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feor-cumen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feor-cumen, part.

Come from afarperĕgrīnusperĕger ventus

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Come from afar; perĕgrīnus, perĕger ventus Feorcumen [MS. feorcuman] man a far-come man, a foreigner, L. In. 20; Th. i. 114, 15, note 30, MS. B

feor-cýþ

(n.)
Grammar
feor-cýþ, -cýþþ, e; f.

A far countryremōta terra

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A far country; remōta terra Feorcýfle beóþ sélran gesóhte far countries are better [when] sought, Beo. Th. 3681, note; B. 1838

feor-stuðu

(n.)
Grammar
feor-stuðu, e; f.

A slanting post?obstīpum

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A slanting post? obstīpum, Som. Ben. Lye Feorstuðu obstupum? Wrt. Voc. 290, 11

ferd-faru

(n.)
Grammar
ferd-faru, e; f.

A military expeditionmīlĭtāris expĕdītioexpĕdītio contra hostes

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A military expedition; mīlĭtāris expĕdītio, expĕdītio contra hostes, Heming, p. 234, Lye

ferd-mon

(n.)
Grammar
ferd-mon, -monn, es; pl. nom. acc. -men; m.

A soldiermīles

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A soldier; mīles Ðæt feoh mon ðám ferdmonnum sellan sceolde the money should be given to the soldiers, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 14. Cyning sceal hæbban ferdmen a king must have soldiers, 17; Fox 58, 33, MS. Cot

ferd-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
ferd-rinc, es; m.

A warriorsoldierbellātormīles

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A warrior, soldier; bellātor, mīles He fromne ferdrinc fere beserode he deprived the brave warrior of life, Ps. C. 50, 22; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 22

fere-scæt

(n.)
Grammar
fere-scæt, es; m.

Fare-scotpassage-moneynaulum

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Fare-scot, passage-money; naulum, Cot. 138

ferh-cwæle

(n.)
Grammar
ferh-cwæle, [ = -cwalu?]

A murrain of hogslues porcīna

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A murrain of hogs; lues porcīna, Som. Ben. Lye

ferh-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
ferh-cwalu, e; f.

Life-destructionslaughterinternĕcio

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Life-destruction, slaughter; internĕcio, Cot. 114

féðe-lást

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-lást, es; m.

A footsteppacepassusgressus

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A footstep, pace; passus, gressus Hie féðelāste forþ onettan they hastened forth with pace, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 25; Jud. 139. Ferdon forþ ðonon féðelástum they went forth thence with their footsteps, Beo. Th. 3269; B. 1632

féðe-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
féðe-leás, adj.

Footlesspĕdĭbus cărens

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Footless; pĕdĭbus cărens Ðú scealt faran féðeleás thou shall go footless, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 6; Gen. 908 : Exon. 127a; Th. 488, 7; Rä. 76, 3

féðe-man

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-man, -mann, es; m.

A footmansoldierpĕdestris mīlespĕdes

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A footman or soldier; pĕdestris mīles, pĕdes, Som. Ben. Lye

féðe-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
féðe-spédig, adj.

Speedy of footlĕvĭpēs

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Speedy of foot; lĕvĭpēs Sum biþ on londe snel, féðespédig one is swift on land, speedy of foot, Exon. 79a; Th. 296, 18; Crä. 53

forþ-feran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-feran, p. de; pp. ed.

To go forthdepartdiedecēdĕredefungimŏriexpīrāre

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To go forth, depart, die; decēdĕre, defungi, mŏri, expīrāre He ðǽr forþferan sceolde he should die there, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 25: 4, 11; S. 579, 29, 42. Hí ðǽr cýddon hine forþferende quem ĭbīdem ŏbiisse narrāvĕrint, 3, 29; S. 561, 4. Se Hǽlend asende

heofon-feld

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-feld, es; m.

A Northumbrian local name

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A Northumbrian local name Is seó stów on Englisc nemned Heofenfeld wæs heó geára swá nemned for tácnunge ðæra tóweardra wundra forðon ðe ðǽr ðæt heofonlíce sigebeácen árǽred beón sceolde and ðǽr heofonlíc sige ðam cyninge seald wæs vocatur locus illelingua

meter-fers

(n.)
Grammar
meter-fers, es; n.

Hexameter verse

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Hexameter verse Be his lífe wé áwriton ge meterfers ge gerǽdre sprǽce de vita illius et versibus heroicis et simplici oratione conscripsimus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 13. Meterfersum versibus hexametris, 5, 18; S. 636, 6

mis-féran

(v.)

to go astraytransgress

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to go astray, transgress Hé (Saul ) ðæt folc bewerodewið ða hǽðena leóda, ðeáh hé misférde on manegum óðrum þingum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 4

Linked entry: mis-faran

gomol-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
gomol-feax, adj.
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Hoary-locked, grey-haired; cānus Gomolfeax hæleþ a hoary-locked hero, Chr. 975; Th. 228, 27, col. 2, 3

gold-fell

(n.)
Grammar
gold-fell, es; n.
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Gold skin, gold leaf; bractea, Cot. 24, Lye

Linked entry: gold-fyll

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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A companion, comrade, associate, fellow, colleague, fellow-disciple, man, servant; sŏcius, contŭbernālis, cŏmes, condiscĭpŭlus, vir, puer Geféra contŭlbernālis vel sŏcius, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 63; Wrt. Voc. 61, 41 : Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 20. Geféran

Linked entry: ge-fara