen [for-, fón to take] .

to take violently or by surpriseclutcharrestseizevehementer căpĕreimprōviso adventu căpĕreprehendĕreapprehendĕredeprehendĕre

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For ðam gylpe gumena drihten forfangen wearþ, and on fleám gewát for that boast the lord of men [Nebuchadnezzar] was seized [with madness], and in flight departed. Cd. 205; Th. 254, 19; Dan. 614. [O. Sax. farfahan: Ger. verfangen.]

Linked entry: fore-fón

fóre-fón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-fón, ic -fó; p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen

To take beforeanticipateantĭcĭpāre

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To take before, anticipate; antĭcĭpāre Fóreféngon wæccan eágan míne antĭcĭpāvērunt vĭgĭlias ŏcŭli mei. Ps. Spl. C. T. 76, 4. Raðe fórefó us mildheortnysse ðine cĭto antĭcĭpent nos mĭsĕrĭcordiæ tuæ, Ps. Spl. C. 78, 8

for-fón

to take awayto seizeto anticipate

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For 'I. to be deprived of . . . MS.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Hig underfóð ðis folc mid ðé ut sustentent tecum onus populi, Num, 11, 17.

Linked entry: under-niman

an-fénge

(v.)
Grammar
an-fénge, p. subj. of an-fón.

shouldest have taken

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shouldest have taken,Cd. 42; Th. 54, 10;

ymb-fón

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-fón, p. -féng.
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Seó séleste gesǽlþ ða óþra gesǽlþa ealle on innan him gegaderaþ, hí útan ymbféhð, Bt. 24, 1; Fox 80, 21. Ðú meaht ymbfón eal folca gesetu, Exon. Th. 466, 2; Hö, 115. Ymbfónde gyrens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 66.

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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For ðý ðæt óðre men ðá ilcan bisne underfón, 451, 5. Hié noldon underfón ðíne láre, 267, 3. IV. add: to accept advice, terms, &amp;c. :-- Se cyning þisne rǽd underféng, Hml. A. 94, 67.

an-fón

(v.)
Grammar
an-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen

To taketake to one's selfreceiveperceivecomprehendacciperesusciperesumerepercipererecipere

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To take, take to one's self, receive, perceive, comprehend; accipere, suscipere, sumere, percipere, recipere Ðú sceonde æt me anfénge thou shouldest have taken to thyself shame from me, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 10; Gen. 875 : Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 12; Rä. 43,

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þurh-fón

(v.)

to get throughpenetrate

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to get through, penetrate Heó ðone fyrdhom þurhfón ne mihte láþan fingrum, Beo. Th. 3013; B. 1504

wiþ-fón

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-fón, p. -féng

To lay hold onseize on

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To lay hold on, seize on. Similar entries Cf. wiþ, II. 1 d Hé uplang ástód, and him fæste wiðféng, Beo. Th. 1524; B. 760

Linked entry: wiþ-grípan

á-fón

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Hé áféhð hí suscipiet eam , Ps. Spl. 47, 3. Áfécð acceperit , 48, 16. Sum wíf wæs áfangen (-foncgen, v. l.) of hire móde (mente capta ), Gr. D. 176, 17. Áfangenre accepta , R. Ben. I. 69, II. Add

Linked entries: á-féhþ on-fón

æt-fón

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Substitute: To arrest, apprehend, attach stolen or lost property Gif man óðrum mæn feoh forstele, and se ágend hit eft ætfó. Ll. Th. i. 30, 8. Gif feoh man eft æt þám mæn in Cent ætfó, 34, 6. Cf. 160, 8

á-fón

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ofer-fón

(v.)

to seizerapere

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to seize Oferféng obuncabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 69. Þeódríc ðone þegn oferféng, héht healdan ðone hererinc, Met. 1, 69. Ðá genáman him æfést tó ða ealdormen ðara sacerda, and hine sylfne oferféngon, Blickl. Homl. 177, 21. Hé hiene oferfón hét, and áhón

Linked entry: ofer-feng