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fadian

(v.)
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Gesette man þæne þe Godes hús wel fadige domui Dei dignum constituant dispensatorem, R. Ben. 119, 12. Gif hé his líf rihtlice fadige, Ll. Th. i. 346, 18.

fadung

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Þises sealmsanges fadung (fandung, v. l.) and endebyrdnes haec distributio psalmorum, R. Ben. 44, 14. On swylcere fadunge (fandunge, v. l.) . . . eal mynstres fadung (ordinatio), 125, 4-7.

fǽcen-nes

(n.)
Grammar
fǽcen-nes, (?)

deceitguilewile

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R. 18, 7

fǽcne

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Ne sý hé fǽcne non sit nimis suspiciosus, R. Ben. 121, 13. Fǽcne unriht iniquitas, Ps. Th. 72, 6. Se fǽcna the devil, Wal. 71. Þæs fǽcnan strofose, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 29: 76, 43. Faecnum veterno, 123, 43. Þý fǽcnan strophosa, 89, 65.

fæderen-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

dowry

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R. A. 429) Fædrenfeoh dos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 80

Linked entry: fæder-feoh

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Ðú fær eft biluce aditum reserasti, Rtl. 29, 34. Hí fordytton ǽlc fær upp tó þám muntum praeoccupaverunt omnes vertices montium, Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Th. i. 564, 18. the run, track of an animal: Denn ł fęreldu lustra (vaga venatrix (the cat) rimabor lustra ferarum, Ald. 265, 7), An. Ox. 26, 47. Færeltu lustra (cf. ryne lustra, 50, 42), Wrt.

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Gif heora hwylc fǽringa (forte) tóðint, R. Ben. 46, 16. Fǽrunga, R. Ben. I. 16, 13: 54, 6: 87, 3. Begýmað þæt [ne] fǽrunga beón gehefegude heortan eówre adtendite ne forte grauentur corda uestra, Scint. 105, 1

fǽrlíce

(adv.)

suddenlyunexpectedlysoonimmediatelyby chancehaphazard

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Hé ná mihte swá férlíce munecas findan he could not find monks at such short notice, 870; P. 284, 4. by chance. not of set purpose Bútan hit fǽrlíce swá gelimpe þæt man lator áríse nisi forte tardius surgatur, R.

fær-weg

(n.)
Grammar
fær-weg, es; m.
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A cart-road Andlang þǽre díc tó cnictes ferwege; of þám wege on ealdan stánwege, C. D. B. i. 417, 15. Ondlong heges on færweg, C. D. iii. 213, 1

fæsten-dæg

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On ðám fæstendagum in quibus diebus quadrigesimae, R. Ben. 74, 12. On eówrum fæstendagum in diebus jejuniorum vestrorum, Past. 315, 2. Þá fæstendagas þe men eów beódað tó healdenne, Wlfst. 230, 34. Add:

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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R. 11, 4. Ðes fæstlíce (etiam) synna forgefeð, Lk. L. 7, 49 (W. S. has nothing): L. R. 9, 5. Fæstlíce jam, L. 8, 27 (W. S. has nothing ): Jn. L. R. 3, 18: 9, 22: 13, 2

fæstnian

(v.)

to betroth

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Wríte hé ðá fæstnunga mid his ágenre handa, and on ðám gewrite ródetácn mearcige and hý swá fæstnigende uppan ðám altare álecge, R.

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Wríte hé ðá fæstnunga mid his ágenre handa, R. Ben. 100, 1-4.

fæt

a vesselutensila receptacleboxcasketa compartment

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R. 4, 21. Fatte, Lk. L. 8, 16. Stǽnino fatto ł bydno lapidae hydriae, Jn. L. 2, 6. Fato phialas, Mt. p. 10, 2. Ðás fato (vascula) cræfte gihrínado hǽdenra, Rtl. 97, 27.

feallan

to runto be overcometo stumblesnareto failfall awaydecaycrumble away

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Hé clypode: " Uton feallan tó ðǽre róde, and þone Ælmihtigan biddan . . . " Hí feóllon þá ealle mid Óswolde on gebedum, Hml. S. 26. 19-24. Hié on gebed feóllon, Gen. 847.

felle-reád

(adj.)

Purple

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R. 15, 20. Mið fellereáde purpura, Lk. L. 16, 19. Mið fellereóde, Mk. R. 15, 17: Jn. R. 19, 2

Linked entry: fel

feógan

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R. 6, 24. Ne mæg midengeord gifióge iówih, mec fiáð (odit), Jn. R. 7, 7. Geféð ða (oðða ?) fiáð (gefiið, L.), 15, 19. Sé ðe mec fiáð and fæder mínne fiáð, 23: Ps. Srt. 10, 6. Ðá ðe ðé fígað qui te oderunt, 20, 9: 33, 22. Ic fióde odivi, 25, 5.

feógaþ

(n.)

hatred

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R. 24, 10

feoh-geréfa

(n.)
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feoh-geréfa, an; m.

A stewardbailiff

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R. 12, 42