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fǽ-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽ-lǽcan, fá-lǽcan; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To be at deadly enmity, to be at feudinĭmīcĭtiam capĭtālem mŏvēre

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L.] if any one be at feud with any of them, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 10

Linked entry: fá-lǽcan

fænn

(n.)

a fen

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Lamb. 17, 43

fǽr-béna

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-béna, an; m.

A husbandman, peasant, churlrustĭcus

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A husbandman, peasant, churl; rustĭcus Gif hit sífǽrbéna gilde xii ór if it be a churl, let him pay twelve ores, L. N. P. L. 50; Th. ii. 298, 6

fǽr-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-cwealm, es; m.

A sudden pestilence repentīna pestĭlentia

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A sudden pestilence; repentīna pestĭlentia Æt ðæm fǽrcwealme ðe his leódscipe swýðe drehte and wanode in the pestilence which much afflicted and decreased his people, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 8

Linked entry: cwealm

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

fæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-tíd, e; f.

Fast-tide or time jējūnii tempus

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-tidan] geornlícost beorgan one ought most earnestly to take care at festival-times and fast-times, L. C. S. 38; Th. i. 398, 17.

fáh-man

(n.)
Grammar
fáh-man, -mon, es; m.

A foeman, an enemyinĭmīcus

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H.] geierne if a foeman flee to it, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 9

Linked entry: ge-fáhmon

fá-lǽcan

(v.)

to be at deadly enmity, to be at feud

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to be at deadly enmity, to be at feud, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 10, MS. L

fald-gang

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang, es ; m.

Fold-going, putting sheep in fold to manure the land secta faldæ, servĭtium, quo tĕnēbātur vassallus ŏves ipsīus ad ŏvīle dŏmĭni perdŭcĕre, fundi dŏmĭnĭcālis stercŏrandi grātia

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Fold-going, putting sheep in fold to manure the land; secta faldæ, servĭtium, quo tĕnēbātur vassallus ŏves ipsīus ad ŏvīle dŏmĭni perdŭcĕre, fundi dŏmĭnĭcālis stercŏrandi grātia. v. Spelm. Glos. Lye

fald-gang-penig

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang-penig, es ; m.

Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur

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Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land; nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur, Som. Ben. Lye

FALS

(n.)
Grammar
FALS, es ; n.

FALSEhood, fraud, counterfeit falsum

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A FALSEhood, fraud, counterfeit; falsum Bútan ǽlcon false without any fraud, L. Eth. vi. 32; Th. i. 322, 29: L. C. S. 8; Th. i. 380, 16.

fant

(n.)
Grammar
fant, font, es; m.

Fountain, spring fons, tisthat which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptismbaptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν

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Fountain, spring; fons, tis, m; pure water, that which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptism; baptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν Ne dó man nǽnne ele to ðam fante let no one put any oil into the font, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 35; Wilk. 159, 32

Linked entries: fant-fæt font

feárlíc

(adj.)

sudden

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sudden, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 28, MS. A

fearn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
fearn-leás, -lés; adj.

Fernless, without fern sine fĭlĭce

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Fernless, without fern; sine fĭlĭce, Hem. p. 86

feax-fang

(n.)
Grammar
feax-fang, es; m.

A taking hold by the haircŏmæ prehensio

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A taking hold by the hair; cŏmæ prehensio Gif feax-fang geweorþ if there be a taking hold of the hair, L. Ethb. 33; Th. i. 12, 3; Wilk. 5, 1

fédesl

(n.)
Grammar
fédesl, es; m? e; f?

A feederproviderobsōnātor

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A feeder, provider; obsōnātor Cyninges fédesl xx scillinga forgelde let the king's feeder be paid for with twenty shillings, L. Ethb. 12; Th. i. 6, 8

fefer-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
fefer-ádl, fefor-ádl, e; f. [ádl a disease]

Fever-diseasefeverfebris

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Wið fefer-ádle for fever disease, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii, 134, 13. Sleá ðé Drihten mid feforádle and mid cíle percŭtiat te Dŏmĭnus febri et frīgŏre, Deut. 28, 22

Linked entries: feber-ádl fefor-ádl

feld-ciric

(n.)
Grammar
feld-ciric, e; f. -circe, an; f.

A field-churchcountry churchcampestris ecclēsia

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Æt feld-circan for a field-church, L. Eth. ix. 5; Th. i. 342, 3

féle-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
féle-leás, adj. [félan to feel]

Devoid of feelinginsensĭlis

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Devoid of feeling; insensĭlis Biþ his líf scæcen and he féleleás his life is departed and he devoid of feeling, Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 26; Vy. 40

fen-freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
fen-freoðo, indecl. f.

Fen-asylumăsylum in pălūde

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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851