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ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; m.
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A companion Be Aþelbaldes gefére . . . Aþelbaldes gefére, þæs nama wæs Ecga, wæs fram þám áwyrgedan gáste unstille, Guth. 60, 9-13. Be Aþelbaldes gefére . . . cóm Æþelbaldes geféra þæs nama wæs Ova, 66, 20. Gefére comitem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 42

ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; n.
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Take here passages under <b>ge-fér</b> in Dict., and add Gegilda . . . his gegilde eft mid eahta pundum gebycge, oþþe hé þolie ǽ geféres and freóndscipes, Cht. Th. 612, 9. Feáwa witena þæs geféres (on ðám geférscipe, v.l.) pars quamvis parva

ge-fére

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fére, adj.
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gift-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gift-feorm, e ; f.
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A wedding-feast Be þám ꝥ preóstas ne beón æt giftfeormum, Nap. 33

gold-fell

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Goldfel bratheas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 15. Add

hǽþ-feld

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ-feld, es; m.
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Open uncultivated land, a heath Tó mǽde, and se hǽðfeld eal gemǽne, C. D. v. 78, 32. On ðone hǽðfeld, 177, 27. Úp on þone lytlan ( printed hone lytland) hǽþfeld, C. D. B. i. 296, 25. Forheregian swá swá fýres lég déð drígne hǽþfeld, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50,

Linked entry: feld

healf-fers

emistichium

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glosses emistichium, Hpt. 31, 10, 203

Linked entry: fers

meter-fers

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Furtunatus sette þás naman ealle tó meterferse, Angl. xi. 2, 35. Eall swylce sum getýd wer sitte and sum meterfers mid his feðere áwríte, viii. 317, 22. Oft þá þeódwitan þus heora meteruersgewurðiað, 332, 15. Hig gewurðiað heora spǽce and heora meterversa

mis-feng

(n.)
Grammar
mis-feng, es ; m.
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A mistake, fault, misdeed Hé ús gegearwað þá heofonlican for ðám eorðlicum . . . gif wé ælmyssan dón willað on úrum lífe, and gif wé dǽdbóte dón willaþ úrra misfenga, Nap. 45

mylen-feld

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-feld, m.
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A field where there is a mill Tó mylenfelda, C. D. v. 381, 34

ofer-feng

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In l. 2 substitute oferfengc for oferfenge, and add Oferfengc, dalc legulam, An. Ox. 5126. Oferfeng, 2, 424

pæþ-feld

(n.)
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field across which a path runs (?) Oð þone hagan; andlang hagan oð pæðfeld, C. D. i. 258, 2

Linked entry: feld

feld-lǽs

(n.)
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field-pasture, pasture in open country Feldlǽs and mǽda and yrðland, C.D. vi. 39, 9. Seó feldlés, iv. 96, 2. Cf. feld-land

scén-feld

Similar entry: scín-feld

wæl-feld

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-feld, es; m.

The field of the slainthe battle-field

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The field of the slain, the battle-field Hí on wælfelda plegodan, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 17

gyt-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gyt-feorm, [?],
  • L. R. S. 21
  • ;
  • Th. i. 440, 26
  • .

ofer-fére

Similar entry: un-oferfére

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

or-feorm

(adj.)
Grammar
or-feorm, adj.

Unprovided, destitute, worthless

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Unprovided, destitute, worthless Ðæt biþ feóndes bearn, hafaþ grundfúsne gǽst Gode orfeormne (of feormne, MS.) wuldor-cyninge ( a godless spirit ), Exon. Th. 316, 16; Mód. 49. Ða ( the heathen gods ) sind geásne góda gehwylces, idle, orfeorme, unbiþyrfe

snǽð-feld

(n.)
Grammar
snǽð-feld, v. snǽd; m.

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