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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

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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to carry, convey, bear, lead, conduct; ferre, portāre, vehĕre, dedūcĕre, afferre Héht wígend ðæt hálige treó him befóran ferian he commanded the warriors to carry the holy tree before him, Elen. Kmbl. 215; El. 108: Cd. 67; Th. 80, 18; Gen. 1330. We ðé

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

æt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted; f. trans, [æt, fæstan to fasten]

To fixfastendrive intoafflict withinflict onimpingereinfigere

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To fix, fasten, drive into, afflict with, inflict on; impingere, infigere Hí míne sáwle synne ætfæsten they inflict sin on my soul, Ps. Th. 142, 12. He him ætfæste éce edwít opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis, 77, 66. Bitere ætfæsted bitterly afflicted

Linked entry: æ-fæstan

flot-smere

(n.)
Grammar
flot-smere, es; n. [smeru fat, grease]

Floating fatscum of a potpinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans

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Floating fat, scum of a pot; pinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: smeoru

for-faran

(v.)
Grammar
for-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [for-, faran to go] .

to go or pass awayperishperīreto cause to pass awaycause to perishto destroyperdĕre

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to go or pass away, perish; perīre Seó scipfyrd [MS. scipfyrde] ælmǽst earmlíce forfór almost all the ship-force perished miserably, Chr. 1091; Erl. 227, 35. Hí mǽst ealle forfóron they almost all perished, 910; Erl. 101, 8, 33: 1096; Erl. 233, 22. to

Linked entry: for-ferian

ge-wyrde

Grammar
ge-wyrde, speech, v. ge-wyrd verbosity, and first passage under ge-wyrd fate.

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fier

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

Fartherlongiusultĕrius

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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

fyrr

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

Fartherultĕriuslongius

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Farther; ultĕrius, longius We usse gesihþ fyrr upp ahófan longius vīsum lĕvāvĭmus, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 32: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 3, 11; Lchdm. iii. 236, 9: Cd. 122; Th. 156, 23; Gen. 2593

Linked entry: feor

fór-faran

(v.)
Grammar
fór-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [fór before, faran to go]

To go beforeget in front ofpræīre

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To go before, get in front of; præīre Fórfóron him ðone múþan fóran on úter mere they got in front of them before the mouth [of the river] in the outer sea, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 21

fǽman

(v.)
Grammar
fǽman, p. de; pp. ed [fám foam]

FOAM or froth spūmāre

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ToFOAM or froth ; spūmāre Fǽmþ spūmat, Lk. Bos. 9, 39. Fǽmende spūmans, Mk. Bos. 9, 20

Linked entry: FÁM

fyrrest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrrest, adv. [sup. of feor; adv. far, q.v.]

Farthestlongissĭme

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Farthest; longissĭme Se mona wæs ðære sunnan fyrrest the moon was farthest from the sun, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 14: Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 21

lann

(n.)
Grammar
lann, loon, e; f.

A bondfetter

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A bond, fetter Licgeþ lonnum fæst lies fast in fetters, Salm. Kmbl. 531; Sal. 265. Fæste gebindan, lonnum belúcan, 557; Sal. 278

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Add: to come upon by chance or in the course of events. to come across, meet with a person or thing Ðú findst (fintst, v. l.) wið hwone ðú meant flítan contra quos valeatis vos extendere, semper invenitis, Past. 331, 5. Ic gehátan dearr þæt þú þǽr treówe

bénsian

(v.)
Grammar
bénsian, part. ende; p. ode; pp. od [bén a prayer, sian or sigan to fall down]

To fall down in prayerto prayentreat in prayersupplicaredeprecariorare

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To fall down in prayer, to pray, entreat in prayer; supplicare, deprecari, orare Ðrihten bénsian Dominum deprecari Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 4. He wæs bénsiende ða uplícan árfæstnesse mínra gesynta supplicans erat supernæ pietati pro sospitate mea 5, 6; S.

Linked entry: ge-bénsian

fæsten-brice

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-brice, -bryce, es; m. [fæsten a fast, brice, bryce a breaking, breach]

A breach of a fast, fast-breaking, BREAKFAST jējūnii violātio, jentācŭlum: On fæstenbricum [MS. fæstenbricon] in breaches of fasts

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A breach of a fast, fast-breaking, BREAKFAST; jējūnii violātio, jentācŭlum: On fæstenbricum [MS. fæstenbricon] in breaches of fasts, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 19

borh-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
borh-fæstan, geborh-fæstan; p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted [borh a surety, fæstan to fasten]

To fasten or bind by pledge or suretyfidejussione obligare

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To fasten or bind by pledge or surety; fidejussione obligare Man borhfæst ðam cyninge [MS. kyninge] ealle ða þægnas they bound by pledge all the thanes to the king, Chr. 1051; Ing. 228, 33; Erl. 181, 5

Linked entry: fæstan

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet; pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis Swá fæger swá swá Alcibiades wæs as fair as Alcibiades was, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 18, 24, 25. Seó wæs fæger which was fair, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 22, 23. On hrusan

fela

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Add: as substantive Similar entries (v. also III.). alone. singular Fela ofslagen wearð on ǽgðere healfe multis populis deletis, Ors. 4, 7; S. 182, 34. Ðǽm fealo (feolo, R.) gesald wæs cui multum datum est, Lk. L. 12, 48. Feolo (feola, R.) gespreca multum

Linked entry: feald

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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ware, aware, having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against Ðá wurdon ða landleóde his (a band of Danes) ware and him wiþ gefuhton, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 17. Hé eode nihtes, ðæt hé his lífe geburge, ac ða hǽðenan wurdon wære his fare, Homl