weder-dæg
A day of fine weather, a fine day.
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A day of fine weather, a fine day. v. weder, I a Beorht sumor, wearme wederdagas, Exon. Th. 191, 30; Az. 96
dreósan
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Add: to fall, not remain suspended Hé meledeáwes dǽl gebyrgeþ, sé dreóseð oft æt middre nihte ambrosios libat coelesti nectare rores, stellifero teneri qui cecidere polo, Ph. 261. to fall, not remain standing (lit. or fig.), fall down, fall to pieces
ge-bǽtan
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Substitute: to bridle and saddle a horse [v. bǽtan] Þá wæs Hróðgáre hors gebǽted, B. 1399. fig. to bridle, curb, restrain Þonne se ælmihtiga þá gewealdleþeru wile onlǽtan þára brídla þe hé gebǽtte mid his ágen weorc (cf.
ge-wæterian
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M. 20, 31 (in Dict.). to water plants (lit. or fig.) Ðonne gréwð ðætsǽd ðára worda ðonne sió mildheortnes ðæs láreówes geðwǽnð ðá breóst ðæs hiérendes.
mónaþ
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Wíf his gedégelde hiá móneðam (monoðas, R.) fífo (mensibus quinque), Lk. L. l, 24 : 4, 25. Ymb ánes geáres fyrst and eahta mónað, Nar. 31, 26. Ðeós tíd cymð ymbe twelf mónað (post annum), Ll. Th. ii. 224, 32. v.
a-fíndan
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Bt. 31, i; F. 112, 19. to find, discover, meet with a person, lit. Hí forléton hine tó ánum treówe gebun-denne. Hé wearð áfunden fram ðám folce þǽr, Hml. A. 107, 158. fig. Hí blissodon ꝥ hí swilcne foresprecan him áfunden hæfdon, 101. 317
fýr-mǽl
A fire-mark ⬩ măcŭla 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
fast
fast, firm
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fast, firm
denn
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Belimpað tó ðám lande fíf denn, án on útwalda, brocces hám ðæs dennes nama, and þæs óðres dennes nama sængethryc . . . þonne twá denn an glæppan felda, iii. 227, 31-4.
dihtan
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S. 27, 175. to dictate what is to be written Þá fíf béc God sylf dihte, and Moyses hí áwrát, Hml. Th. i. 186, 20. Þás endebyrdnysse þe Moyses áwrát swá swá him God self dihte, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 14.
á-spendan
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Hé þás fíf andgitu áspent on unnyt, ii. 374, 2 : Hml. S. 12, 135. Hí on heora lustum heora líf áspendað, 17, 240. Áspende hé his feoh on ælmyssum, 14, 14. Hé on swilce weorc áspende his ðing, 31, 68.
FÆST
FAST, fixed, firm, stiff; solid, constant, fortified ⬩ fixus, firmus, sŏlĭdus, constans, mūnītus
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Fæste móde fixa mente, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 14; Exon. 8 a; Th. 1, 10; Cri. 6. Se wille fæst hús timbrian he will build a firm house, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 7, 10 Cd. 151; Th. 189, 1; Exod. 178. Mid fæstum geleáfan with firm faith, Boutr.
fýr-leóma
A fire-beam ⬩ igneus splendor
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A fire-beam; igneus splendor Fýrleóma stód geond ðæt atole scræf a fire-beam stood through that horrid den, Cd. 216; Th. 272, 32; Sat. 128
BǼL
fire ⬩ flame ⬩ ignis ⬩ flamma ⬩ the fire of a funeral pile, in which dead bodies were burned ⬩ a funeral pile ⬩ rogus ⬩ pyra
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Bǽles cwealm in helle the torment of the fire in hell, Andr. Kmbl. 2374; An. 1188. the fire of a funeral pile, in which dead bodies were burned, a funeral pile; rogus, pyra Ǽr he bǽl cure ere he chose the pile [the fire of the pile ], Beo.
æled
Fire ⬩ conflagration ⬩ ignis ⬩ incendium
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Fire, conflagration; ignis, incendium Æled wæs micel the fire was great, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 6; Dan. 243. Hát biþ monegum egeslíc æled the dreadful fire shall be hot to many, Exon. 63 a; Th. 233, 9; Ph. 522.
fíftig
FIFTY ⬩ quinquāginta
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FIFTY; quinquāginta Fíftig yntsena seolfres quinquāginta siclos argenti, Deut. 22, 29. Fíftig wintra fifty winters, Beo. Th. 5459; B. 2733. Fíftig wintru, 4424; B. 2209.
Linked entry: feówertig
fílian
To file
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To file, rub with a file Fíliende fricans (lima . . . fricans informe metallum, Aid. 252, 22), Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, jo
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stefnan
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to regulate, direct, fix, institute Hé stefnde Godes cyrican and Godes gesomnunga on ðære byrig eahta and twentig geára he had the direction of God's church and God's congregations in that town eight-and-twenty years, Shrn. 108, 6.
Linked entries: á-stemnian stefn stefn-byrd stefnian stemnan ge-stefnan ge-stefnan be-stefnan stæfnan
sweót
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Fífe fóran folc cyningas sweótum (marched with their squadrons), Moyses bebeád cígean sweót (summon the bands)
fere
able ⬩ seaworthy
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and add: of persons, able, fit for service Þá beád man fyrde be fullum wíte, þæt ǽlc man þe fére wǽre forð wende, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 26. Sóna þæs hí fére wǽron, hí worhton castel æt Hæstinga port, 1066; P. 199, 25.