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fácen-tácen

(n.)
Grammar
fácen-tácen, es; n.

A false sign, sign of crimes scĕlĕrum signum

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A false sign, sign of crimes; scĕlĕrum signum Hafaþ fácentácen feores they shall have the false sign of life, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 32; Cri. 1566

fácn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
fácn-ful, -full

deceitful

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deceitful, Ps. Lamb. 51, 6: 54, 24

fǽhþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþ-bót, e; f.

Feud-amends, compensation for engaging in a feud or quarrelinimīcĭtiārum compensātio

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Feud-amends, compensation for engaging in a feud or quarrel;inimīcĭtiārum compensātio Ne þearf ǽnig mynster-munuc mid rihte fǽhþbóte biddan, ne fǽhþbóte bétan no minter-monk may lawfully demand feud-amends, nor pay feud-amends, L. Eth. ix. 25; Th. i.

fæted-sinc

(n.)
Grammar
fæted-sinc, es; n.

Gilded treasure bracteātus thēsaurus = θησαυρόs

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Gilded treasure; bracteātus thēsaurus = θησαυρόs Ðeáh ic ðé lyt syllan mihte fætedsinces though I might give to thee a little of gilded treasure, Andr. Kmbl, 955; An. 478

Linked entry: sinc

fæðm-rím

(n.)
Grammar
fæðm-rím, es; n.

Fathom-measure cŭbĭtōrum vel ulnārum nŭmĕrus

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Fathom-measure; cŭbĭtōrum vel ulnārum nŭmĕrus Is ðæt torhte lond twelfum hérra fæðmrímes that glorious land is higher by twelve of fathom-measure, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 21; Ph. 29

wolcen-faru

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

The cloud-hostthe moving clouds

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The cloud-host,the moving clouds Dec forstas and snáwas, winterbiter weder and wolcenfaru (cf. wolcna genipu. Exon. Th. 192, 13 ; Az. 105) lofige on lyfte. Cd. Th. 239, 33; Dan. 379. Ic (a storm)wolcnfare wrége, Exon. Th. 386, 33; Rä. 4, 71

ge-fætan

Grammar
ge-fætan, l. ge-fǽtan,
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and add: To lay as a burden, impose Tó hwan wyllað wé on ús álecgan and gefǽtan þá byrþene þe wé áræfnan ne magon quid nobis onera vultis imponere, quae non possumus portare? Gr. D. 165, 27

fácen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fácen-líce, adv.

Deceitfully, fraudulently dŏlōse, fraudŭlenter

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Deceitfully, fraudulently; dŏlōse, fraudŭlenter Ðín bróðor com fácenlíce and nam ðíne bletsunga vēnit germānus tuus fraudŭlenter et accēpit benedictiōnem tuam, Gen. 27, 35. Ða leásan men fácen-líce þencaþ false men think treacherously, Frag. Kmbl. 49

Linked entry: fǽcen-líce

fácen-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
fácen-dǽd, e; f.

A wicked deed, sin peccātum

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A wicked deed, sin; peccātum For fyrenfulra fácendǽdum pro peccātōrĭbus derelinquentĭbus, Ps. Th. 118, 53

fácen-gecwis

(n.)
Grammar
fácen-gecwis, e; f.

A wicked consent, conspiracy conspīrātio

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A wicked consent, conspiracy; conspīrātio, Cot. 46

Linked entry: ge-cwis

fæted-hleór

(n.)
Grammar
fæted-hleór, es; n.

Ornamented cheek phălĕrāta gĕna

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Ornamented cheek; phălĕrāta gĕna He héht ðá eahta mearas fætedhleóre on flet teón then he commanded to lead into court eight steeds with ornamented cheek, Beo. Th. 2076; B. 1036

fǽmn-hád

(n.)
Grammar
fǽmn-hád, es; m.
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Fǽmnhád líchaman virginitas corporis, Scint. 69, 7. Fǽmnhádes uirginitatis, An. Ox. 574. Fǽmnhádes men hí geneósiaþ apud hos . . . visitatio virginum, R. Ben. 136, 24. Be faemnháde de uirginitate, Scint. 68, 13. Ic mínne fǽmnhád besmát. . . ne forleás

fald-hríþer

(n.)
Grammar
fald-hríþer, (?), es; n.
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A beast kept in a fold(?) .xvi. oxan, faldréþere, and .III. hund scépa, C. D. B. iii. 367, 35

Linked entry: hríþer

fald-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fald-weorþ, -wyrþe; adj.
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Bound to send sheep to the folds of the lord Uolo ut. . . abbas et fratres Ramesiae habeant socam in omnibus super omnes homines qui sunt motwrði, ferdwrði, et faldwrði (-wurði, 208, 32), C. D. iv. 210, 14

for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, Other forms of the prefix are fær, fer: e. g.
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faer-tyhted, Txts. 51, 483: fær-réd (fer-), 89, 1635: fer-uuaenid, for-uuened, 70, 548: fær-hæfdnes (for-). Past. 41, 14: fær-wyrd (for-), 133, 20: fer-ðrycednis, Ps. Srt. 31, 7

æfter-fæce

(adv.)
Grammar
æfter-fæce, adv. [æfter after, and the dat. of fæc a space]

Afterwardsafter thatpostmodum

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Afterwards, after that; postmodum

fald-gang

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang, es ; m.

Fold-going, putting sheep in fold to manure the land secta faldæ, servĭtium, quo tĕnēbātur vassallus ŏves ipsīus ad ŏvīle dŏmĭni perdŭcĕre, fundi dŏmĭnĭcālis stercŏrandi grātia

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Fold-going, putting sheep in fold to manure the land; secta faldæ, servĭtium, quo tĕnēbātur vassallus ŏves ipsīus ad ŏvīle dŏmĭni perdŭcĕre, fundi dŏmĭnĭcālis stercŏrandi grātia. v. Spelm. Glos. Lye

fág

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Faag arrius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 68. Fág, 7, 21. Faag farius, 108, 27. Fág, 35, 9. Fáh barius, varius, 125, 24. Ceruleus, i. glaucus, fáh, deorc, color est inter album et nigrum, subniger, 130, 35. Hwítes heówes and eác missenlices, on hringwísan fág candido

FÁM

(n.)
Grammar
FÁM, es; n.

FOAMspūma

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FOAM; spūma Ðæt fám of ðam múþe eóde the foam went out of the mouth, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 32: 3, 11; S. 536, 14: Ælfc. Gl. 98; Som. 76, 89; Wrt. Voc. 54, 33: Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 1; Rä. 3, 4

Linked entry: fǽm

Faul

Grammar
Faul, a word used as a charm against the bite of an adder
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Sume án word wið nædran bíte lǽraþ to cweðenne, ðæt is, Faul some teach us against bite of adder to speak one word, that is, Faul, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 2