FEOHTAN
To FIGHT ⬩ contend ⬩ make war ⬩ combat ⬩ struggle ⬩ prœliāri ⬩ pugnāre ⬩ bellāre ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ decertāre ⬩ collīdĕre
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Stuf and Wihtgár fuhton [fuhtun, Erl. 14, 22] wið Bryttas Stuf and Wihtgar fought against the Britons, Chr. 514; Erl. 15, 23. Wítodlíce míne þegnas fuhton ministri mei utique decertārent, Jn. Bos. 18, 36.
Linked entries: a-feohtan ge-feohtan
fæstnian
to betroth
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Mon fæstnode þone frið ǽgðer ge wið Eást-Engle ge wið Norðhymbre, Chr. 906; P. 94, 21. Se here hine gecés him tó hláforde, and þæt fæstnodon mid áþum, 921; P. 103, 20. Wére trume fæstnie pactum firmum feriat, Lch. i. Ixix, 4.
þeów
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The terms used in connection with the slave shew him to be the property of his master: Gif þeúw stele and hine man ácwelle, ðam ágende hine man healfne ágelde, L. Wih. 27; Th. i. 42, 20. Gif hwylc man his ǽht ( servum ) ofslyhþ, L. Ecg.
furþum
Take here ⬩ in Dict., and add: ⬩ even, ⬩ just
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H. 25, 18. to a hypothetical clause Gif ic ǽnig unriht wið hí gedón hæbbe, oððe furðum him gulde yfel wið yfle, Ps. Th. 7, 4. Hwæþer hit furþon sóð sý oððe hwæðer mé on swefne mǽte, Hml.
ge-wítan
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Hiera wíf ácsedon . . . hwider hié fleón woldon; þæt hié óðer gener næfden, búton hié on heora wífa hrif gewiton quaerentes, num in uteros uxorum vellent refugere, Ors. 1, 12; S. 54, 4. (1 c) with the idea of abandonment Se here forlét þæt geweorc, and
ge-feccan
To fetch ⬩ bring to ⬩ addūcĕre
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He him hét to wífe gefeccean Cleopatran he commanded [them] to bring Cleopatra to him for a wife, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112, 44 : Blickl. Homl. 187, 15
Linked entry: ge-fetian
ge-hyrstan
To adorn ⬩ ornament ⬩ decorate ⬩ adornāre ⬩ ornāre ⬩ dĕcŏrāre
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Golde gehyrsted adorned with gold, Elen. Kmbl. 662; El. 331 : Andr. Kmbl. 90; An. 45. Ða bióþ mid fetlum gehyrste who are adorned with belts, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 6
Linked entries: hyrstan hyrstan hyrstan ge-hierstan
metsian
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body, one dates, one beans soaked with water, Hml.
ge-spreca
One who talks with another ⬩ a counsellor
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One who talks with another, a counsellor Abraham wæs Godes gespreca Abraham was one who talked with God, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 12.
Linked entry: ge-speca
freónd
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Gefáh wið þone cyning and wid ealle his frýnd, Ll. Th. i. 248, 13. Wid ealle his freónd, 210, 11. ¶ Godes freónd an upholder of religion, a pious person, a true Christian :-- Éhte his íélc þára þe Godes freónd sí, Ll. Th. i. 340, 9: 358, 24.
lufian
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Hí í II. with object a thing, to be strongly attached to, be unwilling to part with Sé ðe lufað sáuel his spildeð ł losað hiá, Jn. L.
FLÝS
A fleece ⬩ wool ⬩ vellus ⬩ lānūgo
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Gilde ðæt flýs mid twám pæningum let the fleece be paid for with two pence, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 11, MS. H. Mid his flýse with its fleece, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 9, 10, MSS. B. H.
stille
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Wih. 6 ; Th. i. 38, 11
be-hríman
To cover with rime or hoar-frost ⬩ pruinis circumfundere
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To cover with rime or hoar-frost; pruinis circumfundere Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 17; Kl. 48
circ-líc
ecclesiastical ⬩ ecclesiasticus
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Like a church, ecclesiastical; ecclesiasticus Mid circlícum þénungum with ecclesiastical services, Wanl. Catal. 118, 4, col. 2
eofer-spreót
A boar-spear ⬩ contus ad vēnātiōnem ūsĭtātus
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A boar-spear; contus ad vēnātiōnem ūsĭtātus Mid eoferspreótum with boar-spears, Beo. Th. 2879; B. 1437
Linked entry: eofor-spreót
felt-wurma
The plant wild marjoram ⬩ orĭgănum
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The plant wild marjoram; orĭgănum, Som. Ben. Lye: Lchdm. Glos. vol. iii. p. 349, col. 2, 32
Linked entry: feld-wurma
here-níþ
Hostility ⬩ enmity which is felt by those at war with one another
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Hostility, enmity which is felt by those at war with one another, Beo. Th. 4938; B. 2474
lifrig
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Connected with the liver Ðæt þiccæ and lifrige blód, L. M. 2, 40; Lchdm. ii. 250, 10
mód-seóc
Sick at heart ⬩ with mind diseased ⬩ distressed
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Sick at heart, with mind diseased, distressed Un*-*rotne, módseócne, Exon. 51a; Th. 177, 30: Gú. 1235