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fen-land

(n.)
Grammar
fen-land, es; n.

Fen-land ⬩ marshy land ⬩ pălustris terra

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He þurh ða fenland reów he rowed through the fen-lands, Guthl. 9; Gdwin. 50, 13

FEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEÓGAN, feógean, fiógan, feón, fión; part. feógende; ic feóge, he feógeþ, feóþ, pl. feógaþ, feógeaþ; p. feóde, pl. feódon, feódun, feódan

To hate ⬩ persecute ⬩ ōdisse ⬩ ŏdio hăbēre ⬩ infestāre

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To hate, persecute; ōdisse, ŏdio hăbēre, infestāre Uton we firene feógan let us hate crimes, Exon. 98 a; Th. 366, 16; Reb. 13. He hí alýsde of feógendra folmum libĕrāvit eos de mănu ōdientium, Ps. Th. 105, 10.

Linked entries: feón feóung fígan fiógan fión fíwan

festnian

(v.)

to confirm ⬩ confirmāre

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to confirm; confirmāre Ic Ceólréd abbud ðas úre selene mid Cristes róde tácue trymme and festnie I Ceolred abbot ratify and confirm this our gift with the sign of Christ's cross, Th. Diplm. A. D. 852; 106, 10-12

fíftigoða

(adj.)
Grammar
fíftigoða, fíftigeða, fífteogoða; m: seó, ðæt fíftigoðe; adj.

The fiftieth ⬩ quinquāgēsĭmus

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R. Ben. 25. Ðæt fíftigoðe [MS. fífteóðe] gér biþ hálig the fiftieth year shall be holy; sanctĭfīcābis annum quinquāgēsĭmum. Lev. 25, 10

Linked entry: fífteogoða

fihle

(n.)
Grammar
fihle, es; m? n?

A cloth ⬩ rag ⬩ pannus

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A cloth, rag; pannus Fihles reádes panni rŭdis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 16

FIREN

(n.)
Grammar
FIREN, fyren, e; pl. nom. acc. firene, firena; f.

a wicked deed ⬩ sin ⬩ crime ⬩ scĕlus ⬩ crīmen ⬩ peccātum ⬩ tribulation ⬩ torment ⬩ suffering ⬩ pain ⬩ trībŭlātio ⬩ tormeutum ⬩ crŭciātus

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Uton we firene feógan let us hate crimes, Exon. 98a; Th. 366, 16; Reb. 13: Ps. Th. 58, 3. Firena fremman to perpetrate crimes, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 14; Gen. 19: Salm.

Linked entries: fyren fyrn-

flǽsc-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-ǽt, es; m. [ǽt food]

Flesh food ⬩ carneus victus

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Flesh food; carneus victus, R. Ben. 36

flyge-reów

(adj.)
Grammar
flyge-reów, adj. [reów wild, fierce, cruel]

Wild-flying ⬩ wild inflight ⬩ vŏlātu férus

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Wild-flying, wild inflight; vŏlātu férus Flygereówe þurh nihta genipu neósan cwómon, hwæðere . . . the wild-flying [evil spirits] came in the darkness of night to find out, whether . . . Exon. 37b; Th. 123, 10; Gú. 320

folc-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-geriht, es; n.

Folk-right ⬩ publĭcum jus

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R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 25

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 1-3. Folk-land was subject to many burthens and exactions from which book-land was exempt. The possessors of folk-land were bound to assist in the reparation of royal vills, and in other public works.

Linked entries: folc-lond FYRD bóc-land

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWER ⬩ attendant ⬩ disciple ⬩ assecla ⬩ pĕdĭsĕquus ⬩ assectātor

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R. S. 10; Th. i. 438, 4-7: L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 23

for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, is used in composition in Anglo-Saxon exactly as the English for: it often deteriorates, or gives an opposite sense, or gives strength to the words before which it is placed; in which case it may be compared with Gothic fra-, Dutch and German ver- [different from the Dutch voor, and German vor]. Forbeódan to forbid; fordéman to condemn; forcúþ perverse, corrupt; fordón to destroy, to do for. — Sometimes fór denotes an increase of the signification of the word before which it is placed, and is then generally to be in English very; valde, as fó;r-eáde very easily,
  • Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
: fór-oft very often,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 11, 8
    • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 256, 16.
For- and fór-, or fóre- are often confounded, though they are very different in meaning; as forseón [Flem. versien] to overlook, despise; fór- or fóreseón [Flem. veursien] to foresee. — If a word, having for, fór or fóre prefixed, cannot be found under for-, fór- or fóre-, it must be sought under the simple term, and the sense of the preposition added; thus, fór- or fóre-sendan is from sendan to send, and fór-, fóre before, to send before, etc. [On the vowel in for, fore, see remark in the preface.]

Linked entries: scrífan scyldigian síðian -witol -wríþan stalian swelgan swígan swigian swíðan syngian trúwian þeahtung þeón þingian meltan myrþrian nefa pyndan of-drincan -sáwenlic scirian seáþ -wyrpness setness -sewen -sewenlic -sewenlíce -sewenness síþ stregdan teón treddan trúwung weorþan manig micel nǽman neáh irman þrǽstness witig wlencan wrégan wundian wyrht brítan fær- feallan fyllan gǽgan gǽgednes

fóra-gleáwlíce

(adv.)

providently ⬩ carefully ⬩ prudently ⬩ prōvĭde

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providently, carefully, prudently; prōvĭde, R. Ben. interl. 3

fóra-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
fóra-sceáwung, e; f.

Foresight ⬩ forethought ⬩ consideration

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Foresight, forethought, consideration Fóra-sceáwung consídérátio, R. Ben. interl. 34

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

for ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per ⬩ for ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per

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for, on account of, for the sake of; pro, propter, per; with the dative; cum dătīvo Ne syndon to lufianne ða wísan fore stówum, ac for gódum wísum stówe syndon to lufianne non pro lŏcis res, sed pro bŏnis rēbus lŏca amanda sunt, Bd. 1, 27; 8. 489, 41

fóre-gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre-gleáwlíce, adv.

Providently ⬩ prudently ⬩ provĭde

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Providently, prudently; provĭde, R. Ben. interl. 3

Linked entry: fóra-gleáwlíce

fóre-rím

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-rím, es; m.

A prologue ⬩ preface ⬩ prolŏgus

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A prologue, preface; prolŏgus Onginneþ fórerím incĭpit prolŏgus, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 1. 1

fóre-weard

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
fóre-weard, fór-weard, -werd, -ward; adj.

FORWARD ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior

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We sceolon mearcian úre fórewearde heáfod mid Cristes róde tácne we should mark our foreheads with the sign of Christ's cross, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 11. Fóreweard lencten the early spring; ver nŏvum, Ælfc. Gl. 95; Som. 76, 12; Wrt. Voc. 53, 26.

for-gnídan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gnídan, -gnýdan, -cnídan; he -gnít; p. ic, he -gnád, ðú -gnide, pl. -gnidon ; pp. -gniden [for-, gnídan to rub]

To rub together ⬩ dash or throw down ⬩ break ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ allīdĕre ⬩ elīdĕre

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To rub together, dash or throw down, break; contĕrĕre, allīdĕre, elīdĕre He forgnád oððe he tobrytte treów gemǽru heora contrīvit lignum fīnium eōrum, Ps. Lamb. 104, 33, 16: Ps. Spl. 106, 16.

Linked entries: for-cnídan for-gnýdan ge-gnysan

for-gýmeleásian

(v.)
Grammar
for-gýmeleásian, -gímeleásian, -giémeleásian, -gémeleásian; p. ode; pp. od [for-, gýmeleásian to neglect]

To neglect entirely ⬩ omnīno neglĭgĕre

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Forgýmeleásod beón neglectus esse, neglĭgi, R. Ben. 36

Linked entries: for-gémeleásian for-giémeleásian for-gímeleásian

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