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FÍC

(n.)
Grammar
FÍC, es; m.

Figthe fruit of the fig-treefīcusa disease so called, the pileshemorrhoidsfīcus

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Gif se fíc [MS. uíc] weorþe on mannes setle geseten, if the 'fig' be settled on a man's fundament, Lchdm. iii. 30, 16. Se blédenda fíc the bleeding 'fig,' iii. 38, 8.

FNÆST

(n.)
Grammar
FNÆST, es; m.

A puffblastbreathflātusanhēlĭtus

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A puff, blast, breath; flātus, anhēlĭtus Úre fnæst ateoraþ our breath faileth, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 18. Þurh ðæs fíres fnæst through the fire's blast, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 29; Jul. 588.

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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He folgode ánum burhsittendum men ðæs ríces adhǽsit ūni cīvium rĕgiōnis illīus, Lk. Bos. 15, 15: Homl. Th. ii. 500, 10.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

fóre-

(prefix)

before

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before, used in composition as the English fore-

fóre-seónd

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-seónd, es; m.

One who foreseesa providerprovīsor

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One who foresees, a provider; provīsor Lícode ðam árfæstan fóreseónde úre hǽlo plăcuit pio provīsōri sălūtis nostræ, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 13

fóre-seónes

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-seónes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

A foreseeingforesightprovidenceprovĭsioprovĭdentia

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Mid ða árfæstan fóreseónysse úres alýsendes pia redemptōris nostri provīsiōne, 4, 9; S. 576, 26

for-gǽgednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-gǽgednys, -nyss, e; f.

A transgressionprevaricationstubbornnesstransgressioprævārĭcātioperversĭtas

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We sceolon úre forgǽgednysse geandettan we ought to confess our transgressions, ii. 98, 25. Ðæt gé ne beón scildige scamlícre forgǽgednysse ne sitis prævarĭcātiōnis rei, Jos. 6, 18

forhtung

(n.)
Grammar
forhtung, e; f. [forht, ung]

Fearpăvor

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Fear; păvor Búton blácunge and forhtunge without paleness and fear. Homl. Th. i. 72, 28; ii. 560, 15. On forhtunge in păvōre, Ps. Lamb. 30, 23

for-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; part. -hwyrfende; p. -hwyrfde; pp. -hwyrfed, -hwyrfd.

to change for or fromtransformtransferremoveavertĕretransformāreto turn asidepervertdepravesubvertĕrepervertĕredeprāvāre

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Sí se man awirged, ðe forhwyrfe his freóndes landgemǽro maledictus hómo, qui transfert termĭnos proxĭmi sui, Deut. 27, 17. to turn aside, pervert, deprave; subvertĕre, pervertĕre, deprāvāre Ðisne we gemétton forhwyrfende úre þeóde huuc invēnĭmus subvertentem

Linked entry: for-hwerfan

for-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, -wyrhte; pp. -worht, -wyrht [for-, wyrcan to work, do] .

to misworkdo wrongsinmăle ăgĕredelinquĕrepeccāreto do fordestroyruinconvictcondemnperdĕredestruĕrelabefactārecondemnāreto forfeitamittĕre

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to miswork, do wrong, sin; măle ăgĕre, delinquĕre, peccāre Ðæt ðam forworhtum mannum beo ðe mára ege for úre gesomnunge that to the wrong doing men there may be the more fear for our assemblage, L. Ath. v. § 8, 3; Th. i. 236, 16.

for-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrd, -wird, e; f. [wyrd fortune; for-weorþan to perish] Loss,

damagedestructionperditionruindeathdetrīmentumintĕrĭtusintĕrĭtioperdĭtiopernĭciesinternĕcio

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damage, destruction, perdition, ruin, death; detrīmentum, intĕrĭtus, intĕrĭtio, perdĭtio, pernĭcies, internĕcio Hér is geswutelod úre forwyrd here is made manifest our destruction, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 30; Jud. 285.

Linked entries: for-wird fǽr-wyrd

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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Standende wǽron fét úre on cáfertúnum ðínum stantes ĕrant pĕdes nostri in atriis tuis, Ps. Spl. 121, 2; Cd. 19; Th. 24, 18; Gen. 379. Sindon fealwe fótas the feet are yellow Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 22; Ph. 311: Ps. Th. 121,2: 131,7.

fracoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
fracoþ, fracuþ, fracod, fraced; adj.

Vilefilthyunseemlyhatefulabominableworthlessuselessturpisdetestābilisindĕcōrus

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Vile, filthy, unseemly, hateful, abominable, worthless, useless; turpis, detestābilis, indĕcōrus Is úser líf fracoþ and gefrǽge our life is vile and infamous, Cd. 189; Th. 235, 10; Dan. 304: Salm.

friþ-burh

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-burh, freoðo-burh; gen. -burge; dat. -byrig; f.

A town with which one is at peace, one included in the 'friþ' or peace made between two partiespācis urbs

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A town with which one is at peace, one included in the 'friþ' or peace made between two parties; pācis urbs Ðéh hit [the ship] gedriuen beó and hit ætfleó to hwilcre friþbyrig and ða menn útætberstan into ðære byrig ðonne habban ða men friþ though it

FRUM

(adj.)
Grammar
FRUM, def. se fruma; adj.

Originalprimitivefirstnātīvusprīmĭtīvusprīmus

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Original, primitive, first; nātīvus, prīmĭtīvus, prīmus Frum, in composition, is used with the preceding meanings On ðære fruman gecynde in the original nature, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 14.

fúlnes

(n.)
Grammar
fúlnes, fúllnes, fýlnes, -ness, e; f.

FOULNESSimpuritystenchfœditassordesfætor

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Unarǽfnendlíce fúlnes wæs upp aweallende fætor incompărābĭlis ebulliens ĕrat, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 25

Linked entries: fúllnes fýlnes

GǼLAN

(v.)
Grammar
GǼLAN, p. de; pp. ed.

to hinderdelayimpedekeep in suspenseretardāremŏrāriimpĕdīreto hesitatedelaycunctāri

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v. trans. to hinder, delay, impede, keep in suspense; retardāre, mŏrāri, impĕdīre Hú lange gǽlst ðú úre líf quousque anĭmam nostram tollis? Jn. Bos. 10, 24.

Linked entry: hyge-gǽlsa

gǽr

(n.)
Grammar
gǽr, geár, es; n.

A yearannus

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A year; annus Úre gǽr beóþ asmeáde anni nostri medĭtābuntur, Ps. Lamb. 89, 9

geár-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
geár-dagas, pl. m. [geár, dæg]

YORE-DAYSdays of yoredays of yearstime of lifedies antīquiannōrum dies

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Úre geárdagas dies annōrum nostrōrum, Ps. Th. 89, 10. Scyle gumena gehwylc on his geárdagum georne biþencan every man should in the days of his years well consider, Exon.19 b; Th. 51, 26; Cri. 822 : 61 a; Th. 225, 4; Ph. 384 : Elen. Grm. 1267 : L.

GEAT

(n.)
Grammar
GEAT, gat, es; pl. nom. acc. u, a, o; n.

A gatedoorportaostiumjānua

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A gate, door; porta, ostium, jānua Ic eom sceápa geat ego sum ostium ŏvium, Jn. Bos. 10, 7, 9 : 10, 1, 2. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe geat, forðonðe ðæt geat is swýðe wíd intrāte per angustam portam, quia lāta porta est, Mt. Bos. 7, 13, 14. Ðǽr is geat

Linked entry: helle-geat