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heoru-flá

(n.)
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an arrow for war Wǽpna and heoruflán arma et sagittę, Ps. L. 56, 5

fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
fleótan, part. fleótende; ic fleóte, ðú flýtst, he flýt, pl. fleótaþ; p. fleát, pl. fluton; pp. floten [fleót a stream]

To FLOATswimfluctuārenătārenāvĭgāre

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To FLOAT, swim; fluctuāre, nătāre, nāvĭgāre Ðæt scip sceal fleótan mid ðý streáme the ship must float with the stream, Past. 58; Hat. MS. Nó he fram me flódýðum feor fleótan meahte he could not float far from me on the waves, Beo. Th. 1089; B. 542.

Linked entry: a-fleótan

fleán

(v.)
Grammar
fleán, p. flóh, pl. flógon; pp. flagen

To flaypull off the skinexcŏriāredeglūbĕre

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To flay, pull off the skin; excŏriāre, deglūbĕre,Cot. 61

flæþ

(n.)

a fleecewool

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a fleece (?), wool (?) Flæð nimbus (the line is: Candidior nivibus dum ningit vellere nimbus, Aid. 272, 19: perhaps flæð is gloss to vellere), An. Ox. 23, 37 (where see note)

fléte

(n.)
Grammar
fléte, fliéte, flýte, an; f: flét, e; f. [fleótan to float]

What floats on the surfaceCreamskimmingcurdsflos lactislactis crĕmor exemptuscoagŭlum

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What floats on the surface, hence, — Cream, skimming, curds; flos lactis, lactis crĕmor exemptus, coagŭlum Genim cúmeoluc bútan wætere, lǽt weorþan to flétum, geþwer to buteran take cow's milk without water, let it become cream, churn it to butter, L

Linked entries: flét fliéte

fleám

(n.)
Grammar
fleám, flǽm, es; m. [fleón to flee]

Flightfŭga

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Flight; fŭga Ðæt eówer fleám on iwintra ne geweorþe ut non fiat fŭga vestra in hieme, Mt. Bos. 24, 20: Chr. 998; Erl. 135, 19. Wurdon feówer on fleáme folccyningas four kings of nations were in flight, Cd. 95; Th. 125, 4; Gen. 2074: Chr. 477; Erl. 12

Linked entry: flǽm

ge-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flówan, p. -fleów, pl. -fleówon; pp. -flówen

To overflowinundāre

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To overflow; inundāre Swá hit ðære eá flód ǽr gefleów as the flowing of the river formerly flowed over it, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 28

Linked entries: flówan ge-fleów

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways,disperse in flowing,flow awayto flow in different directions, be dispersedto melt away,be destroyed to wander,be drawn hither and thither,be distractedto be separated,take different directionsto spreadto pass away,be dissipated,scattered,rendered useless,brought to nothingto separate in confusion,become disconnected

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To flow different ways, disperse in flowing, flow away Ic tóflówe defluo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 175, 14. Tófleówan ł út urnan defluxerant, Hpt.

Linked entry: te-flówan

a-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
a-flówan, p. -fleów, pl. -fleówan; pp. -flówen

To flow fromflow overeffluere

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To flow from, flow over; effluere Etna fýr afleów up the fire of Etna flowed over, Ors. 5,4; Bos. 105, 9

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forþ-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-flówan, p. -fleów, pl. -fleówon; pp. -flówen

To flow fortheffluĕre

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To flow forth; effluĕre Genihtsum wæter forþflóweþ plentiful water flows forth, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 24

fleaðe

(n.)
Grammar
fleaðe, fleoðe, an; f.

The water-lilynymphæa alba

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The water-lily; nymphæa alba, Lin Of fleaðan wyrte from the plant of the water-lily, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 20

Linked entry: fleoðe

flýtst

(v.)
Grammar
flýtst, he flýt

floatestfloats

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floatest, floats, Homl. Th. ii. 564, 13;

FLEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FLEAX, flex, es; n.

FLAXlīnum

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FLAX; līnum Of ðære eorþan cymeþ ðæt fleax flax comes from the earth, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18b, 13. Fleax līnum, Wrt. Voc. 82, 6. Þurh ðæt fleax by the flax, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18b, 14. Swíðe hwít fleax very white flax; bissum [ = byssus = βύσσος

Linked entry: flex

fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
fleótan, p. fleút

To stimremove

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To stim, remove what floats on the surface Seóð swíðe, fleót of ꝥ fám, Lch. ii. 96, 4, 8: 104, 19. Seóðe and fleóte ꝥ smeru, iii. 14, 12

flániht

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Provided with darts or points (?) Þá flan-ihtan jaculatas (fraude sagittas), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 76: 47, 29. Substitute:

fléwsa

(n.)
Grammar
fléwsa, an; m. [flówan to flow]

A flowingfluxfluxus

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A flowing, flux; fluxus Wið innoþes fléwsan for flux of inwards, Herb. 53, 2; Lchdm. i. 156, 14: Med. ex Quadr. 6, 9; Lchdm. i. 352, 15. Wið wífes fléwsan for flux of a woman, Herb. 89, 2; Lchdm. i. 192, 12: 128; Lchdm. i. 240, 2: 178, 6; Lchdm. i. 312

hyldan

(v.)
Grammar
hyldan, to flay.
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Cisse-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Cisse-ceaster, -ceastre; f. [Flor. Cissaceaster: Sim. Dun. Cissacestre]

CHICHESTERCicestria

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Cissa's city, CHICHESTER, Sussex; Cissæ castellum, Cicestria in agro Sussexiensi Hergodon hie upon Súþ-Seaxum neáh Cisseceastre they harried on the South-Saxons near Chichester, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 27. To Cisseceastre at Chichester, L. Ath. i. 14; Th.

flotian

(v.; part.)
Grammar
flotian, part. flotigende; p. ode; pp. od [floten, pp. of fleótan to float]

To floatfluitāre

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To float; fluitāre Beó án scip flotigende swá néh ðan lande swá hit nýxt mǽge let a ship be floating as near the land as it nearest can, Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 6

flogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
flogen, pp. of fleón.

fledescaped

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fled, escaped;