gúþ-fana
A military standard, ensign, banner ⬩ signum vexillum
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A military standard, ensign, banner; signum vexillum Ðǽr wæs se gúþfana genumen ðe hí ræfen héton there was the banner taken that they called the Raven, Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 3. Ðæt heofonlíce tácn ðære hálgan róde is úre gúþfana wið ðone gramlícan deófol
hægl-faru
A hailstorm
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A hailstorm, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 26; Wand. 105
hám-faru
Forcible entry into a man's house ⬩ an inroad
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Forcible entry into a man's house; the same as hám-sócn, q. v
be-faran
to come upon ⬩ surprise ⬩ catch
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to come upon, surprise, catch Ætsǽton ðá Centiscan beæftan . . . þá befór se here hié ðǽr, Chr. 905; P. 94, 7. Þá landesmenn hine befóron innan þǽre burh and hine ofslógon, 1068; P. 203, 21. Gif man hwilcne man teó ꝥ hé þone man féde þe úres hláfordes
ealo-fæt
An ale-vat, vessel in which ale was left to ferment ⬩ lăcus
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An ale-vat, vessel in which ale was left to ferment; lăcus Under ðæt ealo-fæt under the ale-vat, L. M. 1, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 12
Linked entry: ealu-fæt
feax-fang
A taking hold by the hair ⬩ cŏmæ prehensio
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A taking hold by the hair; cŏmæ prehensio Gif feax-fang geweorþ if there be a taking hold of the hair, L. Ethb. 33; Th. i. 12, 3; Wilk. 5, 1
fǽr-béna
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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 . . .
fácn-ful
deceitful
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deceitful, Ps. Lamb. 51, 6: 54, 24
fǽr-bryne
A terrible heat ⬩ terrĭbĭle incendium
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A terrible heat; terrĭbĭle incendium Hálig God wið fǽrbryne folc gescylde the holy God shielded the people against the intense heat, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 7; Exod. 72
fǽr-cóðu
Sudden sickness or death, apoplexy ⬩ repentĭna ægrĭtūdo vel mors, apoplexia = 940;πoπληξία,
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Sudden sickness or death, apoplexy; repentĭna ægrĭtūdo vel mors, apoplexia = 940;πoπληξία, Som. Ben. Lye
fǽr-dryre
A sudden or pernicious fall ⬩ repentīnus vel pernĭciōsus lapsus
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A sudden or pernicious fall; repentīnus vel pernĭciōsus lapsus Con he sídne ræced fæste gefégan wið fǽrdryrum he can firmly compact the spacious dwelling against sudden falls, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 9
fǽr-fyll
A sudden or pernicious fall, a precipice ⬩ repentīnus cāsus, præceps
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A sudden or pernicious fall, a precipice; repentīnus cāsus, præceps On fǽrfyll in præceps, Cot. 112
Linked entry: fill
fǽr-gryre
A perilous horror ⬩ terror perīcŭlōsus
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A perilous horror; terror perīcŭlōsus Ða hyssas þrý fǽrgryre fýres oferfaren hæfdon the three youths had passed through the fire's dire horror, Cd. 197; Th. 245, 14; Dan. 463. Wið fǽrgryrum against perilous horrors, Beo. Th. 350; B. 174
fǽr-haga
A peril-hedge ⬩ perīcŭlōrum sēpes
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A peril-hedge; perīcŭlōrum sēpes He his módsefan wið ðam fǽrhagan fæste trymede he firmly strengthened his mind against the peril, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 27; Gú. 933
fǽr-níþ
A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief ⬩ pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas
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A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief; pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas Sorh is me to secganne hwæt Grendel hafaþ fǽrníða gefremed it is sorrow for me to say what sudden mischiefs Grendel has perpetrated, Beo. Th. 956; B. 476
fǽr-wyrd
A terrible fate, destruction, perdition ⬩ terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio
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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS
fǽr-ærning
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Rapid riding Se here mid fǽrærninge (cursu rapido) becóm tó sumre eá, Gr. D. 14, 24
Linked entry: ærning
fǽr-spryng
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A sudden pustule, ulcer of a rash Wið fleógendum áttre and fǽrspryngum, Lch. iii. 6, 26
Linked entry: spring
fǽr-steorfa
Murrain
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Murrain Gif sceáp sý ábrocen, and wið fǽrsteorfan, Lch. iii. 56, 15. Wið swína fǽrsteorfan, 25
fǽr-stice
A stitch
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A stitch, sudden pain Wið fǽrstice (cf. the refrain of the charm that follows: Út lytel spere, gif hér inne sié), Lch. iii. 52, 11