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be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, bi-feolan ; p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon ; pp. -folen, -feolen

To commitcommenddelivergrantcommitterecommendaretradere

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To commit, commend, deliver, grant; committere, commendare, tradere Morðor under eorþan befeolan to commit murder under the earth, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 23; Gn. Ex. 115 : Cd. 202; Th. 251, 7 ; Dan. 560. Ðú him for inwite yfel befǽle propter dolos disposuisti

Linked entries: be-felan bi-feolan

Fearn-ham

(n.)
Grammar
Fearn-ham, -hamm, es; m.

FARNHAM, in Surrey lŏci nōmen in agro Surreiensi

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FARNHAM, in Surrey; lŏci nōmen in agro Surreiensi Sió fierd him wið gefeaht æt Fearnhamme the army fought against them at Farnham, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 26

oþ-feolan

(v.)
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to cleave, stick Óþfealh heresceret. Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 46. Cf. æt-feolan, -felgan

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óþ-ferian

(v.)
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to bear off Ic unsófte ðonan feorh ðþferede næs ic fǽge ðágyt not easily thence (the conflict with Grende's mother) did I bring away life, but not then had my hour come (cf. last passage under óþ*-*lǽdan), Beo. Th. 4288; B. 2141. Ðæt hé nǽfre nahbe foldan

ge-fellan

(v.)
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ge-fellan, p. -felde; pp. -felled

To fillfulfil

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To fill, fulfil Se gefelde xx daga he had fulfilled twenty days, St. And. 4, 23

ge-fellan

(v.)
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ge-fellan, p. -felde; pp. -feld

To cause to fallfellkill

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To cause to fall, fell, kill Hie gefelde wurdon fram Alexandre they were killed by Alexander, Nar. 38, 11

ge-feccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feccan, -feccean ; p. -feahte, -fehte; pp. -feaht, -feht

To fetchbring toaddūcĕre

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To fetch, bring to; addūcĕre He mæg ða sáwle gefeccan under foldan it can fetch back the soul under the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 139; Sal. 69. He him hét to wífe gefeccean Cleopatran he commanded [them] to bring Cleopatra to him for a wife, Ors. 5, 13; Bos

Linked entry: ge-fetian

ge-fetian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fetian, -fetigan, -fetigean; p. -fetode, -fetede, -fette; pp. -fetod

To fetchbringaddūcĕreaccīreafferre

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To fetch, bring; addūcĕre, accīre, afferre Elene héht gefetian on fultum forþsnoterne hæleða gerǽdum Elene bade [them] fetch to her aid the very wise in the councils of men, Elen. Kmbl. 2103; El. 1053 : Beo. Th. 4387; B. 2190. Gefetigan, Exon. 66 b;

ge-fettan

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ge-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ferian, -fergan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To carryconveybearleadconductferrevehĕredūcĕre

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To carry, convey, bear, lead, conduct; ferre, vehĕre, dūcĕre Feówer scoldon geferian to ðæm goldsele Grendles heáfod four must convey Grendel's head to the goldhall, Beo. Th. 3281; B. 1638 : Andr. Kmbl. 793; An. 397. He geferode hine mid mycclum wurþscipe

wiþ-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-feolan, p. -fealh

To apply one's self to

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To apply one's self to Ðá hé ðá ongeat ðæt hé ðære godspellícan láre georne wiþfealh, and ða ðeóde tó Cristes geleáfan gecyrred hæfde qui ubi prosperatum ei opus evangelii comperit, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 43

á-ferran

Similar entry: á-firran

a-fétigan

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a-fétigan, l. afetigan,
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and

and-fenga

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Gif þæs ondfengan ellen dohte, Rä. 62, 7. Add

eofor-fearn

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Eoforfearn filix minuta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 76: filicina, 39, 1: radiolum, i. 68, 30. Add

fearn-bracu

(n.)
Grammar
fearn-bracu, e; f.

A fern-brake

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A fern-brake, bed of fern On fearnbraca súðeweardæ, C. D. v. 173, 18

Linked entry: bracu

fearn-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
fearn-lǽs, gen. -lǽswe; f.
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A fern-pasture; the right to pasture swine in such a pasture Illam terram liberabo a pascua porcorum regis quod nominamus fearnlesuue, C. D. ii. 59, 19. v. Sax. Engl. ii. 87

Linked entry: fearn-edisc

ge-feccan

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Substitute: <b>ge-feccan, ge-fecgan</b> to fetch, to go in quest of and bring back, the object a person Hé him hét tó wífe gefeccan Cleopatron Cleopatram sibi occurrere imperavit, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 1: Hml. S. 8, 9. Héht Neron Petrus and

ge-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feolan, l. ge-feólan; p. -fealh, pl. fulgon.
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Take here passage given under ge-felgan, and add: to press into, to make ones way into a place, get and remain in Wæs þǽr neáh Apollines templ; þá gefealh hé þǽr in and þǽr þá niht gewunode juxta Apollinis templum fuit, ibique se ad manendum contulit

ge-fetian

(v.)
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Add: to go in quest of and bring back. the object a person Se cniht gefette ꝥ mǽden mid woruldlicum wurðmynte, Hml. S. 34, 21. Amilcor wæs of Sicilium him tó fultume gefett accitum ex Sicilia Amilcarem, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 20. Gefetodne accitum, Wrt.