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ele-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ele-fæt, es; n.

An oil-vat, cruise or potemĭcădium

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An oil-vat, cruise or pot; emĭcădium Elefæt emĭcŭdium [ = emĭcădium, v. Du Cange, vol. ii. 238], Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 79; Wrt. Voc. 25, 19. Stǽnen elefæt ălăbastrum, 24; Som. 60, 40; Wrt. Voc. 24, 40

eorþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-fæt, es; n.

An earthen vessel, the body vas terrâ factum, corpus

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An earthen vessel, the body; vas terrâ factum, corpus Se gǽst nimeþ swá wíte swá wuldor, swá him in worulde ðæt eorþfæt ǽr geworhte the spirit receives either punishment or glory, as the body has worked for him before in the world, Exon. 98 a; Th. 367

lám-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
lám-fæt, es; n.

the body

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A vessel of clay, the body, Exon. 74 a; Th. 277, 9; Jul. 578: l00 a; Th. 375; Seel. 133

leóht-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-fæt, es; n.

A lamplightlantern

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A lamp, light, lantern Leóhtfæt lucernarium, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 55; Wrt. Voc. 26, 54. Ðínes líchaman leóhtfæt is ðín eáge lucerna corporis est oculus, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 22. Leóhtfatu lampades, 25, 1. Judas com mid leóhtfatum Judas venit cum lanternis,

líc-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
líc-fæt, es; n.

The body

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The body, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 20; Gú.1063

líf-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
líf-fæc, es; n.
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The time during which life lasts, life On lǽnan líffæce, L. Eth. vii. 21; Th. i. 334, 4. Æfter heora líffæce, Wulfst. 4, 6: 5, 5

lyft-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-fæt, es; n.
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An aerial vessel [the moon], Exon. 108 a; Th. 411, 21; Rä. 30, 3

hord-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
hord-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for holding treasure

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A vessel for holding treasure Se Hálga Gást wunode on ðam æþelan innoþe and on ðam gecorenan hordfæte [of the Virgin Mary], Blickl. Homl. 105, 15: Hy. 11, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 18. Hí geopenodon heora hordfatu [cf. Mt. 2, 11 apertis thesauris suis] and

fǽ-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽ-lǽcan, fá-lǽcan; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To be at deadly enmity, to be at feudinĭmīcĭtiam capĭtālem mŏvēre

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To be at deadly enmity, to be at feud; inĭmīcĭtiam capĭtālem mŏvēre Gif hwá heora ǽnigne fǽlǽce [fálǽce MS. L.] if any one be at feud with any of them, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 10

Linked entry: fá-lǽcan

fant-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
fant-wæter, font-wæter, es; n.

Font-water, baptismal water baptistērii aqua

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Font-water, baptismal water; baptistērii aqua Ðæt hálige fant-wæter, ðe is geháten lífes wyl-spring, is gelíc on hiwe óðrum wæterum the holy font-water, which is called the well-spring of life, is in appearance like other waters, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 34

Linked entry: font-wæter

gemet-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
gemet-fæt, es; nom. acc. pl. -fatu; n.

A measuring-vessel, a measuremetatorium vas, mensura quævis definita

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A measuring-vessel, a measure; metatorium vas, mensura quævis definita Án gemetfæt full, ðe híg Gomor héton, Ex. 16, 16, 33

Linked entry: ganet-fatu

fáh

(adj.)

colouredtinctus, colōrātus

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coloured; tinctus, colōrātus Blóde fáh coloured with blood, Beo. Th. 1873; B. 934

fáh

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exposed to the vengeance of a slain man's kin because of the murder Gif fáh mon (gefáh mon, v. l.) cirican geierne, hine seofan nihtum nán mon út ne teó if a criminal fly for refuge to a church, for seven days no one shall drag him out, Ll. Th. i. 64

gedwol-fær

(n.)
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gedwol-fær, es; n. or <b>-faru</b>, e; f.
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A going astray Gewǽcede on gedwolfære defectos in abductione. Ps. Rdr. p. 291, 36

an-drece-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
an-drece-fæt, es; n. [drecan vexare, fæt vas]

A pressing-vata wine or oil vatemistis?trapetumtorcular ad uvasolivas premendas

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A pressing-vat, a wine or oil vat; emistis? vel trapetum, scil. torcular ad uvas vel olivas premendas, Mann; Ælfc. Gl. 26; Wrt. Voc. 25, 22

deáþ-fǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-fǽge, adj. [deáþ death, fǽge fated, doomed]

Death-doomed morti addictus

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Death-doomed; morti addictus Deáþfǽge deóg the death-doomed had dyed it, Beo. Th. 1704; B. 850

þorf-fæst

(adj.)
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þorf-fæst, adj.
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Useful Ne on eorðo ne in feltúne ł on mixenne ðor[f]fæst is neque in terram neque in sterculinium utile est, Lk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 14, 35. Ðor[f]fæst utilis, Rtl. 192, 7. Sié ðor[f]fæsta ús prosint nobis, 91, 27. [Cf.

Linked entry: un-þorffæst

gold-fæt

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Add: Ph. 303 (given under gold-fæt a plate of gold) and

drenc-fæt

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Add: drence-fæt Gyf þú lytel drencefæt habban wylle, Tech. ii. 125, 12

æppel-fæt

(n.)
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æppel-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for carrying apples

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A vessel for carrying apples Æppelfæt (-fæc, MS.) apoforeta, vasa pomis ferendis apta, Hpt. 31, 15, 401

Linked entry: fæt