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Engla feld

(n.)
Grammar
Engla feld, gen. feldes; dat. felda, felde; m. [Hovd. Englefeld: Brom. Englefelde: Matt. West. Anglefeld: Angles' field, the field of the English]

ENGLEFIELD or INGLEFIELD, near Reading, Berkshire ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Berkeriensi

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ENGLEFIELD or INGLEFIELD, near Reading, Berkshire; lŏci nōmen in agro Berkeriensi Hér cwom se here to Reádingum on West-Seaxe, and ðæs ymb iii niht ridon ii eorlas up: ðá gemétte hie Æðelwulf aldorman on Engla felda, and him ðǽr wið gefeaht, and sige

fét

(n.)
Grammar
fét, to or for a foot, feet,
  • Ex. 21, 24: Ps. Lamb. 72, 2: Mt. Bos. 18, 8
; dat. sing.
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and nom. acc. pl. of fót

feax

a bush

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Add: Feax coma, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 36: ii. 22, 56. Wiþ ꝥ ðæt mannes fex (feax, v. l.) fealle, Lch. i. 110, 15. Ꝥ fýr ne fornam ne án hǽr heora feaxes, Hml. S. 30, 465. Fexe, hǽre capillatura, An. Ox. 1214. Heó hire wætres bæd, and hí þwóhg, and hyre feax

Linked entries: feaxede feax-gerǽdian

efen-fela

(n.; num.)
Grammar
efen-fela, -feola; indecl.

So many, as many ⬩ tŏtĭdem, tot

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So many, as many; tŏtĭdem, tot Eardas rúme Meotud arǽrde efen-fela bega þeóda and þeáwa the Creator established spacious lands, as many of both nations and manners, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 17; Gn. Ex. 17.

Linked entries: æfen-fela em-fela

felan

(v.)
Grammar
felan, p. fæl, pl. fǽlon; pp. folen

To stick ⬩ adhere ⬩ hærēre

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To stick, adhere; hærēre Ðæt ic in ne fele ut non inhæream, Ps. Surt. 68, 15

Linked entry: felgan

fele-ferþ

(n.)
Grammar
fele-ferþ, [fele = fela many?]

A kind of worm under blocks having many feet ⬩ vermĭcŭla quædam multĭpĕda

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A kind of worm under blocks having many feet, Som; vermĭcŭla quædam multĭpĕda, Lye Feleferþ centumpellio, forte centupĕda, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 86; Wrt. Voc. 22, 4

eall-fela

Grammar
eall-fela, -felo. v. eal-fela, -felo
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in Dict

feón

(v.)
Grammar
feón, he feóþ; p. feóde, pl. feódon

To hate ⬩ ōdisse

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To hate; ōdisse He feóþ sáwle his ōdit ănĭmam suam, Ps. Spl. C. 10, 6: Cd. 43; Th. 56, 13; Gen. 911: Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 31; Cri. 1599. Ic unrihta gehwylc feóde inīquĭtātem ŏdio hăbui, Ps. Th. 118, 163. Hie ðé feódon they hated thee, Elen. Kmbl. 711;

Linked entries: feóþ feógaþ feowung

feld-denu

(n.)
Grammar
feld-denu, e; f.
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On feld*-*dene; andlang dene tó wuda, C. D. v. 86, 20. On feldene; andlang feldene on ðone hagan, 356, 9

Linked entries: denu fild-denu

fel

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add: a garment made of skin Sume preóstas gýmað ... ꝥ heora fell swá wíde hangion ꝥ se fót ne ætýwe omnis cura est ... si pes laxa pelle non fulgeat, Chrd. 64, 31

fét

(v.)
Grammar
fét, feeds,
  • Mt. Bos. 6, 26
, = fédeþ;
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3rd sing. pres. of fédan

fet

(v.)
Grammar
fet, fetches, brings,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 61
    • ;
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3rd sing. pres. of fetian

fealo

(adj.)
Grammar
fealo, adj.
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Falu gilvus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 69. Fealu rubeum, rubicundum, 15, 80: busius, 126, 76. Feala, 12, 57. Sió fealwe fægernes fulva venustas (pavonis), 89, 61: 33, 40. Nim þonne ꝥ seax þe þæt hæfte sié fealo hryþeres horn, Lch. ii. 290, 22. Þæs fealewan flava

felde

(part.)
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Of þiccum ásodenes wínes þéfele ł felde lento careni defruto (the same passage (Ald. 3, 35) is glossed in Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 59 thus: De lento fruto of þiccum felde, de denso campo), An. Ox. 104

FEOR

(adv.)
Grammar
FEOR, feorrv, fior; comp. fyrr, fyr, fier; sup. fyrrest; adv.

FAR ⬩ at a distance ⬩ prŏcul ⬩ longe ⬩ beyond ⬩ moreover ⬩ ultra ⬩ porro

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FAR, at a distance; prŏcul, longe Ðá wǽron ðás wundru feor and wíde gemǽrsode and gecýðed quĭbus pătĕfactis ac diffāmātis longe lāteque mīrācŭlis, Bd. 3, l0; S. 535, 2: 3, 16; S. 542, 16. Hyra heorte is feor [feorr, Mt. Bos. 15, 8] fram me cor eōrum

Linked entries: feorr fior

feoht

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Hé gehýrde þæs feohtes hreám, Hml. S. 25, 422. Eall úre folc mid fleáme ætwand, búton wé feówertig þe on ðám feohte stódon, 11, 74. Cynig farende tó gesettanne feht rex iturus committere bellum, Lk. L. 14, 31. Add

fele-ferð

Similar entry: felo-ferþ

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

feala

(adj.)
Grammar
feala, adj.

Many, much ⬩ multum, multa

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Many, much; multum, multa Ne spræc ic wordafeala non lŏcūtus sum verbōrum multa, Ps. Th. 76, 4: 77, 43: 105, 27. On feala wísan multis mŏdis, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 11

feng

(n.)
Grammar
feng, es; m. [fón to take] .

a grasp ⬩ span ⬩ hug ⬩ embrace ⬩ amplexus ⬩ captus ⬩ what is taken ⬩ booty ⬩ captum ⬩ præda

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a grasp, span, hug, embrace; amplexus, captus Ic fára feng feore gedígde from the grasp of foes I with life escaped, Beo. Th. 1160; B. 578. Fýres feng the grasp of fire, Salm. Kmbl. 707; Sal. 353. what is taken, booty; captum, præda Hí feng woldon fón

Linked entries: gearu-fang ge-feng

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