mægen-fæst
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Þes eard nis eác ealles swá mægenfæst hér on úteweardan þǽre eorðan brádnesse swá swá heó is tómiddes on mægen-fæstum eardum, þǽr man mæg fæstan freólícor þonne hér, Hml. S. 13, 106-109. Add
ofer-fǽtt
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Nú gesetton ðá hálgan fæderas ꝥ wé fæston mid geráde, and ǽlce dæg eton mid gedafenlicnysse, swá ꝥ úre líchama áléfed ne wurðe ne eft oferfǽt tó ídelum lustum, Hml. S. 13, 105. Add
sige-fæst
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Add Se feónd biþ sóna áfyrht for ðám sigefæstan tácne, Hml. S. 27, 154
stede-fæst
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Add: firmly fixed: of a person, rooted to the spot Hé beád him ꝥ hí álédon þá byrðene, and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæste stódon, swilce hí ástífodon wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 375. of a tree Gelíc ðám treówe ðe gréwð wið ðone streám stedefæst on wǽtan tanquam lignum
treów-fæst
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un-fæger
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Swá sceort man and swá unfægger (-fæger, v.l. ) on ansýne, Gr. D. 46, 20. Add
sceam-fæst
Shamefast ⬩ modest, bashful
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Shamefast (corrupted later into shamefaced. v. 1 Tim. 2, 9 where Wicklif has schamefastnesse, the modern copies of the A. V. shamefacedness; the Revised Version has restored shame*-*fastness), modest, bashful Scamfæst verecundus vel pudens, Wrt. Voc.
wæl-fæðm
A deadly embrace
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A deadly embrace Brim wælfæðmum sweóp, fǽge crungon (of the overwhelming of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 208, 9; Exod. 480
wǽr-fæst
Faithful,
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¨ Faithful, as an epithet of the Deity Waldend gemunde wǽrfæst (faithful to his covenant)Abraham árlíce, Cd. Th. 156, 8; Gen. 2585. Ús Hǽlend God wǽrfæst onwráh Jesus, faithful to the covenant, has revealed God to us, Exon. Th. 24, 13; Cri. 384. Wǽrfæst
wæstm-fæst
Similar entry: un-wæstmfæst
hál-fæst
Salutary ⬩ qui potest sanare
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Salutary; qui potest sanare, Lye
hám-fæst
Resident, dwelling at home
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Resident, dwelling at home Hú mæg ðǽr ðonne ánes ríces monnes nama cuman ðonne ðǽr mon furðum ðære burge naman ne geheórþ ne ðære þeóde ðe he on hámfæst biþ how can one great man's name come there, when the name of the town even and of the people among
heáfod-fæder
A patriarch
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A patriarch, Lye
heáh-fæst
Very fast, fixed
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Very fast, fixed Hafaþ under heofonum heáhfæstne dóm hath under heaven enduring glory, Exon. 87 a; Th. 327, 8; Wid. 143
wíf-fæst
Married
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Married Gif wíffæst wer (uxoratus) hine forlicge be his ágenre wylne, L. C. S. 55 ; Th. i. 406, 14. Cf. wíf-leás
sóþ-fæst
true, without deception ⬩ true in deed ⬩ just ⬩ righteous ⬩ pious ⬩ without wickedness ⬩ true in speech ⬩ veracious
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true, without deception Ðes man is sóþfæst, ac git sindon bigswicon, Blickl. Homl. 187, 29. true in deed, just, righteous, pious, without wickedness Sóðfæst justus, Ps. Th. 114, 5 : 57, 9: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 19 : Rtl. 102, 15. Sóðfæst sunu, ðam wæs
getæl-fæst
Measurable; ⬩ mensūrābĭlis
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Measurable; mensūrābĭlis Efne gemetelíce oððe getælfæste oððe ametendlíce ðú asettest dagas míne ecce mensūrābĭles pŏsŭisti dies meos, Ps. Lamb. 38, 6
tír-fæst
Of assured glory, ⬩ glorious
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Of assured glory, glorious From treówe becwom tírfæst ríce Drihten úre Dominus regnavit a ligno, Ps. Th. 95, 9. Cyning tírfæst cystum gecýþed, Beo. Th. 1848; B. 922. Tírfæst Metod, Cd. Th. 64, 2; Gen. 1044. Tírfæst hæleð, bisceop se góda ... ðam wæs
ǽr-fæder
A forefather ⬩ father ⬩ propator ⬩ pater
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A forefather, father; propator, pater, Beo. Th. 5258; B. 2622
ǽr-fæst
Honourable ⬩ good ⬩ gracious ⬩ merciful
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Honourable, good, gracious, merciful, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 15; Jud. 190