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-feaxe

(suffix)
Grammar
-feaxe, -feax.
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fearh

(n.)
Grammar
fearh, færh, ferh, es; pl. fearas; m.

A little pig, a FARROW, litter ⬩ porcellus

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A little pig, a FARROW, litter; porcellus Fearh porcellus, Wrt. Voc. 78, 40. Fearas suilli vel porcelli vel nefrendes, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 35; Wrt. Voc. 22, 76

Linked entries: færh ferh

fearh

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Faerh porcellus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 61. Fearh, 68, 31. Add:

feára

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
feára, of a few, Beo. Th. 2828; B. 1412. v. feá
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few, feáwa

fearn

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Fearn (feran, Erf.) filix, Txts. 62, 420. Filix, fearn cujus radix utilis est ad soluendam difficultatem pariendi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 35. Filicumque and fearnes oðða fearna, 37, 48. Wiþ þeóhece, smíce mid fearne swíþe þá þeóh, Lch. ii. 64, 26. Add:

FELD

(n.)
Grammar
FELD, feald; gen. es; dat. a, e; m. A

FIELD ⬩ pasture ⬩ plain ⬩ an open country ⬩ campus ⬩ campestria

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On fealda in campo, Ps. Spl. 77, 15. Feadas ðíne beóþ gefylled of genihtsumnysse campi tui replēbuntur ubertāte, 64, 12

Linked entries: feald feld-denu

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries ⬩ cŏma ⬩ căpillus

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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries, cŏma, căpillus Nimeþ ðæt feax to the hair holdeth on, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 11; Lchdm. i. 344, 20: L. M. 1, 87; Lchdm. ii. 156, 7. Ne feax ne fel neither hair nor skin, Exon. 74 a; Th. 278, 1; Jul. 591: Cd. 195; Th.

Linked entries: fæx fex

FELA

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FELA, fæla, feala, feola; adj. indecl.

Many ⬩ much ⬩ multum ⬩ multa ⬩ many things ⬩ much ⬩ very ⬩ multa ⬩ multum ⬩ in primis ⬩ cum maxĭme ⬩ so many ... as ⬩ tot ... quot

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with gen. Many, much; multum, multa Nis nú fela folca there is not now much people; multum pŏpŭlōrum, Exon. 81 a; Th. 304, 8; Fä. 67. Náh ic fela goldes I have not much gold; multum auri, Exon. 119 b; Th. 458, 14; Hy. 4, 100. Fela sceal gebídan leófes

Linked entries: fæla feala fealo feola feolo fala

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
án-feald, adj. [án one, feald fold]

ONE FOLD ⬩ simple ⬩ single ⬩ one alone ⬩ singular ⬩ peculiar ⬩ matchless ⬩ simplex

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Án-feald gewin single combat, R. Ben. interl. I. Ða án-fealdan stræcan those who are uniformly strict, Past. 42, 1; Hat. MS. 57b, 25

feá

(adj.)
Grammar
feá, adj.

Few ⬩ pauci

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Few ; pauci Ðis feá ána dóþ a few only do this, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 8. Ðæt hér wǽre mycel ríp [MS. riip] and feá wyrhtan that a great harvest was here and few workmen, 1, 29; S. 498, 5. Feá ðæt gedýgaþ few escape from that, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 6; Rä

fela-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fela-feald, adj.

Manifold ⬩ multiplex

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Manifold; multiplex Dómas ðíne synd neowelnys micellu oððe felafeald jūdĭcia tua suit abyssus multa, Ps. Spl. 38, 6

fela-feald

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Ðeós woruld is gemæncged mid mænigfealdan máne and mid felafealdan fácne, Wlfst. 82, 6. Add

fealga

(n.)
Grammar
fealga, harrows, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 24; pl. nom. acc.
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of fealh

Linked entry: fælging

fear

(n.)
Grammar
fear, es; m.

A bull, an ox ⬩ taurus, bos

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A bull, an ox; taurus, bos Gif he hríðeru offrian wille, bringe unwemme fear oððe heáfre si de bobus vŏluĕrit offerre, marem sive fēmĭnam immaculāta offĕret, Lev. 3, 1

fealþ

(v.)
Grammar
fealþ, falleth, falls, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 29;
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3rd pers. pres. of feallan

feala-fór

(n.)
Grammar
feala-fór, feale-fór, e; f?

A fieldfare? ⬩ turdus pĭlāris?-Fealafór torax?

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A fieldfare? turdus pĭlāris?-Fealafór torax? Cot. 174, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: feolu-fór

fealwa

(n.)
Grammar
fealwa, fallow, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 19; Rä. 56, 10; def. m. nom. sing.
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of fealo

fealwe

(adj.)
Grammar
fealwe, fallow, pale yellow, dusky, bay, Exon. 57 a; Th. 202, 24; Ph. 74: 60 a; Th. 219, 22; Ph. 311: Beo. Th. 1735; B. 865: 1837; B. 916; nom. acc. pl.
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of fealo

feaht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feaht, fought, Byrht. Th. 139, 14; By. 254; p.
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fearm

(n.)
Grammar
fearm, es; m.

A freight, cargo, load ⬩ ŏnus nāvis

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A freight, cargo, load; ŏnus nāvis Ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste fór mid fearme the most excellent house [the ark] sailed over the ocean's orb with its freight, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 7; Gen. 1394

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