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FETER

(n.)
Grammar
FETER, fetor, e; f.

A FETTERchain for the feetcompespĕdĭca

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A FETTER, chain for the feet; compes, pĕdĭca He fédeþ swá on feterum he feeds him thus in fetters, Exon. 88b; Th. 332, 30; Vy. 88: Ps. Th. 78, 11. Án sceal inbindan forstes fetre one shall unbind fetters of frost, Exon. 90a; Th. 338, 9; Gn. Ex. 76. Ic

Linked entries: feoter fetor

féðe

(n.)
Grammar
féðe, es; n.

The power of going on footwalkinggoingmotionpacefăcultas pĕdĭbus eundiambŭlātiogressuspassus

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The power of going on foot, walking, going, motion, pace; făcultas pĕdĭbus eundi, ambŭlātio, gressus, passus Ðæra hǽðenra anlícnyssa habbaþ fét bútan féðe the idols of the heathen have feet without the power of going, Homl. Th. i. 366, 27. An féðe mihtigost

Linked entry: an-féðe

-féþa

(suffix)
Grammar
-féþa, v. herig-féþa (here-féþa).

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féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on footinfantrya hosttrooptribecompanyphălanx pĕdestrispĕditeslĕgioăciestrĭbuscătervaa battlepugna

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a band on foot, infantry, a host, troop, tribe, company; phălanx pĕdestris, pĕdites, lĕgio, ăcies, trĭbus, căterva Eórod sceal getrume rídan, fæste féða stondan a band of horse [ = cavalry] shall ride in a body, a band of foot [ = infantry] stand fast

Linked entry: féðu

feðere

(adj.)
Grammar
feðere, feðre; def. se feðera, feðra; seó, ðæt feðere, feðre; adj.

Featheredpennis prædĭtus

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Feathered; pennis prædĭtus

FETEL

(n.)
Grammar
FETEL, gen. feteles, fetles; m.

A girdlebeltcingŭlumbalteus

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A girdle, belt; cingŭlum, balteus Sweordum and fetelum with swords and belts, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 19; Met. 25, 10. Mid fetlum with belts. Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 5

Linked entries: sweord-fetels fetlum

fetor

(n.)
Grammar
fetor, e; f.

A fettercompes

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A fetter; compes Ísern fetor forfex, Cot. 86. Ísen fetor bălus, Cot. 23

fette

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fette, fetched, brought, married,
  • Gen. 48, 10: Mt. Bos. 22, 25
  • ;
p.
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of fetian

fetel

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Mínes swyrdes mid fetele, C. D. iii. 304, 29. Add

feðm

(n.)
Grammar
feðm, es; m.

A bosomsĭnus

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A bosom; sĭnus On feðme heora in sĭnu eōrum, Ps. Spl. T. 78, 13

féðan

(v.)
Grammar
féðan, féþan; p. de

walk

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To travel on foot, walk Fergað and féþað fæder and módor father and mother lead [the child] and walk (with it), Vy. 7. Hí námon þá hors þe hí þyder bróhton, and wǽron ðá rídende ðe ǽr wǽron féðende, Hml. A. 116, 449. Substitute:

Linked entry: féþa

féte

(adj.)
Grammar
féte, adj.

Provided with feetfootedpĕdĭbus instructus

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Provided with feet, footed; pĕdĭbus instructus

Linked entry: fóte

-féte

(suffix)
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féðan

(v.)
Grammar
féðan, p. de; pp. ed

To leaddūcĕre

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To lead; dūcĕre Bearn fergaþ and féðaþ fæder and módor father and mother carry and lead the child, Exon. 87a; Th. 327, 21

Linked entry: féþung

here-féþa

Grammar
here-féþa, herig. féþa

a phalanx

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a troop of infantry, a phalanx Þreát, herigféþa falanx, i. exercitus, multitudo militum, cohors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 6. Add:

féþe-mann

a pedestriana foot-soldier

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R. 6, 33. a foot-soldier Féþemen felethi (cf. féþe-here), Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 45

úrig-feþera

(adj.)
Grammar
úrig-feþera, adj.

Wet-feathered, with dewy plumage

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Wet-feathered, with dewy plumage Earn úrigfeþera, Judth. Thw. 24, 27; Jud. 210. Úrigfeðera earn, Elen. Kmbl. 57; El. 29. Úrigfeðra, 221; El. 111. Úrigfeþra, Exon. Th. 307, 17; Seef. 25

feþor-byrste

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ofer-féþre

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-féþre, adj.
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Overloaded Sélre byð oft féðre þænne oferféðre meliora plura quam grauia honera fiunt, Angl. ii. 373

feter-wrásen

(n.)

a chainfetter

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a chain, fetter