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Anglo-Saxon

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un-feor

(adv.)
Grammar
un-feor, un-feorr; adv.

Not far off ⬩ at no great distance off ⬩ no great distance

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Not far off. marking position, at no great distance off, Grammar un-feor, where the point from which the distance is measured is given by an adverb Ðǽr wæs unfeorr (-feor, MS. A.) án swýna heord erat non longe ab illis grex porcorum, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 30.

wann-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-feax, adj.
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Dark-haired, with raven-black tresses Wonfeax wale, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8

Linked entry: wan-feax

wudu-feld

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-feld, a, es; m.

A field of the wood

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A field of the wood On wudufeldum in campis silvae, Ps. Th. 131, 6

wunden-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
wunden-feax, adj.

With plaited mane

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With plaited mane Wicg wundenfeax, Beo. Th. 2804; B. 1400

á-feóung

(n.)
Grammar
á-feóung, e; f.
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Hate Áfeónge (=? on feónge; cf. feóunga exosa, 31, 38, and gé beóð on hatunge. Mt. 10, 22) exosas (-us , Ald.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 82

Linked entries: á-feónge feóung

and-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
and-feax, adj.
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Bald Andfeaxe (-fexe, v. l.) weorðaþ ðǽra swýðe manega very many of them shall become bald (cf. Isaiah 3, 17, 24), Wlfst. 46, 1

beód-fers

(n.)
Grammar
beód-fers, es; n. (not m.)
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Substitute: Grace before meat Be ðám ðe tó late tó beódferse cumað (ad mensam veniunt), R. Ben. 67, 19. Sé þe tó his beódferse ne cume ad mensam qui ante versum ne occurrerit, 69, 9. Hé tó Furtunates mýsan becom, ǽr þám þe hé his beódfers sunge (Gode

cwic-feoh

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Dele

eald-feónd

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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

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