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for-yldan

(v.)
Grammar
for-yldan, p. -ylde; pp. -ylded

To put offdeferdifferresŭpersĕdēre

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Ðe he to medmicelre tíde forylde dón [MS. doan] quam ad brĕve tempus făcĕre sŭpersēdit, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 23: Blickl. Homl. 213, 24; 95, 25

for-yrman

(v.)
Grammar
for-yrman, p. de; pp. ed [yrman to afflict]

To afflict greatlyharassvehementer afflīgĕre

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To afflict greatly, harass; vehementer afflīgĕre ealle foryrmdon they harassed them all, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 36

fór-yrnere

(n.)

a fore-runnerpræcursor

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a fore-runner; præcursor. Som. Ben. Lye

fóster-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-bearn, féster-bearn, es; n.

A FOSTER-BEARN or childălumnus

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A FOSTER-BEARN or child; ălumnus, Cot. 9

Linked entry: féster-bearn

fóster-cild

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-cild, es; n.

A FOSTER-CHILDălumnus

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A FOSTER-CHILD; ălumnus. Wrt. Voc. 72, 39

fóster-land

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-land, fóstor-land, es; n.

FOSTER-LANDland assigned for the procuring of provisionsfundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus

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FOSTER-LAND, land assigned for the procuring of provisions; fundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus He gean [MS. geun] ðæs landes æt Wihtríces hamme ðám Godes þeówum, to fósterlande he gives the land at Wittersham to God's servants, as foster-land, Th.

Linked entry: fóstor-land

fóster-leán

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-leán, fóstor-leán, es; n.

Foster-loanremuneration for rearing a foster-childeducatiōnis præmiumnutrīcii merces

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Foster-loan, remuneration for rearing a foster-child; educatiōnis præmium, nutrīcii merces Is to witanne hwám ðæt fósterleán gebýrige it is to be known to whom the remuneration for fostering belongs, L. Edm. B. 2; Th. i. 254, 8

Linked entry: fóstor-leán

fóster-ling

(n.)

a FOSTERLINGfoster-child

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a FOSTERLING, foster-child, Som. Ben. Lye

fóster-módor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-módor, -móder, fóstor-módor, féster-módor, -módur, fǽster-módor; f.

A FOSTER-MOTHERnursealtrixnutrix

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A FOSTER-MOTHER, nurse; altrix, nutrix Hwæðer hit oncneówe his fóstermódor whether it knew its foster-mother, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30. Fóstermóder altrix vel nutrix, Wrt. Voc. 72, 38.

fóster-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-nóþ, fóstor-nóþ, es; m?

A pasturagepasturepascua

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A pasturage, pasture; pascua On stówe fósternóþes me he gestaðelode in lŏco pascuæ me collŏcāvit, Ps. Spl. T. 22, 1

Linked entry: fóstor-noþ

fóster-sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-sweostor, f.

A FOSTER-SISTERcollactānea

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A FOSTER-SISTER; collactānea. Som. Ben. Lye

fóstor

(n.)

a fosteringnourishingfoodnourishment

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a fostering, nourishing, food, nourishment, Som. Ben. Lye

fóstor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-leán, es; n.

Remuneration for fosteringnutrīcii merces

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Remuneration for fostering; nutrīcii merces Hæfde Nergend fóstorleán fǽmnan forgolden, éce to ealdre the Saviour had repaid the virgin the reward for fostering, in eternal life. Menol. Fox 301; Men. 152

fóstor-ling

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-ling, es; m.

A fosterlingfoster-childălumnusvernavernŭla

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A fosterling, foster-child; ălumnus, verna, vernŭla Fósterling vernŭla, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 103; Wrt. Voc. 18, 53. Inberdling vel fósterling verna velvernācŭlus, 86; Som. 74, 34; Wrt. Voc. 50, 17

fóstraþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóstraþ, es; m.

Foodvictualsescacĭbus

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Food, victuals; esca, cĭbus Met oððe fóstraþ esca, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 4. Hláf oððe fóstraþ pānem, Jn. Lind. War. 6, 31. Fóstraþ manna, Jn. Lind. War. 6, 49. Fóstraþas epimēnia = ἐπιμήνια provisions for a month, a month's rations, Som. Ben. Lye

fóstre

(n.)
Grammar
fóstre, an; f.

A fosterernursealtrixnutrix

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A fosterer, nurse; altrix, nutrix

fóstur

(n.)
Grammar
fóstur, es; n.

A fosteringfeedingfoodnourishmenteducātiopastionutrīcium

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A fostering, feeding, food, nourishment; educātio, pastio, nutrīcium Fóstur feormian to give food, to foster, cherish, Ps. Th. 77, 69

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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Th. 138, 68; By. 247. On ánum fét on one foot, Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 5; . 32, 17. Mif fóte pĕde, Ex. 21, 41: Ps. Spl. 90, 12: Lk. Bos. 4, 11. Standende wǽron fét úre on cáfertúnum ðínum stantes ĕrant pĕdes nostri in atriis tuis, Ps.

fót-bred

(n.)
Grammar
fót-bred, es; n.

A foot-boardstirruptăbella in qua pĕdes requiescuntastrăba

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A foot-board, stirrup; tăbella in qua pĕdes requiescunt, astrăba [q. v. in Du Cange] Fótbred [MS. fótbret] astrăba, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 67; Wrt. Voc. 16, 40

Linked entry: bred

fót-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
fót-gemearc, es; n.

A foot-marklength of a footūnius pĕdis longĭtūdo

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A foot-mark, length of a foot; ūnius pĕdis longĭtūdo Se légdraca wæs fíftiges fótgemearces lang the fire-dragon was fifty feet of measure long, Beo. Th. 6077; B. 3042