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folcú

(n.)
Grammar
folcú, [folc people, cú a cow]

A cow of the herd

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Folcúm, for folc-cúm, from folcú, like wildeór, wyrtruma, for wild-deór, wyrt-truma, etc

Bedan ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford, Beda-ford, Bedcan ford, Bede-ford, Bedican ford, Biedcan ford, es ; m : dat. -forde, -forda [Hunt. A. D. 1148 Bedeford : West. 1377 Bedford : Kni. 1395 Bedforde, Bedeforde : bedan = bedum lectis, ford vadum: lectos et diversoria ad vadum sonans, Camd.]

BEDFORDoppidi nomen

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Eádweard cyning fór to Bedan forda king Edward went to Bedford, 919; Ing. 133. 13. Hie gedydon æt Bedan forda pervenirent ad Bedanfordam, Chr. 921; Gib. 107, 40

fore-stapan

Grammar
fore-stapan, l. fore-stæppan.

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fóre-týnd

Grammar
fóre-týnd, l. fore-týned.

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fóre-beón

Grammar
fóre-beón, l. fore beón,

Similar entry: fore

fóre-bétan

Grammar
fóre-bétan, l. fore bétan,

Similar entry: fore

forhswebung

Grammar
forhswebung, l. (?) forþ-swebung.

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forþ-bilding

Grammar
forþ-bilding, v. forþ-bylding
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in Dict

Linked entry: bilding

fang

(n.; part.)
Grammar
fang, es; m. [fangen; pp. of fón to take, q. v.] what is taken,

A bootycaptūra, præda

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A booty; captūra, præda Hí fang woldon fón they would take booty, Chr. 1016; Th. 281, 30

Linked entry: feng

deregaþ

Grammar
deregaþ, injure, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 16, = deriaþ; pres. pl.
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of derian

felþ

(v.)
Grammar
felþ, falls,
  • Bt. Met. Fox 5, 30
  • ;
  • Met. 5, 15
;
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3rd pers. pres. of feallan

cwéne

Grammar
cwéne, l. cwene, for last reference substitute Wlfst. 161, 20,
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and add: a quean, woman (with unfavourable sense) Hiene án cwene sceát þurh þæt þeóh, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 3. Nis preóstes cwene ǽnig óðer bútan deófles grin, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 25. Wylt ðú hit eal ðǽre cwenon syllan?, Lch. iii. 428, 2. Sume mæssepreóstas

earfoþ-fere

Grammar
earfoþ-fere, l. -fére hard to travel, and for 'Scint. 10'
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substitute Sume cumað swíðe feorran and habbað swíðe yfelne weig and swíðe earfoðférne, Shrn. 187, 12. Cf. eáþ-fére

lyni-bor

Grammar
lyni-bor, l. lyni-bor, and for Wrt. Voc. ii. l.
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Wrt. Voc. i

fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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Ryhtes wyrðe for míre forspǽce, 170, 4. excuse Forespréc nabbas they have nothing to say for themselves; excusationem non habent, Jn.

fore-word

(n.)
Grammar
fore-word, es; n.

A provisocondition

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Take here for-word in Dict., and add:

fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, fore-stihtan; p. te; pp. -stiht, -stihted; -stihtian; p. ode; pp. od

predestine

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To fore-ordain, predestine Seó menniscnys wæs ǽfre forestiht . . . swá swá Paulus cwæð, 'Qui predestinatus est Filius Dei'; þæt is, 'Sé þe is forestiht Godes Sunu' . . .

big-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
big-leofa, bí-leofa, an; m. [big, bí for, líf life, leofen living, nourishment].

Food, victuals, nourishmentcibus, victus, alimentumMoney, wagesstips, stipendium

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Ben. 49. that by which food is procured, Money, wages; stips, stipendium Scipe vel bigleofa stipendium, Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som. 57, 92; Wrt. Voc. 20, 33

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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</b> add :-- Hé plegode and fela fægera þinga forð teáh þe þám folce ungecnáwe wæs, Ap. Th. 17, 13. <b>III 6.</b> add :-- Ofer mǽðe úre þú forð týhst sprǽce ultra aetatem nostrum protrahis sermonem, Coll. M. 32, 11.

ge-langian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-langian, -langigan; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans. [ge, langian to long for]

To call forsend fordeliverliberateconvocarearcessereaccersireliberare

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He hét gelangian ðone hálgan láreów he ordered the holy teacher to be sent for, Homl. Th. ii. 308, 5. He gelangode him to his swustur he sent for his sister, i. 86, 30.

Linked entries: ge-lengan langian