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fǽr-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-cwealm, es; m.

A sudden pestilence repentīna pestĭlentia

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A sudden pestilence; repentīna pestĭlentia Æt ðæm fǽrcwealme ðe his leódscipe swýðe drehte and wanode in the pestilence which much afflicted and decreased his people, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 8

Linked entry: cwealm

fǽr-cýle

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-cýle, es; m.

A terrible cold terrĭbĭle frīgus

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A terrible cold; terrĭbĭle frīgus Geondfolen fýre and fǽrcýle filled with fire and intense cold, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 30; Gen. 43

fǽr-deáþ

(n.)
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fǽr-deáþ, es; m.

Sudden deathrepentīna mors

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Sudden death; repentīna mors, Cot. 14

Linked entries: deáþ fǽr-cóþu

fǽr-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gripe, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious graspsŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio

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A sudden or pernicious grasp; sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio Him hrínan ne mihte fǽrgripe flódes the flood's sudden grasp could not touch him, Beo. Th, 3036; B. 1516. Under fǽrgripum during his sudden grasps, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738

fǽr-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-sceaða, an; m.

A sudden or dangerous enemy sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis

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A sudden or dangerous enemy; sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis Ðæt he on ðam fǽrsceaðan feorh gerǽhte that he might reach the life of the dangerous enemy, Byrht. Th. 135, 62; By. 142

fǽr-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-scyte, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious shotimprōvīsus

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A sudden or pernicious shot; imprōvīsus vel fātālis jactus We fæste sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte wearde healdan we should firmly hold ward against that sudden shot, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 4; Cri. 766: 35 a; Th. 113, 13; Gú. 157

fǽr-slide

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-slide, es; m.

A sudden fallimprōvīsus lapsus

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A sudden fall; imprōvīsus lapsus Ðú geheólde fét míne wið fǽrslide thou keptst my feet from sudden fall, Ps. Th. 114, 8

Linked entry: slide

fǽr-spel

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-spel, -spell, es; n.

A sudden message, sudden news, horrible messageimprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius

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A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message; imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius Hie him fǽrspel bodedon they announced to them the sudden news, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 5; Jud. 244. On fyrd hyra fǽrspell becwom the sudden tidings came in their tent, Cd

fǽr-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-wundor, gen. -wundres ; n.

A sudden or stupendous wonderinŏpīnātum et stŭpendum mīrācŭlum

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A sudden or stupendous wonder; inŏpīnātum et stŭpendum mīrācŭlum Gé onlóciaþ fǽrwundra sum ye behold a stupendous wonder, Cd. 157; Th. 195, 20; Exod. 279

ge-fæd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fæd, adj. [ge-fadian to set in order]

Orderlydispŏsĭtus

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Orderly; dispŏsĭtus Ðæt preósta gehwilc to sinoþe hæbbe gefædne man to cnihte that every priest at the synod have an orderly man for servant, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14

ge-fær

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fær, es; n.

A goingjourneycoursemarchexpeditionprofectioexpĕdītio

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A going, journey, course, march, expedition; profectio, expĕdītio Ðisses fugles gefær this bird's course, Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 20; Ph. 426. On gefare in profectiōne, Ps. Spl. 104, 36. Ðæs ðe hie feónda gefær fyrmest gesǽgon after they first saw the enemies

Linked entry: ge-fer

þurh-fær

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-fær, es; n.

An innersecret place

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An inner, secret place Ǽlc synful on his þurh-færum ( penetrabilibus ) byð bedíglod, Scint. 39, 2

ymb-fær

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Grammar
ymb-fær, es; n.
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A going about, circuit Túna embefær uillarum circuitus, Anglia xiii. 375, 131. Mid emfare circilo ( = circulo?), Hpt. Gl. 422, 14

Linked entry: embe-fær

fǽr-béna

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-béna, fær-béna (-u), an; m.
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Substitute: one that has to ask leave to go (faran) from his lord (? v. fær; I 2), a person of the churl class Gif ǽni man ágiten wurðe ꝥ ǽnige hǽðenscipe dreóge . . . gif hé sí cynges þegn . . . Gif hit sí elles landágende man . . . Gif hit sí færbéna

fǽr-cóþu

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-cóþu, fǽr-coþu, e; f.

Apoplexy

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Apoplexy(?) Wiþ fǽrcoþe, Lch. ii. 276, 10: 170, 16. Substitute:

fǽr-cwealm

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Gif hwæt fǽrlices on þeóde becymð, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit fǽrcwealmas, Wlfst. 271, 2. Add

fǽr-deáþ

apoplexy

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Sudden death, apoplexy Fǽrdeáþ apoplexia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 63. Sǽde Cecilia þám brýdguman þ heó gesáwe engel of heofenum, and sé wolde hyne sleán myd fǽrdeáþe (he would strike him dead), gif hé hyre onhryne, Shrn. 149, 24. Substitute:

fær-eht

Similar entry: fær-riht

fǽr-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-fyll, fǽr-fill, es; m.
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A sudden fall, headlong fall On fǽrfyll head foremost, headlong; in preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 44. Substitute:

fǽr-haga

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Calamity that compasses about Wæs se báncofa ádle onǽled . . . leomu hefegedon sárum gesóhte . . . hé his módsefan wið þám fǽrhagan fæste trymede the body was inflamed with disease . . . the limbs grew heavy attacked by pains . . . he fortified his mind