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bóc-fel

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-fel, -fell, es; n.

A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellumcharta pergamena, membrana

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[fell skin] A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum; charta pergamena, membrana Bócfel membrana, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 111; Wrt. Voc. 46, 68. Bócfel bargina, 16. Som. 58, 57; Wrt. Voc. 21, 44. Ðæt hí habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and

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ge-fæd

(n.)
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ge-fæd, es; n?

Orderdecorumdĕcōrum

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Order, decorum; dĕcōrum Mid gefæde with decorum, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. i. 244, 15

Linked entry: -fæd

ge-fara

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fara, an; m.

A companionsŏcius

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A companion; sŏcius Ic eom fyrdrinces gefara I am a soldier's companion, Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 3; Rä 78, 2. Hí heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wið heora gefaran in sŏcios arma vertĕre incipiunt, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 5

Linked entry: fara

ge-feaht

(n.)
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ge-feaht, es; n.

A battleprælium

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A battle; prælium Ðǽr nán hefilíc gefeaht ne wearþ there was no hard battle there, Chr. 868; Erl. 73, 26. Mycclum gefeahtum in great battles, 755; Erl. 49, 26

ge-fana

(n.)
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ge-fana, an; m.

A standard

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A standard,Som

sib-fæc

(n.)
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sib-fæc, es; n.
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A degree of relationship Æfre ne geweorðe, ðæt cristen man gewífige in .vi. manna sibfæce on his ágenum cynne, ðæt is þinnan ðam feórþan cneówe, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 14: L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22. Cf. Christiani ex propinquitate sui sanguinis

síþ-fær

(n.)
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síþ-fær, es ; n.
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A way, journey Wið sýðfære juxta iter, Ps. Spl. 139, 6

sundor-feoh

(n.)
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sundor-feoh, n.
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Private property, private estate:?-Mín sundorfeoh on ðam neoþeran Hysseburnan, Chart. Th. 488, 10

stig-fearh

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a young pig to keep in a sty Ǽhteswáne gebyreþ stífearh, L. R. S. 7 ; Th. i. 436, 22

Linked entries: stí-ferh fearh

þegnung-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel used in the service of the kitchen Ðære kycenan wicþénas ... heora þéningfata clǽne and hále ðam hordere betǽcen; se hordere eft ðære tóweardan wucan wicþénum ða ylcan þéningfata betǽce, R. Ben. 59, 6-12

þiéfe-feoh

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þífe-feoh

(n.)
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stolen goods Gif þiéfefeoh (forstolen feoh, MS. H.) mon æt ciépan befó, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 13. [Cf. Icel. þýfi; n. stolen goods.]

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under-fang

susceptor

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glosses susceptor, Ps. Spl. 3, 3: 17, 3: 45, 7: 143, 2

wann-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-feax, adj.
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Dark-haired, with raven-black tresses Wonfeax wale, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8

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weorold-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-feoh, gen. -feós; n.
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Worldly wealth, this world's goods Nis woruldfeoh ðe ic mé ágan wille sceat ne scilling ( I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, Gen. 14, 23), Cd. Th. 129, 12 ; Gen. 2142

wudu-feoh

(n.)
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wudu-feoh, gen.-feós; n.

A wood-taxtax on forests

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A wood-tax, tax on forests Wudefeoh lucar (vectigal quod ex lucis contrahitur, Du Cange), Lchdm. i. lxiii, 2

ýþ-faru

(n.)
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ýþ-faru, e; f.
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The wave-course, the waves, sea Swá ealne middangeard mereflód þeahte, ðá se aþela wong onsund wið ýðfare gehealden stód hreóra wǽga eádig unwemme cum diluvium mersisset fluctibus orbem, Deucalioneas exsuperavit aquas, Exon. Th. 200, 22; Ph. 44. Sume

wunden-feax

(adj.)
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wunden-feax, adj.

With plaited mane

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With plaited mane Wicg wundenfeax, Beo. Th. 2804; B. 1400

wundor-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-fæt, es; m.

A wondrous vessel

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A wondrous vessel Byrelas sealdon wín of wunderfatum, Beo. Th. 2328; B. 1162

and-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
and-feax, adj.
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Bald Andfeaxe (-fexe, v. l.) weorðaþ ðǽra swýðe manega very many of them shall become bald (cf. Isaiah 3, 17, 24), Wlfst. 46, 1