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á-fédan

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Add: I a. of a trade Sum leornode sumne cræft þe hine áfét, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 32

and-fang

(n.)
Grammar
and-fang, m. 1. n.

scén-feld

Similar entry: scín-feld

wǽg-fær

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-fær, es; n.

A sea-journey

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A sea-journey Ic ðé ongitan ne meahte on wǽgfære, Andr. Kmbl. 1845; An. 925

wǽg-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-fæt, es; n.

A water-vessela cloud

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A water-vessel, a cloud Won wǽgfatu, lagustreáma full (cups), Exon. Th. 384, 33; Rä. 4, 37

wæl-feld

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-feld, es; m.

The field of the slainthe battle-field

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The field of the slain, the battle-field Hí on wælfelda plegodan, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 17

wæl-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fáh, adj.

Deadly hostile

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Deadly hostile (?) Wælfágne winter (winter when the earth seems dead). Beo. Th. 2260; B. 1128

ád-fær

Grammar
ád-fær, l. ád-faru.

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wind-fana

(n.)
Grammar
wind-fana, an ; m.

A cloth for winnowing witha fan

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A cloth for winnowing with, a fan Windfona scabellum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 71: i. 289, 22. His fone ł windfone (fonnae ł windgefonnae, Lind.) in honda his and clǽnsaþ bereflór his cujus uentilabrum in manu ejus et purgauit aream suam, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3,

Linked entries: fana fann

brún-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-fág, adj.

coloured, dyedOf a brown colour, brown-huedfulvi coloris

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[brown, fág coloured, dyed] Of a brown colour, brown-hued; fulvi coloris Ætbær brúnfágne helm he bore away the brown-hued helmet, Beo. Th. 5223; B. 2615

gúþ-fana

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-fana, -fona, an; m.

A military standard, ensign, bannersignum vexillum

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A military standard, ensign, banner; signum vexillum Ðǽr wæs se gúþfana genumen ðe hí ræfen héton there was the banner taken that they called the Raven, Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 3. Ðæt heofonlíce tácn ðære hálgan róde is úre gúþfana wið ðone gramlícan deófol

hasu-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
hasu-fág, adj.

Grey-coloured

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Grey-coloured Hrægl is mín hasofág my raiment is grey, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 23; Rä. 12, 1

hord-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
hord-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for holding treasure

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A vessel for holding treasure Se Hálga Gást wunode on ðam æþelan innoþe and on ðam gecorenan hordfæte [of the Virgin Mary], Blickl. Homl. 105, 15: Hy. 11, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 18. Hí geopenodon heora hordfatu [cf. Mt. 2, 11 apertis thesauris suis] and

snǽð-feld

(n.)
Grammar
snǽð-feld, v. snǽd; m.

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spec-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
spec-fáh, adj.

Speckledspottedfull of spots

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Speckled, spotted, full of spots Specfaag maculosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 25

ban-fáh

Grammar
ban-fáh, l. bán-fáh

adorned with bone

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adorned with bone (of a hall)

be-fégan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fégan, p. de

To join

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To join Hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 425

fæniht

(adj.)
Grammar
fæniht, adj. [fæn a fen, iht an adj. termination]

FENNY, marshy, dirty, muddyFpălustris

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FENNY, marshy, dirty, muddy; Fpălustris, Som. Ben. Lye

feoh-land

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-land, es; n.

Pasture-land

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Pasture-land Hé méé geset on swýðe good feoh*-*land in loco pascuae me collocavit, Ps. Th. 22, 1

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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Se feónd swá þeáh his diórlingas duguðum stépte, Met. 15, 7. Se feónd (the raven; cf. hrefen . . . wælfel, El. 53) gespearn fleótende hreáw, Gen. 1447. Nelle ic þyssum fýnd leng árian, Bl.