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FEAX

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

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăriescŏmacăpillus

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Æled lǽtaþ on ðæs feóndes feax they shall let fire upon the fiend's hair, Salm. Kmbl. 261; Sal. 130: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281. He hæfde blæc feax he had black hair, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34

Linked entries: fæx fex

híw-cúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
híw-cúþlíce, hiew-; adv.

Familiarly

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Hí biþ hiewcúþlíce þeów ðæm Godes feónde hosti Dei familiarius servit, Past. 47, 2; Swt. 361, 1.

mægen-strengþu

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-strengþu, indecl.: <b>-strengþ,</b> e; f.

Great strengthpower

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Ic siges mihte and mægenstrengþe swá micele eów sille ðæt gé eów tó gamene feónda áfillaþ swá fela swá gé reccaþ I will give you so great victorious might and power, that it shall be sport to you to slay as many foes as you can count, Wulfst. 132, 19

strangian

(v.)
Grammar
strangian, p. ode.
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[Þet eower heorte erȝian and eower feond strongian, O. E. Homl. i. 13, 28. O. H. Ger. strangén confortari.] to make strong, confirm, comfort Staþelige man and strangle and trumme hí georne, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 3.

un-gesewenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesewenlíc, adj.

Invisible

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Se ungesawenlíca feónd, Wulfst. 52, 8. Unisæwenlícere mihte invisibili potestate, Hpt. Gl. 482, 69. God menniscum eágum ungesewenlícne, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 17. Ða óðre heofenan synd ungesegenlíce, Lchdm. iii. 232, 23.

Linked entry: un-sewenlíc

dyrstig-ness

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Se ealda feónd onféng swilce dyrstinysse (bylde, v. l., ausum ) tó ácwellanne, Gr. D. 75, 32. Gif hé þurh dyrstignysse hine onhefð mid módignysse si presumpserit, R. Ben. 112, 12. Hé þǽra gedwolmanna dyrstignesse ádwǽscte, Hml. Th. i. 70, 7. Add

a-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -cufon; pp. -corfen

To cut offabscideresuccidereconcidere

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To cut off; abscidere, succidere, concidere Of his ansýne ealle ic aceorfe, ða ðe him feóndas syndon concidam inimicos ejus a facie ipsius. Ps. Th. 88, 20

a-reósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reósan, p. -reás, pl. -ruron; pp. -roren

To fall downperishdeciderecorruere

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To fall down, perish; decidere, corruere Ic areóse [MS. areófe] be gewyrhtum fram feóndum mínum on ídel decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis, Ps. Spl. 7, 4

stillan

(v.)
Grammar
stillan, p. de.
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Ðæt swéte word gemanigfealdaþ mannes freóndscipe and stilleþ mannes feónd, Salm. Kmbl. p. 206, 2 : Salm. Kmbl. 268 ; Sal. 133. Cyning ( Christ ) ýðum stilde, wæteres wælmum, Andr. Kmbl. 902 ; An. 451. Ðæt se ðám ómum stille, Lchdm. ii. 182, 6.

hrǽw

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Se feónd gespearn fleótende hreáw, Gen. 1447. Eów in beorge bǽl fornimeð, and eówer hrá bryttad lácende líg, El. 579

múl

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Him cóm ongǽn se ealda feónd sittende on ánum múle on lǽces ansýne, Gr. D. 161, I. Martinus rád him wið gescrýd mid sweartum cláþum; þá á Ðá cempan þá woldon mid þám cræte forð, ac þá múlas ealle endemes ástifodon tó þǽre eorðan áfæstnode, 985.

æfstigian

(v.)
Grammar
æfstigian, æfestigian; p. ode.

to envy, be envious of to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards

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Se ealda feónd ongan æfstigian invidens ðæs óðres lufan, Gr. D. 99, 7. with prep. to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards Ðes iunga man ne æfestigað on nánum ðingum ðe hé hór gesihð, Ap. Th. 14, 25.

hinder-scipe

fraudknaveryguiletreachery

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Ongrán feóndes hinderscipe scyld geleáfan contra hostis nequitiam scutum fidei. Hy. S. 135, 25. Substitute:

níþ-full

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Níþfulra swicful feónda gereónung liuidorum (i. inuidorum) fraudulenta emulorum factio, An. Ox. 2240

ge-fægnian

(v.)
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Hé gefægnode for þæs feóndes deáþe, Gr. D. 120, 8

for-lácan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lácan, p. -léc, -leólc; pp. -lácen

To seducebetraydeceivesedūcĕredecĭpĕre

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He wearþ on feónda geweald forlácen he was betrayed into the foes' power. Beo. Th. 1811; B. 903

þurh-sleán

Grammar
þurh-sleán, <b>. I.</b>
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add: to strike and pierce, wound; percutere Wearð hé mid þæs ealdan feóndes yfelnysse þurhslagen ( percussus ), Gr. D. 117, 7. Þurhslægene (percussi) mid þǽre ádle þæs mycclan líces, 207, 16

flige-wíl

(n.)
Grammar
flige-wíl, es; m. [flige = flyge vŏlātus; wíl a wile, deceit, q. v.]

A flying wiledart of Satanvŏlans astūtiadiabŏli sagitta

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A flying wile, dart of Satan; vŏlans astūtia, diabŏli sagitta Gefylled feóndes fligewílum, fácensearwum filled with the fiend's [Satan's] flying darts, with treacherous wiles, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 6; Mód. 27

Linked entries: flyge-wíl wíl

a-fyrran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyrran, -fyran; p. ede, de; pp. ed [a from, fyrr far]

To removetake awayexpeldeliveramovereavertereelongareauferreeripere

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He hæfde feóndas afyrde he had the fiends expelled, 43 b; Th. 147, 1; Gú. 720

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stípan

(v.)
Grammar
stípan, p. te.
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Se feónd (Nero) his diórlingas duguþum stépte (cf. hé weorþode his deorlingas mid miclum welum, Bt. 28 ; Fox 100, 29) dabat improbus verendis patribus indecores curules, Met. 15, 8.