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felo-ferþ

(n.)
Grammar
felo-ferþ, fele-, feolu-, -feorþ

a breaststomachmaw

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a breast, stomach, maw of an animal Feleferð centumpellia ( = ? centipellio the second maw of ruminating animals), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 4: centumpellis, ii. 22, 64: centumcilio, i. pellis vel centumpellis, 130, 44. Felofearth, felufrech, feoluferð torax,

ban-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
ban-fáh, -fág; adj. [ban, bana a killer, fág stained]

Death or murder stainedhomicidio pollutuslethifer

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Death or murder stained; homicidio pollutus, lethifer, Beo. Th. 1564; B. 780

ǽ-gylt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-gylt, -gilt, es; m. [ǽ, gylt guilt, fault]

A breach or violation of the lawa trespassfaultdelictum

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A breach or violation of the law, a trespass, fault; delictum Ǽgiltas iúguþ-hádes mínes ne gemun ðú delicta juventutis meæ ne memineris. Ps. Spl. T. 24, 7

Linked entries: é-gylt gylt

geap-neb

(adj.)
Grammar
geap-neb, adj. [geap crooked; neb the head, face, beak, nib]

Crooked-nibbedwith a bent beakarchedcurvātus

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Crooked- nibbed, with a bent beak, arched; curvātus Standeþ me hér on eaxelum Ælfheres láf, gód and geapneb Ælfhere's legacy stands here on my shoulders, good and crooked-nibbed, Wald. 94; Vald. 2, 19

FINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FINDAN, to findanne; ic finde, ðú findest, findst, fintst, finst, he findeþ, fint, pl. findaþ; p. fand, fond, funde, pl. fundon; pp. funden; v. trans.

To FINDinventimaginedevisecontriveorderdisposearrangedetermineinvĕnīredispōnĕreconsŭlĕre

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To FIND, invent, imagine, devise, contrive, order, dispose, arrange, determine; invĕnīre, dispōnĕre, consŭlĕre Híg ne mihton náne findan non invēnērunt, Mt. Bos. 26, 60: Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 39. Ne mihte earmsceapen áre findan nor might the poor wretch

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, p. -fánd, pl. -fúndon; pp. -fúnden

To finddetectfeelexperienceinveniredeprehendereexperirisentire

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To find, detect, feel, experience; invenire, deprehendere, experiri, sentire De he Godes eorre afúnde though he felt God's anger, Ps. C. 25. Ic afínde experior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 55. Ðis wíf wæs afúnden on unrihton hǽmede hæc mulier deprehensa est

Linked entry: a-fúnden

be-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fæstan, bi-fæstan; p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted.

to fastenmake fastfixinfigereto establishfundarefirmareto commendrecommendcommitdeliverput in trustentrustcommendaretraderecommittere

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to fasten, make fast, fix; infigere Biþ se þridda dǽl líge befæsted, in gléda grípe the third part shall be fastened in fire, into the gripe of flames, Elen. Kmbl. 2598; El. 1300. to establish; fundare, firmare Wæs se bisceophád fægere befæsted the

Linked entries: be-feastnian bi-fæstan

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

hring-fáh

Grammar
hring-fáh, For -fégh in l. 2 l. fágh, and add
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Having circular bands of different colours (?. v. hring; <b>VI a</b>) :-- Tonica polimita hringfaag, a rotunditate circulorum, Txts. 100, 984. Hringfaag polimita, 88, 798. Hringfág, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 26

læccan

(v.)
Grammar
læccan, (?) to blame, find fault with [v. N.E.D. lack; 5]

Similar entry: on-leccan

fǽmnan hád

(n.)
Grammar
fǽmnan hád, fǽmn-hád, es; m. [fǽmne a virgin, woman]

Virginity, maidenhood, womanhoodvirgĭnĭtas

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Virginity, maidenhood, womanhood ; virgĭnĭtas Ic fǽmnan hád mínne geheóld I preserved my maidenhood, Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 31; Cri. 92. Þurh fǽmnan hád through womanhood, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 1; Sat. 495. On fǽmnan háde in virginity, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 5.

ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ferian, ferigan, ferigean, fergan; to ferianne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fer = fær a journey] .

to carryconveybearleadconductferreportārevehĕrededūcĕreafferreto betake oneself tose gerĕreversērito godepartvehiīre

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Hwanon ferigeaþ gé fætte scyldas whence bear ye your stout shields? Beo. Th. 671; B. 333. Folc ðín ðú feredest swá sceáp deduxisti sīcut ŏves pŏpŭlum tuum, Ps. Th. 76, 17.

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

wapol

(n.)
Grammar
wapol, (-ul, -el) foam:' — Wapul famfaluca (cf. faam, leásung famfaluca, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 20: 35, 4 (cf. leásung oððe fám
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famfaluca, 24,75). v. next word

a-teorigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-teorigendlíc, adj. [a-teorigende part. of a-teorigan to fail, líc]

Failingfleetingperishablecaducusfugax

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Failing, fleeting, perishable; caducus, fugax Seó yld is geteald to ǽfnunge ðises ateorigendlican middaneardes that age is considered as the evening of this fleeting world, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 6

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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Add Bereáfað populatur, An. Ox. 139. Bereafiað moliuntur fraudes, Kent. Gl. 3. Bereáuedon abegerant, An. Ox. 7, 263. Bereáfian grassari, 5343. Bereáfed fraudaretur, 1583. with acc. of person (or thing) despoiled, alone Hé bereáfode hine sylfne se expolians

byrst

(v.)
Grammar
byrst, he byrþ bearest, he bears, produces; facit, Mt. Bos. 7, 17;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of beran

swearcan

(v.)
Grammar
swearcan, (?) to grow dark (?); metaph. to grow faint, languish, v. á-swarcan,
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the preceding and following words, and sweorcan

Linked entry: swarcan

fealh

(n.)
Grammar
fealh, fealh, fealg, felg, e; f.
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Fallow land Fealh (felh, Hpt. Gl. 461, 75) occa, An. Ox. 2359: 2, 75. Felg, 10, 5. Felch, 4, 36. Wealh (l. fealh), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 25. Walh (l. falh), 62, 63. [All these are glosses on: Foecunda conversationis occa, Ald. 32, 29.] Fealga occas, Txts

Linked entry: fealgian

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

ge-feaxe

Grammar
ge-feaxe, l. (?) ge-feax, and add: [O. H. Ger. ge-fahs comatus. ]
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Cf. ge-hǽre