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fǽr-steorfa

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-steorfa, an; m.

Murrain

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Murrain Gif sceáp sý ábrocen, and wið fǽrsteorfan, Lch. iii. 56, 15. Wið swína fǽrsteorfan, 25

fǽr-stice

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-stice, es; m.

A stitch

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A stitch, sudden pain Wið fǽrstice (cf. the refrain of the charm that follows: Út lytel spere, gif hér inne sié), Lch. iii. 52, 11

fær-weg

(n.)
Grammar
fær-weg, es; m.
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A cart-road Andlang þǽre díc tó cnictes ferwege; of þám wege on ealdan stánwege, C. D. B. i. 417, 15. Ondlong heges on færweg, C. D. iii. 213, 1

fæt-gold

Grammar
fæt-gold, l. fǽt gold,

Similar entry: fǽtan

fám-bláwende

(adj.)
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In 1. 2 read: se légfámbláwenda

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

feax-cláþ

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Feaxcláð (printed seax-) fascia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 74. For Cot. 93 substitute

feax-gerǽdian

(v.)
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Dele

feax-sceacga

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Dele

feax-sceacged

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Dele

feax-sceára

Similar entry: sceár

fela-ǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-ǽte, adj.
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Eating much Felaǽte mordax (luscorum more Cyclopum), An. Ox. 23, 15

Linked entry: -ǽte

fela-feald

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Ðeós woruld is gemæncged mid mænigfealdan máne and mid felafealdan fácne, Wlfst. 82, 6. Add

fela-ídelsprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-ídelsprǽce, adj.
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Talking very idly Ðá felaídelsprǽcan (-sprǽcean, v. l.) multiloquio vacantes, Past. 175, 25

fela-specol

Similar entry: fela-sprecol

fela-specolness

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fela-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-sprǽce, adj.

loquacious

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Speaking much, loquacious, using many words with intent to deceive Felospraeci, feluspréci trifulus, trufulus, Txts. 102, 1009. Huelc wíte wéne wé ðæt se felasprǽcea (-sprǽca, v. l.) scyle habban ðe simle on ofersprǽce syngað pensemus quae poena multiloquium

fela-sprecol

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-sprecol, adj.

Talkative ⬩ loquacious

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Talkative, loquacious Móna se ehteóða . . . cild ácenned . . . ofermód, felasprecol, Lch. iii. 192, 22

Linked entries: fela-specol sprecol

fela-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-wyrde, adj.

talkative

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Of many words, talkative Ne beón gé tó felawyrde ne ealles tó hlagole, Wlfst. 40, 18

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

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