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ofer-fére

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of-féran

(v.)

to overtake

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to overtake (an enemy) Pharao tengde æfter mid eallum his here and offérde hí æt ðære Reádan Sǽ Pharaoh pressed after with all his host, and overlook the Israelites at the Red Sea, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 16: Chr. 948; Erl. 118, 19. Se cyng férde him the

Linked entry: of-faran

on-feng

(n.)
Grammar
on-feng, es; m. [v. fón (on)].

laying hold of, seizingtaking, with the idea of wrongful takingdefence, protection (cf. and-fenga) attack, onset, assault

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laying hold of, seizing Be cirliscre fǽmnan onfeuge. Gif mon on cirliscre fǽmnan breóst gefó, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 13. Be nunnena onfenge(andfencgum, MS. B.: anfenge, MS. H.), 18; Th. i. 72, 7. Be þeófes onfenge æt þiéfþe, L. In. 28; Th. i. 120

Linked entries: and-feng on-fang

snǽð-feld

(n.)
Grammar
snǽð-feld, v. snǽd; m.

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be-fégan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fégan, p. de

To join

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To join Hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 425

be-féran

(v.)

to go aboutfrom place to place,to come uponovertakecatch To getfall among to pass by

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Substitute: to go about, from place to place, Mk. 6, 6 (in Dict.). to come upon, overtake, catch (of a pursuing force) Hé beférde þæt folc þǽr hig gewícode wǽron cum persequerentur Aegyptii vestigia praecedentium, repererunt eos in castris, Ex. 14, 9

FEL

(adj.)
Grammar
FEL, felo, fæle; adj.

cruelsavagecrūdēlissævus

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FELL, cruel, savage; crūdēlis, sævus

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æfen-fela

as manytotidem

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as many; totidem, Deut. 9, 11

ǽ-fest

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-fest, adj. [ǽ law, fæst fast, fixed]

Fast or firm in the lawreligiousdevoutreligiosus

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Fast or firm in the law, religious, devout ; religiosus Wæs se mon swýðe ǽfest erat vir multum religiosus, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 20. Ongunnon ǽfeste leóþ wyrcean religiosa poemata facere tentabant, id; S. 596, 38

æppel-fealu

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
æppel-fealu, g. m. n. -fealuwes; adj.

Apple-fallowapple or reddish yellowflavus ut pomum

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Apple-fallow, apple or reddish yellow; flavus ut pomum Mearas æppelfealuwe bay steeds, lit. apple-coloured steeds, Beo. Th. 4336; B. 2165

æt-fele

(n.)

Adhesionadhæsio ?

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Adhesion; adhæsio ? — Mín is ætfele mihitigum Drihtne mihi autem adhærere Deo, Ps. Th. 72, 23

æt-feng

(n.)
Grammar
æt-feng, es; m.

Attachingcomprehensio

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Attaching; comprehensio Be yrfes ætfenge of attaching tattle, L. Ath. i. 9; Th. i. 204, 9

a-féran

(v.)
Grammar
a-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To affrightterrifyperterrere

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To affright, terrify; perterrere, Chr. 1083; Th. 352, 9

an-féðe

(pronoun.)

in walking

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in walking, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 20

be-féng

concubuerit

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concubuerit, Gen. 19, 33

be-feól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-feól, -feóll

fell

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fell,Lk. Bos. 10, 36;

be-féran

(v.)
Grammar
be-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To go aboutto go roundsurroundcircumirecircumdare

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To go about, to go round, surround; circumire, circumdare He lǽrende ða castel beférde circumibat castella in circuitu docens, Mk. Bos. 6, 6. He beférde ðæt Israhélisce folc he surrounded the people of Israel, Ex. 14, 9

Linked entries: bi-fǽrende be-faran

bed-felt

(n.)
Grammar
bed-felt, es; m?

A bed-coveringecti pannuslodix

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A bed-covering; lecti pannus, lodix, R. Ben. 55

Linked entry: bed-reáf

emb-feran

(v.)
Grammar
emb-feran, p. -ferde; pp, -fered

To go round, surroundcircuīre

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To go round, surround; circuīre Híg geond feówertig daga embferdon ðone eard they went round the country for forty days, Num. 13, 26

em-fela

(adj.)
Grammar
em-fela, adj.

Equally many tŏtĭdem

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Equally many; tŏtĭdem Gán inn emfela manna of ǽgðre healfe let equally as many men of either side go in, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 20