fær-sceat
fare
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Passage-money, fare " Ástígað on þis scip tó ús, and sellað ús eówerne færsceat (fer- (fér- ?), Bl. H. 233, 13)." Hé him andswarode : " Nabbað wé færsceat (fer-, Bl. H. 233, 15), St. A. 6, 22, 24
fen-fixas
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A fish living in the water of a fen Ne þicgen hié fenfixas, ne sǽfixas þá þe habbað heard flǽsc, Lch. ii. 254, 22. Substitute:
folc-gesíþas
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An officer of the nation (in contrast with dryht-gesíþ?) Folcgesíðas þe mé mid sceoldon mearce healdan, Gen. 2134. Þæt ehtode ealdor þeóde wið þám néhstum folcgesíðum: Þæt eówer fela geseah, þeóde míne . . . " Þá cwæð sé þe wæs cyninges rǽswa . . . Dan
folc-herpaþ
highway
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The public road, highway On ðone folc-hearpað; ondlang ðæs hearpaðes, C. D. iii. 393, 14: 463, 17
fóran-dæg
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The early part of the day Ǽlc man sylð on forandæge his góde wín (omnis homo primum bonum uinum ponit, Jn. 2, 10), Hml. Th. ii. 70, 26: Nap. 23. Substitute:
fór-bed
A litter
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A litter: -Fórbed (-bæd, v.l.) badanola (lectus in itinere, lectus itineralis: cf. banadola lectus quo in itinere fertur, Gl. Isidor), Hpt. 31, 6, 80
for-hǽþan
To parch up ⬩ burn out ⬩ consume
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To parch up, burn out, consume Forswǽld, forhǽþed exustus, i. spoliatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 34
Linked entry: for-hátena
fóre-cwide
a prediction
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Substitute: a prediction Wæs his sóð syn wítnad æfter forecwide (juxta praedictum) ðæs Godes weres, Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 296, 11. Forecwida ðæs wítges praedicta Ezechielis, Mt. p. 9, 9. heading of a chapter Forecwide capitulum, Mt. p. 4, 1. Forecuido capitulae
forliger-wíf
A prostitute
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A prostitute Affra wæs forlegorwíf (forlegores wíf, v. l.), Mart. H. 140, 19. Þú eart meretrix, þæt is forlegorwíf (-legos-, v. l.), 23
Linked entry: forlegis-wíf
for-sáwend
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One who despises Forsáwendrum contemtibilibus, i. despicientibus, An. Ox. 5438
Linked entry: -sáwend
gifend
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a giver: — Apollonius mangeres naman genam má þonne gifendes, Ap. Th. 10, 8. <b>I a.</b> applied to the Deity, v. gifan; Drihten þe is ealra gereorda gifend, R. Ben. 69, II. one that is in the habit of giving, a liberal person Gifend largus
Linked entry: gefend
here-spel
panegyric ⬩ eulogy
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A story of praise, panegyric, eulogy Gehýr nú þis herespel (the story of creation), Sch. 37. Substitute:
Linked entry: hér
here-þrym
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A martial force Hereþrym falanges, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 10. Substitute:
hrǽc-gebræc
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and add Hrǽcgebrǽc brancos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 1
ord-stapu
den-bǽre
Linked entry: weald-bǽre
sǽ-hete
Raging of the sea
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Raging of the sea Mid ðý wé wið ðam winde and wið ðam sǽ (sǽhete, MS. Ca.) campodan cum vento pelagoque certantes, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 27
sceald-þýfel
A thicket
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A thicket Scaldthýflas, scald[t]hýblasalga, alge; scaldhýflas vel sondhyllas alga, Txts. 38, 58. 'Scaldhýflas alga, scaldhúlas paupilius, are errors. Scealdþýfelas, fruteta, thickets, occurs inGreg. Dial.' Lchdm. iii. 343, col. 2
Linked entry: sceald-húlas
wæter-méle
A water-cup
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A water-cup Wæterméle pelvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78;Zup. 75, 15. Wætermǽle pulvis, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 68
Linked entry: méle
wæter-steal
Standing water, a pool
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Standing water, a pool Ðǽr synd unmǽte móras, hwílon sweart wætersteal, hwílon fúle eáríþas yrnende sometimes black stagnant water, sometimes foul streams running, Guthl. 3;Gdwin. 20, 5