endleofan-gilde
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Entitled to elevenfold compensation Is arcebiscopes feoh endlifangilde, Ll. Th. i. 330, 19. Biscopes feoh .xi. gylde, 2, 4
eofor-hwæt
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Bold as a boar Eoforhuaet (a proper name), Txts. 160, 1
Linked entry: hwæt
eornoste
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Heorneste seria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 32. Add
eorþcund-lic
Earthly
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Earthly, of earth Þá wilnunga ðissa eorðcundlicra ðinga terrenarum rerum cupidinem, Past. 78, 18
eorþen
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Of or in the earth Grafe eorþenum cuniculo subterraneo, An. Ox. 3312
esne-cund
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Of the servile class Esnecund conditiorius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 59
ést-lic
devout ⬩ delicate ⬩ dainty
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devout, Similar entries v. ést, I Fæstine oestlico jejunia votiva, Rtl. 18, 15. Oestlicum ðóhtum devotis mentibus, 9. 19. Oestlicere devotius, 13. delicate, dainty. Similar entries v. ést, II Éstlicost delicatissimum, An. Ox. 56, 298
fǽcnig
Crafty
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Crafty, Nap. 78
fæder-líce
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As a father Þæt Cúðberhtus his fyrwitnysse fæderlíce miltsode that Cuthbert like as a father would pity his curiosity, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 19
fæger-líce
Splendidly ⬩ sumptuously
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Splendidly, sumptuously Hé gehriordade fegerlíce epulabatur splendide, Lk. L. 16, 19
Linked entry: fægere
fǽmnhád-lic
Virgin ⬩ virginal
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Virgin, virginal Fǽmnhádlices uirginalis, An. Ox. 1483. Fǽmnhádlicere, 1717. Fǽmnhá[d]licum uirginali, 535: 2280
fæstes
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Dele
fæst-heald
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Having fast hold, firmly joined, firmly cemented Hí swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, and ǽfre swá hí neár and neár eódon hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 423
fæþm-lic
embracing ⬩ encompassing ⬩ sinuous
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embracing, encompassing Sý þín þæt fæþmlice hrif mid eallum fægernessum gefrætwod, Bl. H. 7, 28. sinuous Ðǽm fæðmlice sinuosis (flexibus), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 65
fals
False
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False (of weight or coinage) Fals pening (printed flas pennig) (or? fals-pening, cf. Icel. fals-penningr) paracaraximus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 34. Swicollice dǽda and láðlice unlaga áscunige man swýðe; ꝥ is false gewihta and wóge gemeta, Ll. Th. i. 310, 13
feallend-lic
Perishable ⬩ transitory ⬩ frail
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Perishable, transitory, frail. Þeós world is gebrosnodlic and feallendlic, Bl. H. 115, 4: Wlfst. 136, 27. Þysse worulde wela is hwýlwendlic and feallendlic and gebrosnadlic, 263, 12
Linked entry: feallan
fearnig
Ferny
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Ferny, full of fern On ðá fearnigan hylle, of ðǽre fearnigan hylle, C. D. B. ii. 246, 21. On ðá fearnige leáge, C. D. iii. 376, 5
fela-ǽte
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Eating much Felaǽte mordax (luscorum more Cyclopum), An. Ox. 23, 15
Linked entry: -ǽte
fela-ídelsprǽce
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Talking very idly Ðá felaídelsprǽcan (-sprǽcean, v. l.) multiloquio vacantes, Past. 175, 25
fela-sprǽce
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