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níd-faru

(n.)
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níd-faru, e; f.

A journey one is forced to takedeath

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A journey one is forced to take, death Fore there neidfaerae naenig uuirthit thoncsnotturra than him tharf sié, Archaeologia, vol. xxviii. p. 357

níw-fara

(n.)
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níw-fara, an; m.

A new-comera stranger

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A new-comer, a stranger Ic eom nífara hider on eorþan beforan ðé and ælþeódig incola ego sum apud te in terra, et peregrinus, Ps. Th. 38, 15

Linked entries: níw-gefara fara

ge-fara

(n.)
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ge-fara, an; m.

A companionsŏcius

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A companion; sŏcius Ic eom fyrdrinces gefara I am a soldier's companion, Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 3; Rä 78, 2. Hí heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wið heora gefaran in sŏcios arma vertĕre incipiunt, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 5

Linked entry: fara

ge-fana

(n.)
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ge-fana, an; m.

A standard

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A standard,Som

ge-fagen

(adj.)
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ge-fagen, adj.

Gladjoyfullætus

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Glad, joyful; lætus Gefagen biþ, gif hit ǽfre to cuman mæg it will be joyful if it ever may come thereto, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 29

under-fang

susceptor

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glosses susceptor, Ps. Spl. 3, 3: 17, 3: 45, 7: 143, 2

un-fǽge

(adj.)
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un-fǽge, adj.

Not feynot appointed to die

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Not fey, not appointed to die Mæg unfǽge eáðe gedígan weán and wræcsíð, se ðe Waldendes hyldo gehealdeþ out of misery and exile may easily come one not appointed to die, who possesses God's favour, Beo. Th. 4571; B. 2291. Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽgne eorl,

Linked entry: un-fǽglíc

ýþ-faru

(n.)
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ýþ-faru, e; f.
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The wave-course, the waves, sea Swá ealne middangeard mereflód þeahte, ðá se aþela wong onsund wið ýðfare gehealden stód hreóra wǽga eádig unwemme cum diluvium mersisset fluctibus orbem, Deucalioneas exsuperavit aquas, Exon. Th. 200, 22; Ph. 44. Sume

and-fang

(n.)
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and-fang, es; m.
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acceptance Ꝥte hé hæbbe ondfong ðerh Godes milsæ on heofnum, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 10. in a personal sense. Cf. under-fang Andfang(a ?) appetitorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 17

deór-fald

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Substitute: an enclosure or cage for wild beasts Deórfald cavea, domus in theatro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 64. [ a deer-park Se king rád in his dérfald, Chr. 1123; P. 251, 5. þis wæs segon on þe selue derfald in þá tune on Burch and on ealle þá wudes, 1127

dun-falu

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Dunfealu cervinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 72: 130, 24. Add

eax-faru

(n.)
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an expedition in carriages(?) Aexfaru aparatu (perhaps a gloss on Ald. 64, 10 :-- Scythicae gentis impetum, quae cum infinito duelli apparatu proficiscens. In An. Ox. 4560 the word is glossed by fyrdungce ), Txts. 41, 186

fácen-ful

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Inwitful vel fácenful dolosus, i. insidiosus, fraudulentus, callidus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 66: subdola, 150, 48. Fácenful gewita testis fraudulentus, Kent. Gl. 415. Fácenfulles strofosi, An. Ox. 2708. Þone fácenfullan factiosum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 63. His

fácen-gecwis

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Fácengecwis conspiratio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 73: 19, 8. Fácengecwys conspicatio, i. conspirago, 134, 9. For Cot. 46 substitute

fácen-leás

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of precious metals or jewels, not sham Mið golde and mið gimmum ǽc mið suulfre ofergylded, fáconleás feh, Jn. p. 188, 5. Add:

fácen-lic

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Hú sió bysmerlice sibb and fácenlice wearð betweónum Læcedemonium and Persum, Ors. S. 2, 28. Warnien hí þæt hí nán þing fácenlices ne dón videant ne aliquam fraudem presumant inferre, R. Ben. 95, 12, 15. Fácenlicu dolore (misread dolosa ? ), Ps. L. 106

fæng-tóþ

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fald-gang

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The pasture land grazed by the animals belonging to a fold (?). (Cf. fold-course a sheep-walk, N. E. D.) Sceóte man ælmessan, swá æt heáfde peninc, swá æt sulhgange peninc, swá æt faldgange pening, Wlfst. 170, 37. Substitute:

Linked entry: fald-gang-penig

fant-wæter

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Ǽr þan þe gé þæt hǽþene cild fullian on þám fantwætere, ofergeót ðínne líchaman mid fantwætere, Hml. Th. ii. 346, 14, 24. Bedýp on fontwætre gehálgodum, Lch. ii. 344, 23. Add

for-fang

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Huic libertati concede additamentum . . . mundbryche, burhbryce . . . forfænge . . . aliasque omnes leges et consuetudines quae ad me pertinent, Cht. Th. 411, 31. Add: ¶ for-fang occurs in a list of emoluments accruing to the king (Edward the Confessor