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fiþer-ecgede

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-ecgede, adj.

Four-edged

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Four-edged [Genim twégen] sticcan feðerecgede, and wrít on ǽgðerne sticcan án paternoster, Lch. i. 388, 5

fiþer-flédende

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-flédende, adj.
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Flowing in four parts, running in four streams Fyþerflédendre eá quadrifluo amne, Germ. 390, 105

Linked entries: fiþer-flówende flédan

fiþer-ríca

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Fiþerríca tetrarca, An. Ox. 1799. Philippus se fyðerríca, Hml. Th. i. 364, 30. Take here fyþper-ríca in Dict. and add

fiþer-tíme

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-tíme, adj.
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Having four horses abreast Feoðurtémum quadrigis, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 188, 15

Linked entry: teám

fiþer-tódǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-tódǽled, adj.
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Divided into four parts Fyðertð[dǽledre] quadripertitae, Angl. xiii. 30, 83

fiðer-

(prefix)

four-

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four- in the compounds fiðer-féte, -scýte

Linked entry: feðer-

fyðer-

(prefix)
Grammar
fyðer-, fiðer-, feðer-

four-

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four-, found only in the compounds

Linked entries: fiðer- ríca

-ecgede

(suffix)
Grammar
-ecgede, v. feówer-, fíf-, fiþer-, ge-, scearp-, twi-ecgede(-ode).

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-fót

(suffix)
Grammar
-fót, (-e, -a), v. feówer-, fiþer-, fitel-, flohten-, forod-, lytel(?), sceáf-, wann-fót (-e, -a). Cf. -féte.

feówer-scýte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-scýte, fyðer-scýte, fiðer-scýte, -scíte, feðer-scíte, -scitte, -scette; adj. [sceát, a corner]

Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangular ⬩ square ⬩ quadrangŭlus ⬩ quadrātus

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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21

Linked entries: feoðer-scéte feðer-scíte fiðer-scýte fyðer-scýte

feówer-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-féte, fiówer-féte, fiér-féte, fiðer-féte, fyðer-féte, -fóte, -fótte; adj.

Four-footed ⬩ quadrŭpes

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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Se ælmihtiga God eallum mancinne forgeaf ða feówerfétan deór the almighty God gave to all mankind the four-footed beasts, Ælfc. T. 8, 26. Ǽlces cynnes feówerfétes feós án one of each kind of four-footed cattle, Ors. 2, 4; Bos.

Linked entries: feðer-fóte fiér-féte fiówer-féte fiðer-féte fyðer-féte

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