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fóre-fón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-fón, ic -fó; p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen

To take beforeanticipateantĭcĭpāre

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To take before, anticipate; antĭcĭpāre Fóreféngon wæccan eágan míne antĭcĭpāvērunt vĭgĭlias ŏcŭli mei. Ps. Spl. C. T. 76, 4. Raðe fórefó us mildheortnysse ðine cĭto antĭcĭpent nos mĭsĕrĭcordiæ tuæ, Ps. Spl. C. 78, 8

swearcan

(v.)
Grammar
swearcan, (?) to grow dark (?); metaph. to grow faint, languish, v. á-swarcan,
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the preceding and following words, and sweorcan

Linked entry: swarcan

æt-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feolan, -fiolan; p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon, -félon; pp. -folen, -feolen

To adherecleave or hang oninsist uponstick tocontinueinsistereadhærere

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To adhere, cleave or hang on, insist upon, stick to, continue; insistere, adhærere Ætfeole mín tunge fæste gómum adthæreat lingua mea faucibus meis, Ps. Th. 136, 5. Is ætfeolen eác mín bán flǽsce mínum adhæserunt ossa mea carni mea, Ps. Th. 101, 4. Ætfelon

Linked entries: æt-fele æt-fiolan

be-felan

(v.)
Grammar
be-felan, -feolan; p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -feolen, -folen

To commitcommenddeliverassignallotcommitterecommendaretradere

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To commit, commend, deliver, assign, allot; committere, commendare, tradere,Leo 140

Linked entries: be-feolan be-folen

fæstan

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

firm, entrust, commit, commendfirmāre, commendāre FASTjējūnāre

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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

ge-feaxe

Grammar
ge-feaxe, l. (?) ge-feax, and add: [O. H. Ger. ge-fahs comatus. ]
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Cf. ge-hǽre

fealh

(n.)
Grammar
fealh, fealh, fealg, felg, e; f.
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Fallow land Fealh (felh, Hpt. Gl. 461, 75) occa, An. Ox. 2359: 2, 75. Felg, 10, 5. Felch, 4, 36. Wealh (l. fealh), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 25. Walh (l. falh), 62, 63. [All these are glosses on: Foecunda conversationis occa, Ald. 32, 29.] Fealga occas, Txts

Linked entry: fealgian

fealo

(adj.)
Grammar
fealo, adj.
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Falu gilvus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 69. Fealu rubeum, rubicundum, 15, 80: busius, 126, 76. Feala, 12, 57. Sió fealwe fægernes fulva venustas (pavonis), 89, 61: 33, 40. Nim þonne ꝥ seax þe þæt hæfte sié fealo hryþeres horn, Lch. ii. 290, 22. Þæs fealewan flava

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, fareld, færelt, es ; n. [fær a going, faran to go] .

a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relationvia, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta The passover of the Jews transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus

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a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relation; via, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta Hwá ne wundrige wolcna færeldes who does not express a wonder of the

fǽringa

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽringa, fǽrincga, fǽrunga, fǽrunge; adv. [fǽr sudden, -inga, -unga adverbial terminations]

Suddenly, quickly, by chancesŭbĭto, repente, forte

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Suddenly, quickly, by chance; sŭbĭto, repente, forte Fǽringa hí geteorodon sŭbĭto defēcērunt, Ps. Spl. C. 72, 19. Ðú fǽringa gehogodest sæcce sécean thou suddenly resolvedst to seek conflict, Beo. Th. 3980; B. 1988: Exon. 46 b; Th. 158, 20; Gú. 911:

Linked entries: fǽrunga féringa

wíd-farende

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-farende, adj. (ptcpl.) Wide-faring, wandering: — Ðone wíd-farendan lǽd on ðín hús
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vagos induc in domum tuam, Past. 43; Swt. 315, 14

Linked entry: wíd-férende

flot-smere

(n.)
Grammar
flot-smere, es; n. [smeru fat, grease]

Floating fatscum of a potpinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans

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Floating fat, scum of a pot; pinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: smeoru

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, bi-feolan ; p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon ; pp. -folen, -feolen

To commitcommenddelivergrantcommitterecommendaretradere

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To commit, commend, deliver, grant; committere, commendare, tradere Morðor under eorþan befeolan to commit murder under the earth, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 23; Gn. Ex. 115 : Cd. 202; Th. 251, 7 ; Dan. 560. Ðú him for inwite yfel befǽle propter dolos disposuisti

Linked entries: be-felan bi-feolan

alh

(n.)
Grammar
alh, alhn, es; m.

A sheltering-placetemplefaneasylumtemplum

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A sheltering-place, temple, fane; asylum, templum Tempel Gode, alhn háligne a temple for God, a holy fane. Cd. 162; Th. 202, 22; Exod. 392

Linked entry: ealh

bæþ

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Add: v. fant-bæþ, fullwiht-bæþ

ge-wyrde

Grammar
ge-wyrde, speech, v. ge-wyrd verbosity, and first passage under ge-wyrd fate.

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wind-gefanne

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See wind-fana in Dict

Linked entry: ge-fanne

fier

(adv.)
Grammar
fier, adv. [fier, comp. of feor, adv. far]

Fartherlongiusultĕrius

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Farther; longius, ultĕrius Ðeáh ðú nú fier [fyr MS. Bod.] síe ðonne ðú wǽre though thou art now farther than thou wast, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33. We areccan ne mágon ðæt fædrencynn fier ówihte we cannot reckon the paternal kin any degree farther, Exon. 11b

fyrr

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrr, adv. [comp. of feor; adv. far, q.v.]

Fartherultĕriuslongius

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Farther; ultĕrius, longius We usse gesihþ fyrr upp ahófan longius vīsum lĕvāvĭmus, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 32: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 3, 11; Lchdm. iii. 236, 9: Cd. 122; Th. 156, 23; Gen. 2593

Linked entry: feor

fǽman

(v.)
Grammar
fǽman, p. de; pp. ed [fám foam]

FOAM or froth spūmāre

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ToFOAM or froth ; spūmāre Fǽmþ spūmat, Lk. Bos. 9, 39. Fǽmende spūmans, Mk. Bos. 9, 20

Linked entry: FÁM