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fær-nys

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fǽr-stylt

(n.)

amazementstupor

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amazement, stupor Feerstylt forgráp alle stupor appraehendit omnes, Lk. L. 5, 26

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fǽr-wyrd

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fæst-gongel

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For 'faithful' substitute ' steady-going, ' and for 'faithful soul' substitute ' constant mind. '

fæst-hafol

strongfirmsteadfasttenaciousretentiveparsimonious

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Add: that holds fast Fæsthafellæstum (-nestum, An. Ox. 4595) gerǽpod tenacissimis (vinculis) inretita, Hpt. Gl. 512, 63. strong, firm, steadfast God, fæsthafol strængð unástyred on þé þurhwunað Deus, tenax vigor inmotus in te permanet, Hy. S. 11, 2.

fæst-mód

steadfast

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of constant mind, steadfast. Hé tómiddes þám líge tó Gode ánmódlíce clypode, and on þǽre frecednysse fæstmód þurhwunode, Hml. S. 31, 872. Add

fant-hálig

(adj.)
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fant-hálig, adj.
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Consecrated in a font Fanthálig [wæter], Lch. iii. 14, 21

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feoh-fang

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Substitute: taking money as a bribe. Similar entries v. feoh; II. 4. Sé þe undóm gedéme for feohfange (-fancge, v. l.), beó hé wið þone cyningc .cxx. sciłł. scyldig, Ll. Th. i. 384, 10. the fine inflicted for bribery, the right to receive such fines

fram-fær

(n.)
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fram-fær, es; n.
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A going away, departure Se hálga wer wende áweg fram ðǽre stówe ... se preóst stód fægnigende ðæs óðres framfæres, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 3. Ic ðé bebeóde þæt ðú ( a dragon ) gewíte of ðyssere stówe, and far tó wéstene ... and þú nánum men on ðínum framfære

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geár-fæc

(n.)
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geár-fæc, es; n. m.
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A year's space Gelóme on geárfæce gearwiað eów tó húsle, Wlfst. 72, 1

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geheald-fæst

(adj.)
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geheald-fæst, adj.
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Safe, secure Byrne sió gehealdfæste lurica tutissima Lch. i. Ixxi, 2. Gehealdfæstesðe, lxxiv, II

ge-fæll

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ge-fær

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On gefere in profectione, Bl. Gl. Oð þára Israhéla bearna gefære of Egyptum, Angl. xi. 9, 8. Add

gin-fæst

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Substitute: ample, liberal, noble (an epithet of God's gifts) Þú glǽm hafast, ginfæste giefe, geoguðhádes blǽd, Jul. 168.Hé gemunde mægenes strenge, ginfæste (gim-, MS. ) gife, þe him God sealde, B. 1271. Hé ginfæstan gife, þe him God sealde, heóld,

glæs-fæt

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Add: a flask, bottle Bebeád Benedictus ꝥ hí út áwurpon ꝥ ilce glæsfæt ( ampulla vitrea) in þám wæs gesewen sum dǽl eles . . . þá ꝥ útáworpene glæsfæt (vas vitreum ) cóm in þá stánas, Gr. D. 159, 20-27. Gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt wel micel, gedó wínes

gif-fæst

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For Cot. 57 substitute Giffæst (printed giffæt, but see Wülck. Gl. 382, 30) capax Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 10

gold-fæt

(n.)
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gold-fæt, a plate of gold.
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Dele

hám-fæst

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Sum deácon wæs feor þanon hámfæst (living far from the place; longe positus), sé gewilnode féran tó him, Gr. D. 208, 13. 'Gefyrn ic hine cúðe, leóf, ac hé férde heonon, and ic nát tó gewissan hwǽr hé wunað nú.' Þá cwæð se hálga wer, 'Witodlíce hé wunað

gúþ-fana

(n.)
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Add: and <b>gúp-fan,</b> es; n. (?) a flag, pennon Hé (Constantine) mearcode on his gúðfanan hálig róde tácn, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 15. Gúðfanan gelea[fa]n wé beorað vexillum fidei ferimus, Ps Srt. ii. p. 203, 23. Beran þá gfiðfanan (vexilla)

hál-fæst

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For 'Lye' substitute His sáule gyltas . . . onwreoða . . . suman swá gástlicum bréðer þe hálfæst sý and his sáule wundela gehǽlan cunne (spiritali seniori qui sciat curare sua vulnera ), R. Ben. 72, 6