a-fǽded
Fed ⬩ nourished ⬩ brought up ⬩ educated ⬩ nutritus
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Fed, nourished, brought up, educated; nutritus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 37
cíþ-fæst
Rooted, growing ⬩ radicatus, crescens
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Rooted, growing; radicatus, crescens Se man ðe plantaþ treówa oððe wyrta he hí wæteraþ óþ-ðæt hí beóþ cíþfæste the man who plants trees or herbs waters them until they are rooted, Homl. Th. i. 304, 26
eorþ-fæst
Earth-fast, fixed in the earth ⬩ in terra firmus
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Earth-fast, fixed in the earth; in terra firmus To ánum [MS. ane] eorþfestum treówe to a tree firm in the earth. Th. Anlct. 122, 10
fæder-æðelo
Fatherly nobility, origin, ancestry, fatherly honours ⬩ gĕneālŏgia păterna, nōbĭlĭtas hērēdĭtāria
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Fatherly nobility, origin, ancestry, fatherly honours; gĕneālŏgia păterna, nōbĭlĭtas hērēdĭtāria Ða ðe mǽgburge mǽst gefrunon, fæderæðelo gehwǽs those who most understand kinship, the ancestry of each, Cd. 161; Th. 200, 24; Exod. 361. He scolde fæderæðelumonfón
fæger-wyrde
Fair in word, fairly speaking ⬩ suāvĭlŏquus, dĕcenter lŏquens
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Fair in word, fairly speaking; suāvĭlŏquus, dĕcenter lŏquens Wes ðú ðínum yldrum árfæst symle, fægerwyrde be thou ever dutiful to thy parents, fair in word, Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 26; Fä. 12
fæst-gongel
Firm and sure going, faithful, constant ⬩ sēcūrus progressus, fĭdēlis
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Firm and sure going, faithful, constant; sēcūrus progressus, fĭdēlis Sum geþyld hafaþ,fæstgongel ferþ one has patience, a faithful soul, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 4; Crä. 80
fæst-mód
Constant in mind ⬩ constans anĭmo
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Constant in mind; constans anĭmo He wiste hú fæstmód he wæs on his geleáfon he knew how constant in mind he was in his belief, Ors. 6, 33; Bos. 129, 28
fæðer-homa
a feather-covering, the wings
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a feather-covering, the wings, Cd. 22; Jun. 11, 1
fæðm-líc
Bending, winding ⬩ sĭnuōsus
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Bending, winding; sĭnuōsus, Cot. 202
fela-fǽcne
Very crafty ⬩ multĭdŏlōsus
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Very crafty; multĭdŏlōsus Wineleás mon genimeþ him wulfas to geféran felafǽcne deór a friendless man takes wolves for his comrades very crafty animals, Exon. 91 b; Th. 342, 26; Gn. Ex. 148
féster-fæder
A foster-father ⬩ nourisher ⬩ altor ⬩ nutrītor
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A foster-father, nourisher; altor, nutrītor Fésterfæder altor, Wrt. Voc. 284, 72. Ætýwde me mín iú magister and fésterfæder appārŭit măgister quondam meus et nutrītor, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 34
fóre-fæder
FOREFATHER ⬩ FOREFATHERS ⬩ mājōres
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FOREFATHER, FOREFATHERS; mājōres
Linked entry: forþ-fæderas
frǽ-fætt
Very fat ⬩ præpinguis
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Very fat; præpinguis, Cot. 177
Linked entry: freá-fætt
freá-fætt
very fat
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very fat
fulwiht-fæder
A baptizer
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A baptizer Sancte Iohannes, Cristes fulwihtfæder St. John, Christ's baptizer, Blickl. Homl. 205, 17
hróf-fæst
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Having the roof firmly fixed Healle hróffæste, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 11; Met. 7, 6
hús-fæst
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Having a house, being a householder Ǽlc man húsfæst on his ówe land every man having a house on his own land, Chart. Th. 438, 5
hyge-fæst
Firm of mind ⬩ prudent ⬩ wise
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Firm of mind, prudent, wise,Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 33; Rä. 43, 14
leger-fæst
Sick ⬩ ill
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Sick, ill, R. Ben. 39, Lye
líf-fæst
Living ⬩ quickened
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Living, having life, quickened Ðæt hé onfón wolde ðam gerýne ðære líffæstan róde Cristes ad suscipiendum mysterium vivificæ crucis, Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 29: Glostr. Frag. 108, 4. Ic mid ða líffæstan ýðe þurgoten wæs vitali undo perfusus sum, Bd. 5, 6;