fǽr-gripe
A sudden or pernicious grasp ⬩ sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio
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A sudden or pernicious grasp; sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio Him hrínan ne mihte fǽrgripe flódes the flood's sudden grasp could not touch him, Beo. Th, 3036; B. 1516. Under fǽrgripum during his sudden grasps, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738
fǽrlíc
Sudden, unexpected, quick ⬩ sŭbĭtus, repentīnus
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Gl. 94; Som. 75, 113; Wrt. Voc. 52, 63. Þurh fǽrlícne [feárlícne MS. A.] deáþ through sudden death, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 28. Se fǽrlíca dæg repentīna dies, Lk. Bos. 21, 34. Se fǽrlíca deáþ sudden death, Homl. Th. ii. 22, 19
fǽrlíce
Suddenly, immediately, by chance ⬩ sŭbĭto, repente, forte
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272, 3: Gen. 14, 15: 19, 32: Job Thw. 165, 23: Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 8: Exon. 77 a; Th. 290, 6; Wand. 61.
færm
a supper, feast
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a supper, feast, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 2, 3, 4
færs
verse ⬩ versus
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verse; versus, Ælfr. præf, p. 3, Lye
fǽr-sceaða
A sudden or dangerous enemy ⬩ sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis
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A sudden or dangerous enemy; sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis Ðæt he on ðam fǽrsceaðan feorh gerǽhte that he might reach the life of the dangerous enemy, Byrht. Th. 135, 62; By. 142
fǽr-scyte
A sudden or pernicious shot ⬩ imprōvīsus
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A sudden or pernicious shot; imprōvīsus vel fātālis jactus We fæste sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte wearde healdan we should firmly hold ward against that sudden shot, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 4; Cri. 766: 35 a; Th. 113, 13; Gú. 157
fǽr-slide
A sudden fall ⬩ imprōvīsus lapsus
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A sudden fall; imprōvīsus lapsus Ðú geheólde fét míne wið fǽrslide thou keptst my feet from sudden fall, Ps. Th. 114, 8
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fǽr-spel
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius
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Me ðes ár bodaþ frécne fǽrspell this messenger announces an impious horrible message to me, 69 b; Th. 259, 4; Jul. 277
færþ
The mind ⬩ mens
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The mind; mens On fæþe in the mind, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 47; Met. 27, 24
fǽrunga
Suddenly, quickly, by chance ⬩ sŭbĭto, repente, forte
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Suddenly, quickly, by chance; sŭbĭto, repente, forte Fǽrunga forte, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 28: Jos. 9, 7. Fǽrunge astorfen sīdĕrātus vel ictuatus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 29; Wrt. Voc. 61, 9
fǽr-wundor
A sudden or stupendous wonder ⬩ inŏpīnātum et stŭpendum mīrācŭlum
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A sudden or stupendous wonder; inŏpīnātum et stŭpendum mīrācŭlum Gé onlóciaþ fǽrwundra sum ye behold a stupendous wonder, Cd. 157; Th. 195, 20; Exod. 279
færyld
A motion, journey ⬩ via
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A motion, journey; via, Runic pm. 17; Kmbl. 342, 24; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 33
FÆSL
Offspring, progeny ⬩ fētus, prōles, sŭbŏles
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n? Offspring, progeny; fētus, prōles, sŭbŏles Ðǽr sceal fæsl wesan cwiclifigendra cynna gehwilces there shall be offspring of every living kind, Cd. 65; Th. 79, 13; Gen. 1310: 67; Th. 80, 17; Gen. 1330. To fæsle for progeny, 67; Th. 82, 8; Gen. 1359
fæstan
firm, entrust, commit, commend ⬩ firmāre, commendāre ⬩ FAST ⬩ jējūnāre
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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 possunt jējūnāre, Mk. Bos. 2, 19
fæste
fast, firmly ⬩ fixe, firme ⬩ fastly, quickly ⬩ cĕlĕrĭter
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fast, firmly; fixe, firme Sceát he mid his spere ðæt hit sticodefæste on ðam hearge he shot with his spear that it stuck fast in the temple, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 12. Cd. 8; Th. 10, 14; Gen. 156: Jos. 6, 1.
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fæsten
a fast, fasting ⬩ jējūnium ⬩ a fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall ⬩ mūnīmentum, arx, castellum ⬩ an inclosed place, cloister ⬩ claustrum
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Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe if a man during a fast give flesh-meat to his family, L. Wih. 14; Th. i. 40, 9: L. E. G. 8; Th. i. 172, 6. Þurh gebéd and fæsten per orātiōnem et jējūnium, Mt. Bos. 17, 21: Ps. Th. 68, 10.
fæsten-brice
A breach of a fast, fast-breaking, BREAKFAST ⬩ jējūnii violātio, jentācŭlum: On fæstenbricum [MS. fæstenbricon] in breaches of fasts
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A breach of a fast, fast-breaking, BREAKFAST; jējūnii violātio, jentācŭlum: On fæstenbricum [MS. fæstenbricon] in breaches of fasts, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 19
fæsten-díc
A castle-ditch ⬩ arcis fossa
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A castle-ditch; arcis fossa Andlang riþe óþ ðonefæstendíc along the stream to the castle-ditch, Cod. Dipl. 204; A. D. 814, Kmbl. i. 257, 32. 2+3
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fæsten-geat
A fortress or city gate ⬩ arcis vel urbis porta
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- A fortress or city gate; arcis vel urbis porta Wið ðæs fæstengeates folc onette the people hastened to the city gate, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 38; Jud. 162
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