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mús-fealu

(adj.)
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mús-fealu, adj.

Mouse-coloured

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Mouse-coloured Múisfealu, bleóreád myrteus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 8

ge-feald

(n.)
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ge-feald, es; n.

A fold ⬩ inclosure ⬩ field ⬩ septum ⬩ ăger

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A fold, inclosure, field; septum, ăger Þurh fífela gefeald forþonette he hastened forth through the field of the monsters, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10

ge-feaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-feaxen, adj.

Having hair ⬩ haired ⬩ cŏmātus

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Having hair, haired; cŏmātus Ða syndon gefeaxene swá frihteras they have hair as soothsayers have, Nar. 37, 1

geógoþ-feorh

(n.)

youthful life, youth,

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youthful life, youth, Beo. Th. 1078; B. 537

þri-feald

(num.; adj.)
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þri-feald, adj.

Threefold ⬩ triple

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Threefold, triple Ic cwæþ ðæt sió sáwul wǽre þriofeald, Bt, 33, 4; Fox 132, 2. Þriefald, Met. 20, 183. Ðrifald trinus, Rtl. 111, 8: Mt. Kmbl. p. 14, 6. Ðryfeald, Homl. Th. ii. 606, 24. Ðryfeald triplex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 61; Zup. 70, 2: 49; Zup. 284, 17.

þrim-feald

(num.; adj.)
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þrim-feald, adj.

Threefold

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Threefold On ðam þrimfealdan (þry-, SS. B. L.) ordále, M L. Ath. i. 4; Th. i, 202, 4. On ðam þrimfealdum (þry-) ordále, 6; Th. i. 202, 13. Æt þrimfealdre (þryfealdre, 17) sprǽce, L. Eth. ix. 19; Th. i. 344, 13. Be ánfealdum simplum, be twyfealdum duplum

þrítig-feald

(num.; adj.)
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þrítig-feald, adj.

Thirty-fold

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Thirty-fold Mid þrittifealdne héhnysse tricena altitudine, Hpt. Gl. 445, 8. Sum berð þrittigfealdne wæstm, Homl. Ass. 21, 175: Mt. Kmbl. 13, 8. Þrítigfealdne, Mk. Skt. 4, 20. Ða habbaþ þrittigfealde méde, Homl. Ass. 21, 179

wíde-feorh

(n.)
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long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative with adverbial force, for a long time, for ever. v. wíd, VII. Wé sceolon leánum hleótan, swá wé widefeorh ( through all time ) weorcum hlódun, Exon. Th. 49, 11; Cri. 784. Á forð heonan wídeferh

á-fédan

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Add: to feed, nourish, support, maintain, of a person that provides food, &c. Hú áfést ( pascis ) þú hafocas þíne ? Hí fédaþ hig sylfe and mé on wintra, Coll. M. 25, 37. Áfédde seó wudewe þone wítegan mid ðám melewe, Hml. S. 18, 65. Gif hé ðá

á-fégan

(v.)
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á-fégan, p. de
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To join Áfoegedo sociata, Rtl. 79, 30. ꝥte ꝥ bið áfoegid ut quod jungitur , 109, 6

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an-fealt

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bén-feorm

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Substitute: A bean-feast. Cf. winter-feorm

dæg-feorm

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Yc wille ꝥ man gelǽste ǽlce geáre áne dæg*-*feorme þám híréde intó Ǽlíg, Cht. Th. 559, 30. Add

-feald-ness

(suffix)

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feale-for

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feorh-ádl

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the last illness Hit (an unborn child) in þám magan wyrð tó feorhádle, oftost on Tíwesniht, Lch. iii. 146, 23. Full oft þá sweltendan men on heora feorhádle secgað beforan fela þinga swá hit æfter ágǽþ plerumque morientes multa praedicunt, Gr. D. 296

feorh-fægen

(adj.)
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feorh-fægen, adj.
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Glad to live Ðá hí ðus hí sylfe earhlíce betealdon, þá hét se cásere hí faran swá hwider swá hí woldon, and hí feorhfægene him fram sóna ðanon eódon, Hml. S. 23, 309

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feorh-hyrde

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feorh-hyrde, l. -hirde,
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Se cyning wile his treówe and his gehát wið ðé gehealdon, and þé feorhhyrde beón, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 159, 23. and add

feorh-leán

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Recompense for life saved Se yldra cyning wearð yrfeweard ingefolca . . . Woldon hié (the Egyptians) þæt feorhleán (what was due in consequence of the saving of life effected by Joseph when famine threatened, the reward for life saved) fácne gyldan,

feorh-seóc

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