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fám

foam

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Add: Leásung vel faam famfaluca, Txts. 62, 426. Fám, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 75. Fám, hwastas molles, 55, 72. foam of living creatures Mid fámæ cum spuma, Lk. L. 9, 39. Dó þǽrtó báres fám, Lch. i. 360, 1. foam, froth of boiling liquid Dó on pannan, wyl swíðe

Linked entry: fámwæstas

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. Man sceal habban . . . fauna, trogas, æscena, Angl

fanu

Similar entry: FANA

fégan

to joinconnectto compose

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Add: to join, connect Ne fégde ic eówre lima, ne ic eów líf ne forgeaf, Hml. S. 25, 164. Wé ceorfað treówu on holte ðæt wé hí úp árǽren on ðǽm botle . . . swá swá hí swíður ádrýgde beóð on eorðan, swá hí mon mæg orsorglícor úp fégean, Past. 445, 3. Similar

feht

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xx. lamba and .xx. fehta, C. D. ii. 64, 32

féla

(v.)
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B. 1032

fæc

Similar entry: hwíl-fæc

fær

Similar entry: geán-fær

fáh

Similar entry: scúr-fáh

fédan

Similar entry: mis-fédan

on-feng

(n.)
Grammar
on-feng, es; m. [v. fón (on)].

laying hold of, seizingtaking, with the idea of wrongful takingdefence, protection (cf. and-fenga) attack, onset, assault

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Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge, 49; Th. i. 132, 11. defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) Wǽron ða hálgan on onfenge manna sáulum, Blickl. Homl. 209, 29. attack, onset, assault Wurdon hié on ðam onfenge forhte, and on fleám numen, Andr.

Linked entries: and-feng on-fang

eofor-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-fearn, efor-fearn, efer-fearn, es; n. [fearn a fern]

A species of fern, polypodypolypŏdium vulgāre

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A species of fern, polypody; polypŏdium vulgāre, Lin Eoforfearn fĭlix mĭnūta, polypŏdium, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41. 36; Wrt. Voc. 67, 51. Eoforfearn fĭlĭcīna, fĭlix arbŏratĭca, 41, 66; Wrt. Voc. 68, 1.

Linked entries: efer-fearn efor-fearn

æt-feng

(n.)
Grammar
æt-feng, es; m.

Attachingcomprehensio

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Attaching; comprehensio Be yrfes ætfenge of attaching tattle, L. Ath. i. 9; Th. i. 204, 9

be-féng

concubuerit

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concubuerit, Gen. 19, 33

fant-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
fant-fæt, gen. fant-fætes; pl. nom. acc. fant-fatu; n.

A font vessel, the font for baptism baptistērii vas

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A font vessel, the font for baptism; baptistērii vas Hǽðen cild biþ gebroht synfull þurh Adames forgǽgednysse, to ðam fant-fæte, ac hit biþ aþwogen fram eallum synnum wiðinnan, ðeáh ðe hit wiðútan, his hiw ne awende a heathen child is brought to the

Linked entry: fant

fel-tún

(n.)
Grammar
fel-tún, es; m.

An enclosed placegardenprivydunghillsecessuslatrīnasterquĭlīnium

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An enclosed place, garden, privy, dunghill; secessus, latrīna, sterquĭlīnium Se wisdóm and óðre cræftas licgaþ forsewene swá swá meox under feltúne wisdom and other virtues lie despised like dirt on a dunghill, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 11. In feltún in secessu

feng-net

(n.)
Grammar
feng-net, -nett, es; n.

A net for catchingretiacŭlum

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A net for catching; retiacŭlum Feallaþ firenfulle on heora fengnettum cădent in retiacŭlo ejus peccātōres, Ps. Th. 140, 12

feó-gýtsung

(n.)
Grammar
feó-gýtsung, e; f.

Money-desiregreedavaricepĕcūniæ cŭpīdoavārĭtia

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Money-desire or greed, avarice; pĕcūniæ cŭpīdo, avārĭtia Ðæt he sceolde his treówe for feógýtsunge and lufan forleósan that he should lose his truth for desire and love of money, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 40

Linked entry: feoh-gýtsung

fer-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fer-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed for a journeyĭtĭnĕris lectus

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A bed for a journey; ĭtĭnĕris lectus Ferbed bajunula? Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 78; Wrt. Voc. 41, 32

fer-scrifen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fer-scrifen, part. [ = for-scrifen; pp. of for-scrífan to disregard, abandon]

Disregardedabandonedaddictus

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Disregarded, abandoned; addictus Ferscrifen [MS. fær-scribæn] addictus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 53. Ferscrifen addictus [Lye has ferscrifer = ferscrifen? abdictus ], Cot. 14