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sige-fæst

(adj.)
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sige-fæst, adj.
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With victory secured, victorious, triumphant, applied to persons Sigefæst victor, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 18. Sigfæst triumphator, Rtl. 122, 12. And hé sigefæst swá eft hám férde sicque victor in patriam reversus, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 512, 5 : Exon. Th. 460, 26 ;

sigor-fæst

(adj.)
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sigor-fæst, adj.
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Victorious, triumphant. as an epithet of the Deity Se Sunu ( Christ ) wæs sigorfæst on ðam síðfate, Rood Kmbl. 297 ; Kr. 150. God sigorfæst, Exon. Th. 217, 18 ; Ph. 282. of an angel Meahtig Meotudes þegn, sigorfæst, 176, 30 ; Gú. 1218. of a passion

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stæþ-fæst

(adj.)
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stæþ-fæst, adj.
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Firm on the shore (? epithet of sea-cliffs), stable Heáhcleofu stíð and stæðfæst, staþelas wið wége, Exon. Th. 61, 7; Cri. 981

þeáw-fæst

(adj.)
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þeáw-fæst, adj.
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of good manners, of well-ordered life, moral, virtuous Loth hine fægre heóld, þeáwfæst and geþyldig, on ðam þeódscipe, Cd. Th. 116, 26; Gen. 1942: ( Abraham ), 161, 8; Gen. 2662. Wunige hé mid þeáwfæstumm mannum maneat cum bene moratis hominibus, L.

túdor-fæst

(adj.)
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túdor-fæst, adj.
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Prolific, fruitful Túdorfxstum foetosis, Wrt. Voc. Ii. 34, 15

treów-fæst

(adj.)
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treów-fæst, adj.
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Faithful Tunge mín triówfest. Ps. C. 114. Treówfæst (treóufæst, Lind. ) fidelis, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 17. Trewufæst (treuw-?). Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 21. Wé on bócum rǽdaþ be sumum treówfæstum wífe, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 179. Treófæsto, treófest fideles, Lk.

þegnung-fæt

(n.)
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þegnung-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel used in the service of the kitchen Ðære kycenan wicþénas ... heora þéningfata clǽne and hále ðam hordere betǽcen; se hordere eft ðære tóweardan wucan wicþénum ða ylcan þéningfata betǽce, R. Ben. 59, 6-12

under-fang

susceptor

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glosses susceptor, Ps. Spl. 3, 3: 17, 3: 45, 7: 143, 2

un-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæst, adj.

Not firmunstableunsteadyweak

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Not firm, unstable, unsteady, weak Hú ne is ðé nú genóh sweotole gesǽd ðæt seó wyrd ðé ne mæg náne gesǽlþa sellan, for ðam ðe ǽgþer is unfæst ge seó wyrd ge seó gesǽlþ manifestum eat, quod ad beatitudinem percipiendam fortunae instabilitas aspirare non

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouswisehaving knowledgeskilllearnedintelligentrational

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wise, discreet, judicious, of persons Hió grétte Geáta leód, Gode þancode, wísfæst wordum, Beo. Th. 1256; B. 616. Wísfæstne wer, wordes gleáwne, Andr. Kmbl. 3294; An. 1650. Is nú þearf micel, ðæt wé wísfæstra wordum hýran, 2335; An. 1169. of things

ýþ-faru

(n.)
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ýþ-faru, e; f.
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The wave-course, the waves, sea Swá ealne middangeard mereflód þeahte, ðá se aþela wong onsund wið ýðfare gehealden stód hreóra wǽga eádig unwemme cum diluvium mersisset fluctibus orbem, Deucalioneas exsuperavit aquas, Exon. Th. 200, 22; Ph. 44. Sume

wundor-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-fæt, es; m.

A wondrous vessel

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A wondrous vessel Byrelas sealdon wín of wunderfatum, Beo. Th. 2328; B. 1162

and-fang

(n.)
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and-fang, es; m.
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acceptance Ꝥte hé hæbbe ondfong ðerh Godes milsæ on heofnum, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 10. in a personal sense. Cf. under-fang Andfang(a ?) appetitorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 17

ál-fæt

(n.)
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ál-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel that may be placed on the fire (v. ál), a cooking-vessel Gif hit ( the ordeal ) wæter sý . . . sí ꝥ álfæt ísen oþþe ǽren, leáden oþþe lǽmen, Ll. Th. i. 226, 15. Aalfatu cocula; omnia vasa coquendi sic dicuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 39

betweohs-fæc

(n.)

an interval

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an interval Betwyxfæce intervallo, An. Ox. 3861

biden-fæt

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borh-fæst

(adj.)
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borh-fæst, adj.
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Bound by the giving of security Wolde he gedón ꝥ ic him wære borhfæst . . . and ætfæste hé mé míne efenþeówene [the marriage would be security for continued service], Hml. A. 203, 254

drenc-fæt

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Add: drence-fæt Gyf þú lytel drencefæt habban wylle, Tech. ii. 125, 12

drync-fæt

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Cristallisce dryncfatu crystallina uasa potatoria, Nar. 5, 13. Add

eax-faru

(n.)
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an expedition in carriages(?) Aexfaru aparatu (perhaps a gloss on Ald. 64, 10 :-- Scythicae gentis impetum, quae cum infinito duelli apparatu proficiscens. In An. Ox. 4560 the word is glossed by fyrdungce ), Txts. 41, 186