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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.

Linked entries: feorr fior

fel

human skin

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Add: human skin Fel ufan eágan praefolium, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 3. Fel sceal for felle pellem pro pelle (Job 2, 4), Hml. Th. ii. 452, 17.

fern

(n.)
Grammar
fern, es; n.

Fern ⬩ fĭlix

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Fern; fĭlix Fern [MS. B. fearn], Herb. 78; Lchdm. i. 180, 23

feá

(n.)
Grammar
feá, indecl. n.

FEE, money, goods ⬩ pĕcūnia

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FEE, money, goods; pĕcūnia Gif ðú ðisses mannes feá in his synnum deádes ne onfénge si hujus vĭri in peccātis suis mortui pĕcūniam non accēpisses, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 10

fex

(n.)
Grammar
fex, es; n.

Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries

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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries Fex cæsăries, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 39; Wrt. Voc. 42, 47: 70, 32

feá

(adv.)
Grammar
feá, adv.

Even a little, ever so little ⬩ părum

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Even a little, ever so little; părum Ne mágon feá gangan they cannot walk even a little, Ps. Th. 134, 18

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

fers

(n.)
Grammar
fers, færs, fyrs, es; n.

A VERSE ⬩ sentence ⬩ title ⬩ versus ⬩ carmen

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Ic fersige oððe ic wyrce fers versĭfĭcor, 37; Som. 39, 3, MSS. C. D. Ongan he sóna singan ða fers stătim ipse cæpit cantāre versus, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 18

Linked entries: færs fyrs

feá

(n.)
Grammar
feá, an; m.

Joy ⬩ gaudium

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Joy; gaudium Him he gehét écne feán he promised him everlasting joy, Bd. 1, 25; Whelc. 76, 1

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidance ⬩ widely ⬩ widely ⬩ far ⬩ far

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Ac feor (feorr, v. l.) þæt lá sié, ꝥ . . . sed absit, ut . . . Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 67, 19. Fearr, Mt. L. 16, 22: Rtl. 100, 37. Gif hit ꝥ wǽre, swá hit feor þám sý, Hml.

Linked entries: fyr fier firr

fers

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Æt þám ferse þe man æfter gereorde cwið, R. Ben. 69, 16. Cweþe ǽrest þis fers, 'Deus in adiutorium meum intende,' 33, 8 (and often)

feor

(adj.)
Grammar
feor, adj.
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Hé fæder forlét and feorr (feor, v. l.) land (feorrland? v. feor-land) sóhte in longinquam regionem abiit, Gr. D. 106, 26. Hé foerde on lond unnéh ł suiðe fearr (feor, R. adv.?) abiit in regionem longinquam, Lk. L. 19, 12.

Linked entry: feor-land

fen-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
fen-fearn, fen-fern, es; n.

The fen ⬩ water-fern ⬩ flowering fern ⬩ the herb christopher ⬩ osmund-royal ⬩ osmunda rēgālis ⬩ salvia? ⬩ salvia

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The fen or water-fern, flowering fern, the herb christopher, osmund-royal; osmunda rēgālis, Lin. salvia?-Fenfearn salvia, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 8; Wrt. Voc. 31, 19

FEAX

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

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

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Ne feax ne fel neither hair nor skin, Exon. 74 a; Th. 278, 1; Jul. 591: Cd. 195; Th. 243, 18; Dan. 438. Feax cæsăries, Ælfc. Gr. 12; Som. 15, 53.

Linked entries: fæx fex

fen

mud ⬩ mire ⬩ dirt ⬩ fen

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Wá ðǽm ðe gaderað an hine selfne ðæt hefige fenn (densum lutum) . . . ðæt ðicke fenn, 329, 18, 19. fen Cenum, i. luti vorago vel lutum sub aquis fetidum, i. wáse vel fæn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 75.

fyr

(adv.)
Grammar
fyr, fyrr, fier; adv. [comp. of feor; adv. far, q. v.]

Farther ⬩ ultĕrius ⬩ longius

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Ǽr gé fyr heonan feran ere ye proceed farther hence, Beo. Th. 510; B. 252 : 288; B. 143. Fyr faran longius īre, Lk. Bos. 24, 28. Fyr fleón to flee farther, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 4

Linked entries: fier fyrr

fier

(adv.)
Grammar
fier, adv. [fier, comp. of feor, adv. far]

Farther ⬩ longius ⬩ ultĕrius

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Farther; longius, ultĕrius Ðeáh ðú nú fier [fyr MS. Bod.] síe ðonne ðú wǽre though thou art now farther than thou wast, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33. We areccan ne mágon ðæt fædrencynn fier ówihte we cannot reckon the paternal kin any degree farther, Exon. 11b

FEL

(adj.)
Grammar
FEL, felo, fæle; adj.

cruel ⬩ savage ⬩ crūdēlis ⬩ sævus

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FELL, cruel, savage; crūdēlis, sævus

Linked entry: fell

FEOH

(n.)
Grammar
FEOH, fioh; gen. feós; dat. feó; n.

cattle ⬩ living animals ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ jūmenta ⬩ Money ⬩ value ⬩ price ⬩ hire ⬩ stipend ⬩ FEE ⬩ reward ⬩ pĕcūnia ⬩ merces ⬩ Goods ⬩ property ⬩ riches ⬩ wealth ⬩ bŏna ⬩ dīvĭtiæ ⬩ ŏpes

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Ic sealde him gangende feoh I gave him live stock [walking cattle], Cd. 129; Th. 164, 23; Gen. 2719. cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange, hence Money, value, price, hire, stipend, FEE, reward; pĕcūnia, merces Næbbe gé feoh on eówrum

Linked entries: feá fioh feoh-fang

fec

(n.)
Grammar
fec, es; n.

A space ⬩ portion of time ⬩ spătium ⬩ tempŏris intervallum

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A space, portion of time; spătium, tempŏris intervallum Æfter litlum fece after a little time, Chr. 1015; Erl. 152, 4

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