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for-fang

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Huic libertati concede additamentum . . . mundbryche, burhbryce . . . forfænge . . . aliasque omnes leges et consuetudines quae ad me pertinent, Cht. Th. 411, 31. Add: ¶ for-fang occurs in a list of emoluments accruing to the king (Edward the Confessor

gearu-fang

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Gearufang proceris, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 75

fullwiht-fæder

(n.)
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fullwiht-fæder, (fulwiht-)
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a baptismal father, expressing the relation of the baptizer to the person baptized Kynegils his fulluhtfæder Sc̃e Birine geúþe (cf. Cynegils wæs gefulwad from Birino, Chr. 635), Cht. Th. 115, 31. Marcus wæs mid Petre . . . Petrus wæs his godfæder, and

ge-fǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fǽge, (?), adj.
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Cheerful, genial (?) Freóndum gefǽgra, B. 913. v. ge-feón, and for form cf. (?) ge-sprǽce

Linked entry: -fæge

ge-fana

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Dele

ge-fang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fang, a joint, clamp, v. riht-gefang,
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híw-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-fæst, adj.

Beautiful

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Beautiful Híwfæst formosa, i. speciosa, An. Ox. 1054. Híwfæstre formosior, i. speciosior, 453

hleów-fæst

warm

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warm On cealdum eardum is neód ꝥ ðæs reáfes máre sig, on hleówfæstum (calidis) lǽs, R. Ben. 88, 7. Add:

hind-fald

Grammar
hind-fald, híne. The word seems constructed as a nominative to the genitive hína (from hígna).
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héh-faro

Similar entry: heáh-fore

leger-fæst

Grammar
leger-fæst, For 'R. Ben . . . Lye'
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substitute Ealle fram flǽscǽte hí forhæbben bútan þám wanhálum and þám legerfæstum ( prefer debiles et aegrotos ), R. Ben. 64, 7

mægen-fæst

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Þes eard nis eác ealles swá mægenfæst hér on úteweardan þǽre eorðan brádnesse swá swá heó is tómiddes on mægen-fæstum eardum, þǽr man mæg fæstan freólícor þonne hér, Hml. S. 13, 106-109. Add

níd-faru

(n.)
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At end of first line l. there for the, see Txts. p. 149

ofer-fǽtt

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Nú gesetton ðá hálgan fæderas ꝥ wé fæston mid geráde, and ǽlce dæg eton mid gedafenlicnysse, swá ꝥ úre líchama áléfed ne wurðe ne eft oferfǽt tó ídelum lustum, Hml. S. 13, 105. Add

pund-fald

(n.)
Grammar
pund-fald, a
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pinfold On hacan pundfald; of hacan pundfalde, C. D. vi. 41, 24

Linked entry: pyndan

sige-fæst

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Add Se feónd biþ sóna áfyrht for ðám sigefæstan tácne, Hml. S. 27, 154

stede-fæst

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Add: firmly fixed: of a person, rooted to the spot Hé beád him ꝥ hí álédon þá byrðene, and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæste stódon, swilce hí ástífodon wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 375. of a tree Gelíc ðám treówe ðe gréwð wið ðone streám stedefæst on wǽtan tanquam lignum

stód-fald

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Add: Cf. Andlang stódfalddíces, swá andlang stódfald-gemǽr(es), Cht. Crw. 25, 42

treów-fæst

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feax-fang

(n.)
Grammar
feax-fang, m. l. n.
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