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et-lic

(adj.)
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et-lic, (ét- = ǽt-?); adj.

To eat

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To eat, for eating Huoethuoego ꝥte étlic (ettlic, R ) sé aliquid quod manducetur, Lk. L. 24, 41

Linked entry: ǽt-lic

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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On úre fædera (fædra, R., fadora, L.) dagum, Mt. 23, 30. Se Hǽlend wæs sprecende tó úrum fæderum, Bl. H. 159, 25. Fædrum (fadorum, L.), Lk. R. 1, 72.

fǽman

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R. 9, 18

fǽmn-hád

(n.)
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fǽmn-hád, es; m.
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Fǽmnhádes men hí geneósiaþ apud hos . . . visitatio virginum, R. Ben. 136, 24. Be faemnháde de uirginitate, Scint. 68, 13. Ic mínne fǽmnhád besmát. . . ne forleás ic mínne fǽmnhád for ǽniges mannes gyfum, Hml. S. 23 b, 328, 335. Add

færen-ness

(n.)
Grammar
færen-ness, e; f.

A passagemigration

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R. 1, 17

fǽr-lic

(adj.)

suddensuddenfortuitous

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Th. ii. 504, 15. that occurs without design, fortuitous On fǽrlicum gelimpe fortuitu casu, R. Ben. I. 69, 3. Fǽrlicum gelimpum fortuitis casibus, An. Ox. 4185. Þá fǽrlican áwendennissa fortuitas permutationes, 190

fǽr-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-rǽs, es; m.
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A violent rush Mið férrǽs eóde ꝥ sunor oefistlíce impetu abiit grex per praeceps, Lk. L. 8, 33

Linked entry: fǽr-rǽsende

fæs

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R. 6, 36. Þone munuc sum sweart cniht teáh út be þám fæsce (per fimbriam) his hrægles, Gr. D. 111, 28. Gihrán fæste tetigit fimbriam, Lk. R. 8, 44. Heó gehrán ꝥ fes (fæs, v. l.) his hrægles, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 82, 3. Feasum fimbriis, Ps. Srt. 44, 15.

fæst-hafol

strongfirmsteadfasttenaciousretentiveparsimonious

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Mid fæsthafelre race tenaci (memoriae) textu, An. Ox. 192. Hé gefæstnode his láre on fæsthafelum gemynde, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 20. parsimonious, close-fisted For hwí wǽre þú swá fæsthafol mínra góda þe ic þé sealde?, Wlfst. 258, 12.

fæþm

a bosomlapthe fore-arma cubitarmsbosom a fathomfist

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R. 1, 18. the fore-arm Eln ulna, fæðm cubitus, hand manus, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 72: 283, 11. as a measure of length, a cubit: Genim medmicle moran glædenon fædme longe and swá greáte swá ðín þuma, Lch. iii. 18, 24.

fearn-bed

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For 'R. 85, Lye' substitute

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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R. 5, 11. Sunor bergana foedendra, Lk. L. 8, 32

fefer

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R. 1, 30. Hál from februm, Mk. L. 1, 31. Add:

fefer-ádl

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R. 4, 52. Þá folc bútú on feferádle mid ungemete swulton gravissima pestilentia uterque exercitus angebatur, Ors. 4, 10; S. 198, 35. Wearð hé untrum on feforádle, Bl. H. 217, 16: 227, 5: 209, 11. Miclum feberádlum magnis febribus, Lk. L. 4, 38: Mt.

fel

human skin

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D. 34, 13. a purple garment Similar entries (= pæll. v. felle-reád. v.Gall. s. v. fello) Welige mið felle divitem purpuratum, Lk. p. 9, 2

fela-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
fela-sprǽc, e; f.
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R. 6, 7

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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R. L. 8, 43. of an article of property: Gif hé (the slain slave) ánne dæg lyfað ofer þæt, hé (the owner) bið unscildig, for þám hit ys his feoh (pecunia), Ex. 21, 21: Ll. Th. i. 48, 15.

feoht

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Cynig farende tó gesettanne feht rex iturus committere bellum, Lk. L. 14, 31. Add

feónd-rǽs

an onslaughtassault

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A hostile attack, an onslaught, assault Ic fracoðlíce feóndrǽs gefremede . . . and reáfode beám on bearwe I (Eve) wickedly made onslaught and despoiled the tree in the garden, Gen. 900. Substitute:

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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R. 6, 21. Farma convivium, Lk. L. 5, 29. Ðá færmo nubtiae, Mt. L. 22, 10. Hǽmdo ł feorme (færmo, L.), Jn. R. 2, 1. Ðára farmana nubtiarum, Jn. p. 1, 9. Farma, p. 3, 12. Æt feormum (farmum, L.) in cenis, Mk.