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feoh-leásnes

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-leásnes, -ness, e; f.

Poverty ⬩ pĕcūniæ inŏpia ⬩ paupertas

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Poverty; pĕcūniæ inŏpia, paupertas, Som. Ben. Lye

feor-búend

(n.)
Grammar
feor-búend, es; m.

One dwelling far off ⬩ prŏcul habĭtātor

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One dwelling far off; prŏcul habĭtātor Nú gé feorbúend, mínne gehýraþ ánfealdne geþoht now ye far-dwellers, hear my simple thought, Beo. Th. 514; B. 254

feor-cumen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feor-cumen, part.

Come from afar ⬩ perĕgrīnus ⬩ perĕger ventus

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Come from afar; perĕgrīnus, perĕger ventus Feorcumen [MS. feorcuman] man a far-come man, a foreigner, L. In. 20; Th. i. 114, 15, note 30, MS. B

feor-cýþ

(n.)
Grammar
feor-cýþ, -cýþþ, e; f.

A far country ⬩ remōta terra

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A far country; remōta terra Feorcýfle beóþ sélran gesóhte far countries are better [when] sought, Beo. Th. 3681, note; B. 1838

feor-stuðu

(n.)
Grammar
feor-stuðu, e; f.

A slanting post? ⬩ obstīpum

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A slanting post? obstīpum, Som. Ben. Lye Feorstuðu obstupum? Wrt. Voc. 290, 11

ferh-cwæle

(n.)
Grammar
ferh-cwæle, [ = -cwalu?]

A murrain of hogs ⬩ lues porcīna

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A murrain of hogs; lues porcīna, Som. Ben. Lye

ferh-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
ferh-cwalu, e; f.

Life-destruction ⬩ slaughter ⬩ internĕcio

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Life-destruction, slaughter; internĕcio, Cot. 114

fæder-feoh

Similar entry: fæderen-feoh

feoh-fang

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Substitute: taking money as a bribe. Similar entries v. feoh; II. 4. Sé þe undóm gedéme for feohfange (-fancge, v. l.), beó hé wið þone cyningc .cxx. sciłł. scyldig, Ll. Th. i. 384, 10. the fine inflicted for bribery, the right to receive such fines

feoh-gafol

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Ne higion hí on feohgafole usuris nequaquam incumbant, Nap. 21. Add

feoh-georn

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Leófan men, beorgað eów wið deófles lára . . . ne beón gé tó feohgeorne, Wlfst. 40, 17 note.. Add

feoh-hof

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Dele

feoh-hord

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Dele

feor-sibb

(adj.)
Grammar
feor-sibb, adj.
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Distantly related; sbst. A distant relative Ne bið ná gelíc ꝥ man wið swustor gehǽme and hit wǽre feorsibb, Ll. Th. i. 404, 18

Linked entry: sib

feor-weg

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wudu-feoh

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Wudufeoh lucas, pecunia de lucis, Hpt. 31, 12, 255. Add

feoh-gafol

(n.)
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For Nap. 21 l. Chrd. 76, 32

feoh-gestreón

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Þá lufe feohgestreóna amorem pecuniae, Chrd. 76, 34. Add

feoh-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
feoh-leás, The word in B. 2441 means
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without wergild, where the slayer did not pay for the slain. Cf. 8. 2465

ælmes-feoh

Peter's pence

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Peter's pence Similar entries (v. Alms-fee in N. E. D.)Ll. Th. i. 432, 9. Add:

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