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bǽl-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-fýr, es ; n.

A funeral firerogi ignis

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A funeral fire; rogi ignis Bǽlfýra mǽst greatest of funeral fires, Beo. Th. 6278; B. 3143: Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 12; Jul. 579

fýr-bend

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-bend, es; m.

A fire-bandvincŭlum igne dūrātum

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A fire-band; vincŭlum igne dūrātum Dúru onarn fýrbendum fæst the door fast with fire-bands yielded, Beo. Th. 1448; B. 722

fýr-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-bryne, es; m.

A fire burningincendium

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A fire burning; incendium Wearþ ungemetlíc fýrbryne mid Rómánum an immense fire happened among the Romans, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 87, 18

Linked entry: bryne

fýr-clom

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-clom, gen. -clommes; m. [clom a band, bond]

A fire-bondvincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum

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A fire-bond; vincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum Ðis is þeóstre [ðeostræ MS.] hám, þearle gebunden fæstum fýrclommum this is a dark home, strongly bound with fast fire-bonds, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 16; Sat. 39

fýr-cruce

(n.)

a fire-cruse or potkettlecŭcŭma

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a fire-cruse or pot, kettle; cŭcŭma, Som. Ben. Lye

fýr-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

A kind of fireigneum gĕnus

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A kind of fire; igneum gĕnus Mycel fýrcyn and mycel bryne a great kind of fire and a great burning, Ors. 6, 1; Bos. 115, 36

Linked entry: cyn

fýr-draca

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-draca, an; m.

A fire-dragonfire-drakeignĭvŏmus drăco

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A fire-dragon, fire-drake; ignĭvŏmus drăco Frécne fýrdraca a fell fire-dragon, Beo. Th. 5371; B. 2689

fýr-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-heard, adj.

Fire-hardigne dūrātus

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Fire-hard; igne dūrātus Eoforlíc scionon fáh and fýrheard boar's likenesses shone variegated and fire-hard, Beo. Th. 615; B. 305

fýr-hole

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-hole, f.

Catasta

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Catasta, Hpt. Gl. 310. ' Catastæ, genus tormenti, i.e. lecti ferrei, quibus impositi Martyres, ignis supponebatur.' Du Gange

fýr-loca

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-loca, an; m.

A fire-bondigneum claustrum

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A fire-bond; igneum claustrum Eart tú in fýrlocan feste gebunden thou art fast bound in fire-bonds, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 20; Sat. 58

fýr-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-mǽl, es; m.

A fire-markmăcŭla igne inusta

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A fire-mark; măcŭla igne inusta Fýrmǽlum fág variegated with marks of fire, Andr. Kmbl. 2269; An. 1136

Linked entry: mǽl

fýr-scofl

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-scofl, e; f?

A fire-shovelbatilla

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A fire-shovel; batilla, Cot. 24

Linked entries: gléd-scofl fír-scofl

fýr-smeortende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fýr-smeortende, part.

Fire-smartingignītus

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Fire-smarting; ignītus Gnættas cómon ofer ðæt land mid fýrsmeortendum bítum gnats came over the land with fire-smarting bites, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 30

fýr-tor

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-tor, -torr, es; m.

A fire-towerlight-housephărusφάρos,

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A fire-tower, light-house; phărus = φάρos, Cot. 93

Linked entry: torr

wan-fýr

Similar entry: wann-fýr

wann-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
wann-fýr, es; n.
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Lurid fire Wonfýres wælm, se swearta líg lurid fire's glow, the dark flame, Exon. Th. 60, 7; Cri. 966

Linked entry: wan-fýr

helle-fýr

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On hwylc gerád is hit tó gelýfanne ꝥ ꝥ líchamlice hellefýr mage geniman þá unlíchamlican wísan þǽre sáwle ?, Gr. D. 303, 18. Hweþer hit sý tó gelýfanne ꝥ sý án hellefýr (unus gehennae ignis) . . . witodlíce án hellefýr is, 333, 13-16. Cwælmed in þǽm méstan

heáh-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-fýr, es; n.
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High-leaping flame Heáhfýr ǽlað, Wal. 22

fýr-panne

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Fýrpannæ (-ponne) vel herth arula, Txts. 36, 5. Fýrpanne, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 35: i. 66, 37. Add

heaðu-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-fýr, es; n.

Fierce, hostile fire

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Fierce, hostile fire, Beo. Th. 5037; B. 2522: 5087; 2547