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fæstes

(adv.)
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fæstes, adv.
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Dele

fæst-heald

(adj.)
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fæst-heald, adj.
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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

(adj.)
Grammar
fæþm-lic, adj.

embracingencompassingsinuous

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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

(adj.)
Grammar
fals, adj.

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

(adj.)
Grammar
feallend-lic, adj.

Perishabletransitoryfrail

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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

(adj.)
Grammar
fearnig, adj.

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

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

Linked entry: -ǽte

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-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.

Talkativeloquacious

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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

felle-reád

(adj.)

Purple

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Grammar felle-reád, adj. Purple Gegearwadon hine mið fellereáde (-reóde, R.) hrægle induunt eum purpura, Mk. L. 15, 17. Mið fellereádum uoede ueste purpurea, Jn. L. 19, 2. Ꝥ fellereád (-reóde. R.) uoede, 5. Tunuc fellereád tunicam purpuream, Mt. L. 27

Linked entry: fel

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Add: at a great distance. of space, absolute Þú feorr gehogodest sæcce sécean, B. 1988. Hé wæs him feor (suíðe fearr, L., swíðe fear, R.) ipse peregre fuit, Lk. 20, 9. where point from which distance is measured is given, in dative Þá foreweardas wǽron

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

feor

(adj.)
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feor, adj.
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Hé fæder forlét and feorr (feor, v. l.) land (feorrland? v. feor-land) sóhte in longinquam regionem abiit, Gr. D. 106, 26. Hé foerde on lond unnéh ł suiðe fearr (feor, R. adv.?) abiit in regionem longinquam, Lk. L. 19, 12. Ðæt folc nolde geliéfan ðeáh

Linked entry: feor-land

feorht-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
feorht-lic, adj.

Honourablejust

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Honourable, just

Linked entry: ferht-lic

feorran-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorran-cumen, adj.

stranger

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Come from far, stranger Gif feorrancumen man oþþe fræmde búton wege gange, Ll. Th. i. 42, 23. Gif freóndleás man oþþe feorrancuman geswenced weorðe . . . Sé þe freóndleásan and feorrancumenan wyrsan dóm démeð þonne his geféran, 396, 25-29. Be feorrancumenum

Linked entry: feorren

feówer-dógor

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-dógor, adj.
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Lasting four days Feówerdógor (feóerdóger, L.) quadriduanus, Jn. R. 11, 39

Linked entry: fiþer-dógor

feówer-ecge

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-ecge, adj.

Four-edged

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Four-edged Heó of hyre manega bógas ásendeþ and þá lange and feówerecge, Lch. i. 306, 7

feówer-fealdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
feówer-fealdlíce, adv.

Quadruply

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Quadruply Ꝥ ic forgylde feówerfealdlíce id reddo quadruplum, Ll. Th. ii. 136, 9: 232, 22: Bl. H. 11, 8

feówertíne-wintre

(adj.)
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feówertíne-wintre, adj.
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Fourteen years old Feówertýnewintre man hine sylfne mæg þeówne gedón quatuordecim annorum homini licet se servum facere, Ll. Th. ii. 152, 27