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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.)
Grammar
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

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.

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.

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

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.

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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R. 25, 36. Ꝥ ne geweorðe ꝥ hine man læng feormige, Ll. Th. i. 38, 14. to harbour a criminal, fugitive Be ðon ðe cierlisc man fliéman feormige, Ll. Th. i. 120, 16: 210, 12: 224, 5: 248, 8. Sé þe þeóf dearnunga feormige, 228, 21.

feorran

(adv.)
Grammar
feorran, adv.
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., feorra, R. de longe), Mk. 8, 3. Þá wíf wǽron feorran (fearra, L. R.) behealdende erant mulieres de longe aspicientes, 15, 40. Fearra, Rtl. 55, 28. at a distance Ús ðé feorran (longe) wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 106, 16.

feorrane

(adv.)
Grammar
feorrane, adv.
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.; forrane, R. Ben. I. 29, 13) intellexisti cogitationes meas a longe, R. Ben. 24, 16. Feorrane (-one, v. l.) ðú meaht geseón, gif se wáh bið ðyrel, Past. 157, 17. Gehýrde ic feorran (feorranne, v. l.) áne stefne clypigende, Hml. S. 23 b, 483

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feorrian

(v.)
Grammar
feorrian, p. ode; pp. od

depart

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R. 1, 38. Ðió hriófol of fearrade from him lepra discessit ab illo, Lk. L. 5, 13. Feorradun (fearradon, L.) from him ðá englas, Lk. R. 2, 15. Ꝥte ne fearrade ne discederet, Lk. L. 4, 42

feórþa

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R. 14, 25. Ðá feárða wacan, Mk. L. R. 6, 48. Feórðe healf geár se deófles man ríxað, Wlfst. 197, 14. genealogical: Feórþa fæder proavus, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 22. Feórþa sunu abnepos, ii. 4, 73. Feówerðe dohter abneptis, i. 51, 74.