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drop-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
drop-fáh, -fág; adj. [dropa a drop, fáh coloured, stained]

Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted ⬩ stillātus

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Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted; stillātus Stillātus, ðæt is on úre geþeóde, dropfáh stillātus, that is in our language, spotted, Herb. 131, 1; Lchdm. i. 242, 14. Wið dropfágum andwlatan for a spotted face, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 6; Lchdm. i.

in-findan

(v.)
Grammar
in-findan, p. -fand

To find ⬩ discover

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To find, discover Soecaþ gé and gé infindes quærite et invenietis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 7. Infund restende invenit vacantem, 12, 44. Ic ne infand in him intinga ego non invenio in eo causam, Jn. Skt. Rush. 19, 6. Infunden wæs inventa est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind

Linked entry: findan

ár-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ár-fæt, es ; n.

A brazen vessel ⬩ æramentum ⬩ labrum

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A brazen vessel; æramentum, labrum Fyrmþa árfata baptismata æramentorum, Mk. Bos. 7, 4. Hálgode ðæt árfæt labrum sanctificavit, Lev. 8, 11

ar-faran

(v.)

To go away ⬩ depart ⬩ abire

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To go away, depart; abire Ar-faraþ, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 25 : Met. 20, 13 suggests an-faraþ, taking an as an adv. away, without referring to any authority

drync-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
drync-fæt, es; n.

A drinking-vessel ⬩ pōcŭlum

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A drinking-vessel; pōcŭlum Gesáwon dryncfæt deóre they saw the precious drinking-vessel, Beo. Th. 4500; B. 2254: 4601; B. 2306

dun-falu

(adj.)
Grammar
dun-falu, dun-fealu; adj. [dun dun, fealu fallow-coloured]

Dun or tawny colour ⬩ color cervōrum

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Dun or tawny colour; color cervōrum Dun-fealu [MS. -falu] cervīnus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 88; Wrt. Voc. 46, 45

deór-fald

(n.)
Grammar
deór-fald, es; m.

A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer ⬩ cervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus

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A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer; cervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: fald

fácen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fácen-líc, adj.

Deceitful ⬩ dŏlōsus

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Deceitful; dŏlōsus, R. Ben. in proœm: Ors. 3, 1? Lye

fǽmn-hád

(n.)

virginity ⬩ virgĭnĭtas

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virginity; virgĭnĭtas, Lk. Bos. 2, 36

fǽr-bifongen

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽr-bifongen, adj.

With perils encompassed ⬩ pĕrīcŭlis

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With perils encompassed ; pĕrīcŭlis vel terrōrĭbus circumventus Fǽrbifongen ic dǽr furðum cwom I had just come there encompassed with perils, Beo. Th. 4022; B. 2009

Linked entry: be-fón

fald-wurþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fald-wurþ, adj.

Fold-worthy, liberty of folding ⬩ falda, sive lībertāte faldagii dignus, dōnātus

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Fold-worthy, liberty of folding; falda, sive lībertāte faldagii dignus, dōnātus, Som. Ben. Lye

felde-fare

(n.)
Grammar
felde-fare, an; f?

A FIELD-FARE ⬩ turdus pilāris ⬩ a field-fare ⬩ scorellus

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A FIELD-FARE? turdus pilāris?-Clodhamer vel feldefare a field-fare; scorellus? [turdus pilāris? Lin.], Wrt. Voc. 63, 27

forþ-faru

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-faru, e; f.

A going forth ⬩ departure ⬩ death ⬩ ŏbĭtus

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A going forth, departure, death; ŏbĭtus, Som. Ben. Lye

from-faru

(n.)
Grammar
from-faru, e; f.

An excess

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An excess; — Fromfarum excessibus, Rtl. 17, 15

Linked entry: fram-faru

geán-fær

(n.)
Grammar
geán-fær, es; n.

A going again ⬩ returning ⬩ return ⬩ rĕdĭtus

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A going again, returning, return; rĕdĭtus Him wiðcwæþ se cyng ǽlces geánfæres [MS. geánfares] to Engla lande the king prohibited him from all return to England, Chr. 1119; Erl. 247, 34

Linked entry: fær

húsel-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-fæt, es; n.
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A sacrificial vessel, [in Christian times] a sacramental vessel Húselfatu vasa sacra, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 9. Subdiaconus is underdiácon se ðe ða fatu byrþ forþ tó ðam diácone and þénaþ under ðam diácone æt ðam hálgan weófode mid ðam huselfatum, L. Ælfc

in-fær

(n.)
Grammar
in-fær, es; n.

An entrance ⬩ ingress

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An entrance, ingress Ðá gesette God æt ðam infære engla hyrdrǽdene then God set a guard of angels at the entrance, Gen. 3, 24. Mid ðam innfære mid ðam ðe hé inn áfaren wæs by the entrance at which he had entered, Homl; Th. i. 178, 2. Hé hæfþ gerýmed

in-faran

(v.)
Grammar
in-faran, p. -fór

To go into ⬩ enter

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To go into, enter Ic infare on húse ðinum introibo in domum tuam, Ps. Spl. 5, 8. Innfæreþ ingredietur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 9. Infór se cingc on ða sǽ ingressus est pharao in mare, Cantic. Moys. 19. Ðis synd Israhéla naman ðe infóron on Egipta land hæc

inne-fare

(n.)
Grammar
inne-fare, an; f.

The intestines

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The intestines Wið wambe cóðe and wið inneforan sáre for dysentery, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 22. Sió filmen biþ þeccende ða wambe and ða innefaran the film covers the stomach and the inwards, 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 17

melcing-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
melcing-fæt, es; n.

A milk-pail

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A milk-pail Melcingfata mulctra, Germ. 390, 66

Linked entry: meolc-fæt