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fatu

(n.)
Grammar
fatu, fata

vats, vessels

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vats, vessels, Mk. Bos. 3, 27: Mt. Bos. 12, 29

fám

foam

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Add: Leásung vel faam famfaluca, Txts. 62, 426. Fám, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 75. Fám, hwastas molles, 55, 72. foam of living creatures Mid fámæ cum spuma, Lk. L. 9, 39. Dó þǽrtó báres fám, Lch. i. 360, 1. foam, froth of boiling liquid Dó on pannan, wyl swíðe

Linked entry: fámwæstas

ǽw-fæst-man

(n.)

a man bound by lawa married manvinculo nuptiarum constrictus

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a man bound by law, a married man; vinculo nuptiarum constrictus, L.C. S. 51; Th. i. 404, 21

heals-fang

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Substitute: A legal payment of varying amount according to the status of a person, to be paid by him as a due or fine, or to be received by him or on his account for injury done to him, to be paid as a due Medemra þegna heregeata: hors and his gerǽda

ge-met-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met-fæst, adj.

Moderate, modestmoderatus, modestus

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Moderate, modest; moderatus, modestus Ne hie ðám geþyldegum and ðám gemetfæstum simble ne wuniaþ neither do they always dwell with the patient and moderate, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 34, 3. Sió is swíðe gemetfæst she is very modest, 10; Fox 28, 20. Man gemetfæst

fald-gang-penig

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

Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur

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Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land; nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur, Som. Ben. Lye

fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
fæstan, -nian; p.fæste ; pp. fæsted [fæst fast, firm] .

firm, entrust, commit, commendfirmāre, commendāre FASTjējūnāre

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to fasten, make fast or firm, entrust, commit, commend; firmāre, commendāre, Lk. Lind. War. 23, 46. some have taught and now teach that he who fasts properly, fastens or secures his salvation, hence, perhaps,- To FAST; jējūnāre Ne mágon hí fæstan non

Linked entries: fast ge-fæstan

ge-mæt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mæt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted, -fæst [gemet a measure, fæst fast]

To comparecomparare

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To compare; comparare, Ps. Lamb. 48, 21

wæl-fæðm

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fæðm, es; m.

A deadly embrace

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A deadly embrace Brim wælfæðmum sweóp, fǽge crungon (of the overwhelming of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 208, 9; Exod. 480

æl-fæle

(adj.)

All-fellvery balefulomnino perniciosus

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All-fell, very baleful; omnino perniciosus Áttor ælfæle very baleful poison, Andr. Kmbl. 1539; An. 771

Linked entry: eal-felo

a-færþ

he shall lead out

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he shall lead out, Ps. Spl. 51, 5

dun-falu

(adj.)
Grammar
dun-falu, dun-fealu; adj. [dun dun, fealu fallow-coloured]

Dun or tawny colour color cervōrum

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Dun or tawny colour; color cervōrum Dun-fealu [MS. -falu] cervīnus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 88; Wrt. Voc. 46, 45

deór-fald

(n.)
Grammar
deór-fald, es; m.

A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deercervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus

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A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer; cervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: fald

fácen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fácen-líc, adj.

Deceitful dŏlōsus

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Deceitful; dŏlōsus, R. Ben. in proœm: Ors. 3, 1? Lye

fǽmn-hád

(n.)

virginityvirgĭnĭtas

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virginity; virgĭnĭtas, Lk. Bos. 2, 36

fald-wurþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fald-wurþ, adj.

Fold-worthy, liberty of foldingfalda, sive lībertāte faldagii dignus, dōnātus

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Fold-worthy, liberty of folding; falda, sive lībertāte faldagii dignus, dōnātus, Som. Ben. Lye

felde-fare

(n.)
Grammar
felde-fare, an; f?

A FIELD-FAREturdus pilārisa field-farescorellus

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A FIELD-FARE? turdus pilāris?-Clodhamer vel feldefare a field-fare; scorellus? [turdus pilāris? Lin.], Wrt. Voc. 63, 27

for-fang

(n.)
Grammar
for-fang, -feng, fore-feng, -fong, es; m.

a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost propertyapprehensiothe reward for rescuing such propertymerces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur

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a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property; apprehensio Be forstolenes mannes forfenge of seizing a stolen man, L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 15, note 32. Be forstolenes ceápes forfenge of the rescuing of stolen property, 75, Th. i. 150, 4, note 7. the

Linked entries: fore-feng for-feng

forþ-faru

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-faru, e; f.

A going forthdeparturedeathŏbĭtus

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A going forth, departure, death; ŏbĭtus, Som. Ben. Lye

from-faru

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

An excess

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An excess; — Fromfarum excessibus, Rtl. 17, 15