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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

fyrra

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrra, firra, m; fyrre, firre, f. n. adj. [comp. of feor; adv. far, q.v.]

Fartherultĕrior

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Farther; ultĕrior He ge-eóde ða fyrran Frysan he had overcome the farther Frisians, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 3

Linked entry: firra

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

fám-bláwende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fám-bláwende, def. se -bláwenda; part.

Foam-blowing, emitting foamspūmam efflans

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Foam-blowing, emitting foam; spūmam efflans Se légfámbláwenda seáþ and se fúla ðone ðú gesáwe, ðæt wæs helle tintreges múþ pŭteus ille flammĭvŏmus ac pūtĭdus quem vīdisti, ipsum est os gehennæ, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 12, note, MS. T

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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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

ge-sigefæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sigefæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted, -fæst [sige victory]

To make triumphantcrowncorrōbŏrārecŏrōnāre

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To make triumphant, crown; corrōbŏrāre, cŏrōnāre He ðé gesigefæste sóþre miltse qui coronat te in mĭsĕrātiōne, Ps. Th. 102, 5. Hí synne geswencton and gesigefæston they outwearied sin and triumphed, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 13; Az. 189. We gesigefæstan ðíne

Linked entry: sigefæstan

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Færeltu meatus, færeð meat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 32. Færeldum meatibus, An. Ox. 4857. Mid flugelum færeldum fugitiuis discursibus, 263. a military expedition: Hé wæs biddende . . . ꝥ hé móste on Ispánie firde gelǽdan, and hé ꝥ færelt þurteáh . . .

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

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

geond-faran

(v.)
Grammar
geond-faran, part. -farende; p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [geond through, faran to go]

To go through, pervadeperambŭlāre, pervăgāri

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To go through, pervade; perambŭlāre, pervăgāri He langre tíde ealle heora mǽgþe mid gewéde wæs geonfarende multo tempŏre totas eorum provincias debacchando pervăgātus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 27. Fram mangunge geondfarendre on þýstrum a negŏtio perambŭlante

Linked entry: geond-tæren

eoldra

(adj.)
Grammar
eoldra, eolldra older, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 7. Eolldra fæder grandfather, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 32 ; comp.
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of eald

fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
fægnian, fægenian, fagnian, fagenian, fahnian; p. ode; pp. od [fægen, fægn glad, joyful]

To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish forgaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre

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To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish for; gaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre Ne sceal he tó ungemetlíce fægnian ðæs folces worda he ought not to rejoice immoderately at the people's words, Bt. 30, 1;