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a-felle

(adj.)

barkeddecorticatum

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barked; decorticatum, R. 115

felle-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
felle-wærc, es; n.

The falling sicknessepilepsyepĭlepsiaέπιληψία

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The falling sickness, epilepsy; epĭlepsia = έπιληψία Ðæt deáh wið fellewærce it is good for epilepsy, L. M. 2, 1; Lchdm. ii. 178, 8

fen-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
fen-fearn, fen-fern, es; n.

The fenwater-fernflowering fernthe herb christopherosmund-royalosmunda rēgālissalvia?salvia

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The fen or water-fern, flowering fern, the herb christopher, osmund-royal; osmunda rēgālis, Lin. salvia?-Fenfearn salvia, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 8; Wrt. Voc. 31, 19

fetel-hilt

(n.)
Grammar
fetel-hilt, es; n.

A belted hiltcăpŭlus baltĕo instructus

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A belted hilt; căpŭlus baltĕo instructus He geféng fetelhilt he seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3130; B. 1563

fíf-fealde

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-fealde, -falde, an; f.

A butterflypāpĭlio

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A butterfly; pāpĭlio, Som. Ben. Lye Fíffealde pāpĭlio, Wrt. Voc. 281, 40. Fífaldæ pāpĭlio, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 78

ge-feaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feaht, es; n.

A battleprælium

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A battle; prælium Ðǽr nán hefilíc gefeaht ne wearþ there was no hard battle there, Chr. 868; Erl. 73, 26. Mycclum gefeahtum in great battles, 755; Erl. 49, 26

ge-feálíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-feálíc, adj.

Pleasantjoyousdelightfullætus

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Pleasant, joyous, delightful; lætus Ðǽr is éðellond fæger and gefeálíc there is a country fair and joyous, Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 18; Gú. 628 : 44 b; Th. 151, 18; Gú. 797

ge-félan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-félan, p. de; pp. ed

To feelperceivesentīre

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To feel, perceive; sentīre Ðæt hit man gefélan mihte that it might be felt, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 4 : Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 33; Cri. 1130 : 25 a; Th. 72, 28; Cri. 1179. Geféleþ fácnes cræftig ðæt him ða férend on fæste wuniaþ the skilled in guile feels that

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughoutmplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

stig-fearh

(n.)
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a young pig to keep in a sty Ǽhteswáne gebyreþ stífearh, L. R. S. 7 ; Th. i. 436, 22

Linked entries: stí-ferh fearh

eofor-fearn

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Eoforfearn filix minuta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 76: filicina, 39, 1: radiolum, i. 68, 30. Add

fearh-hama

Similar entry: feorh-hama

felle-reád

(adj.)

Purple

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Grammar felle-reád, adj. Purple Gegearwadon hine mið fellereáde (-reóde, R.) hrægle induunt eum purpura, Mk. L. 15, 17. Mið fellereádum uoede ueste purpurea, Jn. L. 19, 2. Ꝥ fellereád (-reóde. R.) uoede, 5. Tunuc fellereád tunicam purpuream, Mt. L. 27

Linked entry: fel

feolu-ferþ

Similar entry: felo-ferþ

for-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
for-feallan, p. -feóll

overwhelm

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To destroy by falling, overwhelm Ðá cwóm micel snáw . . . Ðá ic þá unmǽtnisse ðæs snáwes geseah, ðá þúhte mé ꝥ ic wiste ꝥ hé wolde þá wícstówe forfeallan cadere immense ceperunt niues, quarum aggregationem metuens ne castra cumularentur, Nar. 23, 16

of-feallan

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'Wé forceorfað ꝥ tréów, and þú hit feallende underfóh' . . . Hí setton Martinum . . . ꝥ se pínbeám hine offeallan sceolde . . . se beám . . . offeól forneán þæs folces micelne dǽl, Hml. S. 31, 402-418. ¶ glossing decidere :-- Ðá steorras heofnes biðon

fearn-hege

Similar entry: HEGE

æ-felle

Grammar
æ-felle, a-felle. l. ǽ-felle.

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fýr-feaxe

(adj.)

Having locks of flame

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Substitute: fýr-feaxen; adj. Having locks of flame Se fýrfeaxna [engel angelus] ignicomis (Ald. 146, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 31: 47, 17

ofer-feallan

(v.)

to fall upon, to attack

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to fall upon, to attack Hié oferfeóllan ða ðe ða yrmþo genǽson, Blickl. Homl. 203, 19