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stán-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
stán-fáh, adj.
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Many-coloured with stones, epithet of a road, Beo. Th. 645; B. 320: Andr. Kmbl. 2473; An. 1238

syn-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-fáh, adj.

Stained with sin

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Stained with sin Synfá men, Exon. Th. 67, 3; Cri. 1083

tigel-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
tigel-fáh, adj.
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Many-coloured with tiles or bricks Tigelfágan trafu, Andr. Kmbl. 1683; An. 844

wann-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-fáh, adj.
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Dark-hued Wonfáh wale, Exon. Th. 435, II; Rä. 53, 6

Linked entry: wan-fáh

wyrm-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wyrm-fáh, adj.

Having serpentine ornamentation

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Having serpentine ornamentation Ðæt sweord wreoþenhilt and wyrmfáh, Beo. Th. 3400; B. 1697

fant-fæt

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Add:

fram-léce

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-léce, adj.
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Having the looks averted Framléce aversa, Germ. 401, 41. Cf. léc

Linked entry: -léce

fram-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-lic, (freom-); adj.
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Stout, bold Hé (Nero) nóht fromlices (freom-, v.l.) ongan on ðǽre cynewísan nihil omnino in re militari ausus est, Bd. 1, 3; Sch. 15, 21

Linked entry: freomlic

fram-ness

Grammar
fram-ness, v. fromnis
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in Dict

fram-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
fram-rinc, (from-), es; m.
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A chief man, prince, v. fram, Fromrincas principes, Ps. Rdr. 282, 115

fram-síþ

(n.)
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Substitute: fram-síþ (from-), es; m. Absence on a journey Ne dorste nán þǽra munuca on hyra ealdres framsíþe (æfweardnysse, v.l., in Patris absentia. Cf. hé on færelde wæs, 28, 21) gangan inn tó þǽra fǽmnena gesomnunge, Gr. D. 29, 2. Ful oft mec hér

fram-swengan

Grammar
fram-swengan, l. fram swengan, and for Cot. 179
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substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 55

fram-werende

(adj.)
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absent Bróðrum úsum fromuoesen[d]um fratríbus nostris absentibus, Rtl. 178, 35

fram-byge

(n.)
Grammar
fram-byge, es; m.
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A turning aside from what is right, backsliding, defection, default Ðín frambige þé sceal gederian aversio tua increpabit te (Jer. 2, 19), Wlfst. 49, 12. Hig sýn ǽfre underðeódde and gehérsume and ðám hláfordscipe folhgien ðe ðonne bisceop beó, and gif

Linked entry: býge

fram-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
fram-færeld, es; n.
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Departure Þá hyrdas sprǽcon him betweónan æfter ðǽra engla framfærelde ut discesserunt ab eis angeli in coelum pastores loquebantur ad invicem (Lk. 2, 15), Hml, Th. i. 40, 5

Linked entry: færeld

fram-fundung

(n.)
Grammar
fram-fundung, e; f.
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A going away to another place Se Hálga Gást wæs þǽm apostolum tó frófre geháten for þǽre miclan langunga Drihtnes framfundunga, Bl. H. 131, 14. Se Hǽlend wiste ꝥ his gingran woldan unróte beón for his framfundunga, 135, 15. Cf. Se Hǽlend fundigende of

Linked entry: fundung

hweól-fág

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For second line substitute Hwiólfáge cyclade. Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 33

scúr-fáh

(adj.)
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Stormy, tempestuous Scúrfáh winter, Angl. xi. 369, 4, 15.] [adj

Linked entry: fáh

searu-fáh

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Add: cf. searu-hwít

wæl-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fáh, adj.

Deadly hostile

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Deadly hostile (?) Wælfágne winter (winter when the earth seems dead). Beo. Th. 2260; B. 1128

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