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fen-fixas

(n.)
Grammar
fen-fixas, fen-fisc, es; m.
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A fish living in the water of a fen Ne þicgen hié fenfixas, ne sǽfixas þá þe habbað heard flǽsc, Lch. ii. 254, 22. Substitute:

fen-ampre

(n.)
Grammar
fen-ampre, -ompre, an; f.

Water-dock

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Water-dock Nim fenompran, Lch. ii. 100, 23

fen-hóp

(n.)
Grammar
fen-hóp, fen-hop, es; n.
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Land in the midst of fens (v. N. E. D. hope) Fleón on fenhopu, B. 764. Substitute:

fér-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
fér-rǽden, fér-rǽdenn, e; f.

Societyfellowship

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Society, fellowship Férrǽdene consortii, An. Ox. 5037: sodalitate, i. familiaritate, 2354. Of bróðorlicere fǽrrǽdene fraterna ex acie, R. Ben. I. 10, 2. Férrǽdene consortium, i. communionem, An. Ox. 2662

Linked entry: fǽr-rǽden

fen-þæc

(n.)
Grammar
fen-þæc, es; n.
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Thatch consisting of reeds taken from a fen Mið ðǽm fenðacum palustria arundine (v. Bd. 1, 19: Consumptis domibus quae palustri harundine tegebantur) Txts. 181, 70

Linked entry: þæc

feó-laga

(n.)
Grammar
feó-laga, an; m.

A fellowcolleaguepartner

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A fellow, colleague, partner Án marc goldes míne félage . . . on his félowes witnesse, Cht. Th. 573, 15, 21. Þá cyningas (Edmund and Cnut) wurdon feólagan and wedbróðra (heora freóndscipe gefæstnodan, v. l.) . . . and féng þá Eádmund cyng tó Westsexan

Linked entry: felage

fellen

(adj.)
Grammar
fellen, adj. [fel skin]

Made of skinspellĭceus

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Made of skins; pellĭceus Fellen gyrdel wæs ymbe his lendenu ĕrat zōna pellĭcea circa lumbos ejus, Mk. Bos. 1, 6. God worhte Adame and his wífe fellene reáf and gescrídde hí fēcit Deus Adam et uxōri ejus tunĭcas pellĭceas et induit eos, Gen. 3, 21. Fellen

ge-menigfealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-menigfealdan, -menigfildan; p. de [menig many, feald a fold, plait]

To multiply, increase, extendmultiplicare

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To multiply, increase, extend; multiplicare, Ex. 32, 13 : Gen. 9, 27 : 32, 12

fǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽgan, p. fǽde; pp. fǽged

To paint

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To paint Faehit pingit, Txts. 86, 785. ¶ In the following glosses there seems to be confusion either between the Latin verbs pangere and pingere or between the English verbs fǽgan and fégan: Fégð pingit (cf. gefégað conpingite, 15, 43), Wrt. Voc. ii.

Linked entries: fædun faehit fégan

FEALLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALLAN, to feallanne; part. feallende; ic fealle, ðú feallest, fealst, felst, fylst, he fealleþ, fealþ, felþ, fylþ, pl. feallaþ; p. feól, feóll, pl. feóllon; pp. feallen; v. intrans.

FALL, fall down, faildefĭcĕre

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To FALL, fall down, fail; cădĕre, decĭdĕre, procĭdĕre, defĭcĕre Hí sceolon raðe feallan on grimne grund they shall fall rapidly into the grim abyss, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 15; Cri. 1526: Beo. Th. 2145; B. 1070: Ps. Th. 87, 4: Rood Kmbl. 85; Kr. 43. Enoch

Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan

fæt-fellere

(n.)
Grammar
fæt-fellere, fæt-fyllere, es; m.
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One who fills a vessel, who pours wine into a cup Fætfellere abatis (cf. fert abatis orcam, 176, 41), Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 35. Þá gebígde hé þæs fætfylleres (fylleres, v. l.) mód tó þon ꝥ hé gemengde áttor tó ðæs wínes drynce cum vini fusoris ejus animum

Linked entry: fyllere

ǽ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæst, -fest; adj. [ǽ law, fæst fast, fixed]

Firm in observing the lawreligiouspioustenax observandi legemreligiosuspiusjustus

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Firm in observing the law, religious, pious; tenax observandi legem, religiosus, pius, justus Ǽfæst hæleþ a pious man, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 6; Gen. 1182. Ǽfæste men pious men, 86; Th. 108, 7; Gen. 1802. We ǽfæstra dǽde déman we consider the deeds of the pious

feóllon

(v.)
Grammar
feóllon, fell,
  • Beo. Th. 2089
  • ;
  • B. 1042
  • ;
p. pl.
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of feallan

ge-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton; pp. -fohten.

to fightpugnareto obtain by fightingpugnando acquirere

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to fight; pugnare And gif he ðonne wið hine gefeohtan ne mæg and if he may not fight against him, Lk. Bos. 14, 32. Ðe teáh mine fingras to gefeohtanne qui docet digitos meos ad bellum, Ps. Th. 143, 1. He wel gefeaht he fought well, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112

ge-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-felgan, p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen

To stick toinhærēre

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To stick to; inhærēre He ðære godspellícan láre georne gefealh he earnestly stuck to the gospel lore, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 43

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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to receive, to have given, to get Ne underfó ic náne beorhtnesse æt monnum claritatem ab hominibus non accipio, Jn. Skt. 5, 41. On ðam lande ðe ðú underféhst in the land which the Lord giveth thee (A.V.); in terra quam acceperis, Deut. 28, 8. Eálá ðæt

Linked entry: under-niman

Róm-pening

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-pening, es; m. A penny paid to Rome. v. Róm-feoh
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Sig ǽlc Rómpenig ágifen be Petres mæssedæge ǽiþer ge uppon lande ge on ǽlcan porte, Shrn. 208, 32. Rómpenegas (cf. seó ǽlc heorþpenig ágifen be Petres mæssedæg, 116, 4), Wulfst 113, 11. Wé willaþ ðæt ǽlc Rómpænig beó gelǽst be Petres mæssan tó ðam bisceopstóle

Linked entry: Róm-feoh

æ-felle

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-felle, a-felle; adj. [æ, fell a skin]

Barkedpeeledskinneddecorticatum

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Barked, peeled, skinned; decorticatum, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 34; Wrt. Voc. 61, 14

Linked entry: a-felle

druron

(v.)
Grammar
druron, fell, Andr. Kmbl. 1989; An. 997; p. pl.
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of dreósan

faht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
faht, fought, Chr. 1122; Erl. 249, 23, = feaht; p.
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of feohtan