fóre-meahtig
Prepotent ⬩ most mighty ⬩ præpŏtens
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Prepotent, most mighty; præpŏtens Ða fóremeahtige folces rǽswan the prepotent chieftains of the folk, Cd. 80; Th. 100, 24; Gen. 1669.
Linked entry: fóre-mihtig
fore-scip
the prow
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The fore-part of a ship, the prow
Linked entry: fór-scip
fore-boda
A herald ⬩ crier
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A herald, crier Þæt syndan forbodan and Antecrístes þrǽlas þe his weg rýmað, Wlfst. 55, 8
Linked entry: boda
fore-gengel
A predecessor
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A predecessor Ealle þá forgiuenesse þe míne forgengles geáfen, Chr. 963; P. 117, 5, 9. Be cinga dagan mínra forgenglan (foren-, Chr. 693; Th. 66, n. 2), and be mínra mágan dagon, C. D. B. i. 137, 19
Linked entries: foran-gengel for-gengel
fant
a fount ⬩ a font
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Add: a fount Font gurges, An. Ox. 358. a font Heó eóde tó ðám fantfæte, and tólýsde hire feax, and bedýpte on ðám fante, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 17. Hí on fante gefullode wurdon, Hml. S. 2, 90. On þám háligan fante, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 14. Se ængel gehálgode
fóre-gán
To go before ⬩ precede ⬩ præcēdĕre
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To go before, precede; præcēdĕre Mildheortnys and sóþfæstnys fóregáþ ansýne ðíne miserĭcordia et vērĭtas præcēdent făciem tuam, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 15. Óðer fóre-eóde ða sunnan ūna sōlem præcēdēbat. Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 24
Linked entry: fóre-gangan
fore-stemman
To hinder ⬩ prohibit
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To hinder, prohibit Ðá ðá ðe infoerdon forestemdon (for-, R.) gié eos qui introiebant prohibuistis, Lk. L. 11, 52
Linked entries: for-stemman stemman
fór
went
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went, Gen. 31, 31;
fox
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Hwílum swá þeótende wulf, hwilum swá beorcende fox, Shrn. 141, 12. Fox is geápest ealra deóra, 14, 19. Ðone leásan lytegan þú scealt hátan fox, næs mann, Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 17. Hú Bonefatius ádýdde þone fox þe bát his módor henna ... His módor gewunode
fón
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III 1 a.</b> add Hí féngon him sóna on, Hml. S. 23, 607. <b>III 2 a.</b> add: to lay hold of :-- Þá féng se portgeréfa tó þǽre tége, Hml. S. 23, 764. Fóh tó þínum hóde, Tech. ii. 127, 17
for
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Add: <b>B.</b> (15) in respect to, as far as regards Ic ondette ealles mínes líchaman synna, for fel and for flǽsc ... and for ǽghwæt huesces oþþe heardes, Ll. Th. ii. 264, 3-7: Angl. xi. 98, 46-99, 55. (16) marking extent(?) :-- For án to
fore-bod
preaching ⬩ prohibition
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Him forebod cóm fram eallum Rómánum ꝥ hé ꝥ fær beginnan móste, ne him swá gecwéme folc gefaran, Lch. iii. 434, 3
flax-fóte
Broad-footed ⬩ flat-footed ⬩ web-footed ⬩ palmĭpes
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Broad-footed, flat-footed, web-footed; palmĭpes Ða fugelas ðe on flódum wuniaþ syndon flaxfóte, ðæt hí swimman mǽgen [MS. magon] the birds that dwell in waters are web-footed, that they may swim, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 15
Linked entries: flohten-fóte flox-fóte
fore-spæc
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and take instances to fore-sprǽc
fore-saga
a prologue ⬩ preface ⬩ translation
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a prologue, preface Forerím ł [fore]tal ł [fore]-saga [ = -sagu?) prologus, Mt. p. 1, 1. In foresaga in prochemio, Jn. p. 187, 12. Mið forasaga praefatione, Lk. p. 3, 11. translation Of foresaga de translatione, Lk. p. 9, 6
Linked entry: saga
folc-beorn
a popular man
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a popular man
folc-dryht
A multitude of people ⬩ an assemblage ⬩ pŏpŭli multĭtūdo ⬩ cŏmĭtātus
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A multitude of people, an assemblage; pŏpŭli multĭtūdo, cŏmĭtātus Folcdryht wera bifóran before the assemblage of men, Exon. 23b; Th. 66, 5; Cri. 1067. Folcdriht, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 24; Gen. 1262
fole-freá
Folk's lord ⬩ lord of a nation ⬩ pŏpŭli dŏmĭnus
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Folk's lord, lord of a nation; pŏpŭli dŏmĭnus Hie ðæt cúþ dydon heora folcfreán they made that known to their nation's lord, Cd. 89; Th. 111, 7; Gen. 1852
folc-gesetness
A decree or ordinance of the people ⬩ plēbiscītum
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A decree or ordinance of the people; plēbiscītum, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: ge-setnes
folc-gesíþas
The nobles of a country ⬩ păres ⬩ nōbĭles ⬩ gentis cŏmĭtes ⬩ pŏpŭlāres
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The nobles of a country; păres, nōbĭles, gentis cŏmĭtes, pŏpŭlāres Syndon deáde folcgesíþas the nobles of the country are dead, Cd. 98; Th. 128, 29; Gen. 2134: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 140; Met. l, 70. Wið ðám néhstum folcgesíþum with the nearest rulers of the