Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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gearu-fang

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Gearufang proceris, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 75

ge-fǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fǽge, (?), adj.
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Cheerful, genial (?) Freóndum gefǽgra, B. 913. v. ge-feón, and for form cf. (?) ge-sprǽce

Linked entry: -fæge

ge-fana

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Dele

ge-fang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fang, a joint, clamp, v. riht-gefang,
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hind-fald

Grammar
hind-fald, híne. The word seems constructed as a nominative to the genitive hína (from hígna).
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Dele the bracket:

héh-faro

Similar entry: heáh-fore

lang-fǽre

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Langfére, langsum diuturna i. longeua An. Ox. 2072. Treówa . . . langférran, Angl. viii. 327, 24. Add

níd-faru

(n.)
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At end of first line l. there for the, see Txts. p. 149

ofer-fǽtt

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Nú gesetton ðá hálgan fæderas ꝥ wé fæston mid geráde, and ǽlce dæg eton mid gedafenlicnysse, swá ꝥ úre líchama áléfed ne wurðe ne eft oferfǽt tó ídelum lustum, Hml. S. 13, 105. Add

pund-fald

(n.)
Grammar
pund-fald, a
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pinfold On hacan pundfald; of hacan pundfalde, C. D. vi. 41, 24

Linked entry: pyndan

stód-fald

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Add: Cf. Andlang stódfalddíces, swá andlang stódfald-gemǽr(es), Cht. Crw. 25, 42

feax-fang

(n.)
Grammar
feax-fang, m. l. n.
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felde-fare

(n.)
Grammar
felde-fare, Wülck. Gl. 287, 17
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reads felde-ware

feoh-fang

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-fang, n. (not m.

wægn-faru

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-faru, e; f.

A chariot-journey

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A chariot-journey Fiscalis reda (= rheda) gebellícum wæg[n]fearu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 64. Fiscalis ræde gafellícum wǽnfare, 35, 56

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' ⬩ embracing ⬩ to embrace

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A term occurring in the laws which Thorpe thus defines: 'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' The word occurs in the following passages Gif ceorl búton wífes wísdóme deóflum

Linked entries: and-fang fang

slege-fǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
slege-fǽge, adj.

Doomed to slaughter, doomed to death by the sword

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Doomed to slaughter, doomed to death by the sword Slegefǽge hæleþ (the Assyrians before their defeat) Judth. Thw. 25, 7; Jud. 247

fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
fæstan, -nian; p.fæste ; pp. fæsted [fæst fast, firm] .

firm, entrust, commit, commend ⬩ firmāre, commendāre ⬩ FAST ⬩ jējūnāre

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to fasten, make fast or firm, entrust, commit, commend; firmāre, commendāre, Lk. Lind. 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

Linked entries: fast ge-fæstan

cild-faru

(n.)
Grammar
cild-faru, e; f.
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A carrying of children

Linked entry: faru

fácen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
fácen-leás, adj.

Without deceit, simple, innocent ⬩ simplex

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Without deceit, simple, innocent; simplex, Som. Ben. Lye

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