drop-fáh
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Add: name of the starling from its markings Dropfaag stornus, stronus, Txts. 96, 924. Dropfág stronius (cf. stærn stronus, 29, 39), Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 27
fám-bláwende
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In 1. 2 read: se légfámbláwenda
nǽder-fáh
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Spotted like a snake Inn eóde án grislic deófol. Hé wæs on dracan heówe and eall hé wæs nǽdderfáh, Hml. A. 175, 183
gryre-fáh
Terribly hostile ⬩ terrible in its variegated colouring
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Terribly hostile or terrible in its variegated colouring, Beo. Th. 5146; B. 2576
swát-fáh
Blood-stained
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Blood-stained Oft æt hilde gedreás swátfag and sweordwund sec[g] æfter óðrum, Vald. 1, 5. Swátfáh syrce, Beo. Th. 2226; B. 1111
on-findan
to find out, discover, detect ⬩ to find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible of ⬩ to meet with, experience, suffer
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to find out, discover, detect Ic anfinde deprehendo Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 32. Gif mec onfindeþ wíga, ðǽr ic búge, Exon. Th. 396, 20; Rä. 16, 7. Ic me sylf onfand ðæt . . . I discovered that . . . Blickl. Homl. 177, 6. Ic hine onfand, and hine onbændan hét
Linked entries: and-findan an-findan in-findan
drop-fág
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stronius? Wrt. Voc. 289, 27
blód-fág
Stained with blood ⬩ sanguine tinctus
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[fág tinctus] Stained with blood; sanguine tinctus Is me bánhús blódfág my body [lit. bone-house] is stained with blood, Andr. Kmbl. 2809; An. 1407: Beo. Th. 4127; B. 2060
stán-fáh
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Many-coloured with stones, epithet of a road, Beo. Th. 645; B. 320: Andr. Kmbl. 2473; An. 1238
syn-fáh
Stained with sin
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Stained with sin Synfá men, Exon. Th. 67, 3; Cri. 1083
tigel-fáh
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Many-coloured with tiles or bricks Tigelfágan trafu, Andr. Kmbl. 1683; An. 844
wyrm-fáh
Having serpentine ornamentation
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Having serpentine ornamentation Ðæt sweord wreoþenhilt and wyrmfáh, Beo. Th. 3400; B. 1697
hweól-fág
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For second line substitute Hwiólfáge cyclade. Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 33
scúr-fáh
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Stormy, tempestuous Scúrfáh winter, Angl. xi. 369, 4, 15.] [adj
Linked entry: fáh
searu-fáh
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Add: cf. searu-hwít
wæl-fáh
Deadly hostile
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Deadly hostile (?) Wælfágne winter (winter when the earth seems dead). Beo. Th. 2260; B. 1128
brún-fág
coloured, dyed ⬩ Of a brown colour, brown-hued ⬩ fulvi coloris
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[brown, fág coloured, dyed] Of a brown colour, brown-hued; fulvi coloris Ætbær brúnfágne helm he bore away the brown-hued helmet, Beo. Th. 5223; B. 2615