for-sliet
Slaughter ⬩ massacre ⬩ internĕcio
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Slaughter, massacre; internĕcio, Cot. 108
fóster-bearn
A FOSTER-BEARN or child ⬩ ălumnus
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A FOSTER-BEARN or child; ălumnus, Cot. 9
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fóster-land
FOSTER-LAND ⬩ land assigned for the procuring of provisions ⬩ fundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus
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FOSTER-LAND, land assigned for the procuring of provisions; fundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus He gean [MS. geun] ðæs landes æt Wihtríces hamme ðám Godes þeówum, to fósterlande he gives the land at Wittersham to God's servants, as foster-land, Th. Diplm
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fóster-leán
Foster-loan ⬩ remuneration for rearing a foster-child ⬩ educatiōnis præmium ⬩ nutrīcii merces
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Edm. B. 2; Th. i. 254, 8
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FREÓLS
freedom ⬩ immunity ⬩ privilege ⬩ lībertas ⬩ immūnĭtas ⬩ privĭlēgium ⬩ a time of freedom ⬩ a holy day ⬩ feast ⬩ festival ⬩ the celebration of a festival ⬩ festum ⬩ festi celebratio
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Eth. v. 17; Th. i. 308, 23: L. C. E. 16; Th. i. 368, 26. To ðam eáster-lícan freólse to the paschal feast. Lk. Bos. 2, 42; L. Eth. v. 14; Th. i. 308, 14, 16, 17: L. C. E. 16; Th. i. 368, 25.
Frig-dæg
FRIDAY ⬩ Friga's day ⬩ dies Vĕnĕris
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Edg. i. 5; Th. i. 264. 23: L. C. E. 16; Th. i. 368, 25. Fæstan ǽlce Frige dæg to fast every Friday, L. Eth. v. 17; Th. i. 308, 23: vi. 24; Th. i. 320, 22.
fugel-timber
A young bird ⬩ avĭcŭla ⬩ pullus
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A young bird; avĭcŭla, pullus Biþ fæger fugeltimber it is a fair young bird, Exon. 59 a; Th. 214, 8; Ph. 236
ful-lǽst
Help ⬩ aid ⬩ support ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ subsĭdium
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Help, aid, support; auxĭlium, subsĭdium Is mægenwísa trum, fullésta mǽst, se ðas fare lǽdeþ he is a firm army- leader, the greatest of supports, who leads this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 18; Exod. 554. Ðæt we hæfdon æt ðæm fýre leóht and fulláste
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fyrd-hrægl
A war-garb ⬩ bellĭca vestis ⬩ lōrĭca
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A war-garb; bellĭca vestis, lōrĭca Helm oft gescær, fǽges fyrdhrægl it often slashed the helmet, the war-garb of the fated, Beo. Th. 3058; B. 1527
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fyrenian
To sin ⬩ commit adultery ⬩ peccāre ⬩ mœchāri
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To sin, commit adultery; peccāre, mœchāri Fyrnaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord thus will the body sin, Soul Kmbl. 203; Seel. 103. Ne fyrena ðú non mœchābĕris, Lk. Bos. 18, 20
fyrht
A divining ⬩ divination ⬩ augury ⬩ auspĭcium ⬩ hariolātio ⬩ augŭrium
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A divining, divination, augury; auspĭcium, hariolātio, augŭrium Oððe on blóte odðe on fyrhte either by sacrifice or by divination, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 22. On firhte, L. N. P. L. 48; Th. ii. 296, 28. Æristum oððe frumum frehtum prīmis auspĭciis, Rtl
FYRST
the first entrance ⬩ a threshold ⬩ door ⬩ limen ⬩ the first in height ⬩ the top ⬩ ridge ⬩ the inward roof ⬩ ceiling of a chamber ⬩ culmen ⬩ lăquear
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the first entrance, a threshold, door; limen, Cot. 118. the first in height, the top, ridge, the inward roof, ceiling of a chamber; culmen, lăquear Fyrst lăquear, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 43; Wrt. Voc. 26, 42: 82, 15. [Ger. first, m. f. a gable, summit
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FYRWET
Curiosity ⬩ cūriōsĭtas
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Curiosity; cūriōsĭtas Hyne fyrwet bræc curiosity urged him, Beo. Th. 5562; B. 2784 : 3975; B. 1985. Mec ðæs on worulde full oft fyrwit frineþ my curiosity enquireth very often about this in the world, Salm. Kmbl. 117; Sal. 58. Hine fyrwyt bræc curiosity
gǽn-hwyrft
A turning again ⬩ conversio
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A turning again; conversio On gecerringe oððe on gǽnhwyrfte Drihten gehæftnesse oððe hæftnunge Siones in convertendo Dŏmĭnus captīvĭtātem Sion, Ps. Lamb. 125, 1
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GÆRS
GRASS ⬩ a blade of grass ⬩ herb ⬩ hay ⬩ grāmen ⬩ herba ⬩ fænum
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Seó eorþe wæstm beraþ, ǽrest gærs, syððan ear, syððan fulne hwǽte on ðam eare terra fructĭfĭcat, primum herbam, deinde spicam, deinde plēnum frumentum in spica, Mk. Bos. 4, 28 : Gen. 1, 11 : Num. 22, 4.
geán-ryne
A running against ⬩ meeting ⬩ occursus
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A running against, meeting; occursus Arís on geánryne mínne exurge in occursum meum, Ps. Spl. 58, 5
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ealdor-mon
An elderman, alderman, nobleman, chief ⬩ mājor nātu, princeps
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An elderman, alderman, nobleman, chief; mājor nātu, princeps Ebrinus se ealdormon Ebrinus mājor dŏmus rēgiae. Bd 4, 1; S. 564, 33: 2, 13; S. 515, 32
ealdor-gedál
Separation from life, death ⬩ vitæ divortium, mors
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Separation from life, death; vitæ divortium, mors Óþ his ealdorgedál until his death. Cd. 92; Th. 118, 2; Gen. 1959
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heg-hús
A hay-house ⬩ fœnile
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A hay-house; fœnile, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 20; Wrt. Voc. 58, 60
heorþ-pening
A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]
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A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence] Be ðon heorþpeninge.