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fællan

(v.)
Grammar
fællan, p. de; pp. ed

To offend ⬩ scandălīzāre

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To offend; scandălīzāre Gif ðín ége aswícaþ ðé oððefælle ðec si ŏcŭlus tuus scandălīzat te, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 29, 30: 18, 8

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

fǽran

(v.)
Grammar
fǽran, p. de; pp. ed [fǽr fear]

To terrify, frighten ⬩ terrēre

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To terrify, frighten ; terrēre Bodan us fǽrdon nuntii nos terruērunt, Deut. 1, 28

Linked entries: fǽring fǽringa ferende

FÉGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉGAN, p. de; pp. ed

To join ⬩ bind ⬩ unite ⬩ fix ⬩ jungĕre ⬩ pangĕre

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To join, bind, unite, fix; jungĕre, pangĕre Heó fégeþ mec on fæsten she binds me in a fastness, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 22; Rä. 26, 9. Freóndseipe fegþ it unites friendship, Somn. 128; Lchdm. iii. 206, 4. Hió me on nearo fégde she fixed me in a strait,

feligean

(v.)
Grammar
feligean, p. de; pp. ed

To follow ⬩ sĕqui

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To follow; sĕqui Uton gán and feligean fremdum godum eămus et sĕquāmur deos aliēnos, Deut. 13, 2

feorran

(v.)
Grammar
feorran, p. de; pp. ed

To remove to a distance ⬩ withdraw ⬩ remŏvēre ⬩ elongāre

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To remove to a distance, withdraw; remŏvēre, elongāre Ne wolde feorhbealo feorran he would not withdraw the mortal bale, Beo. Th. 314; B. 156

feostnode

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feostnode, confirmed,
  • Chr. 656
    • ;
  • Erl. 32, 22: 963
    • ;
  • Ed. 121, 32,
= fæstnode; p.
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of fæstnian

féðan

(v.)
Grammar
féðan, p. de; pp. ed

To lead ⬩ dūcĕre

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To lead; dūcĕre Bearn fergaþ and féðaþ fæder and módor father and mother carry and lead the child, Exon. 87a; Th. 327, 21

Linked entry: féþung

fittan

(v.)
Grammar
fittan, p. te; pp. ed

To sing ⬩ cantāre

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To sing; cantāre Nú ic fitte gén ymb fisca cynn now again I sing about [the] kind of fishes, Exon. 96b; Th. 360, 5; Wal. 1

flǽman

(v.)
Grammar
flǽman, fléman; p. de; pp. ed

To cause to flee ⬩ put to flight ⬩ fŭgāre

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To cause to flee, put to flight; fŭgāre

Linked entry: fléman

fligan

(v.)
Grammar
fligan, p. de; pp. ed

To put to flight ⬩ fŭgāre

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To put to flight; fŭgāre

flogettan

(v.)
Grammar
flogettan, p. te; pp. ed

To fluctuate ⬩ fluctuāre

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To fluctuate; fluctuāre, Scint. 77

for-bearnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bearnan, p. de; impert. pl. -bearnaþ; pp. ed

To burn up ⬩ consume by fire ⬩ combūrĕre

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To burn up, consume by fire; combūrĕre Lǽdaþ hig forþ and forbearnaþ hig prodūcĭte earn ut combūrātur. Gen. 38, 24. Hí forbearndon Beorn ealdorman they consumed Beorn alderman, Chr. 779; Erl. 55, 36: 1052; Erl. 185, 4

for-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bégan, p. de; pp. ed

To bow down ⬩ bend down ⬩ humble ⬩ abase ⬩ destroy ⬩ deprĭmĕre ⬩ hŭmĭliāre ⬩ immĭnuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, humble, abase, destroy; deprĭmĕre, hŭmĭliāre, immĭnuĕre Ðæt gé gúþfreán gylp for-bégan that ye may humble the warrior's pride. Andr. Kmbl. 2668; An. 1335: 3141; An. 1573: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468

for-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bígan, -bígean; p. de; pp. ed

To bow down ⬩ bend down ⬩ humble ⬩ abase ⬩ depreciate ⬩ avoid ⬩ pass by ⬩ hŭmĭliāre ⬩ prætĕrīre

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To bow down, bend down, humble, abase, depreciate, avoid, pass by; hŭmĭliāre, prætĕrīre Bælc forbígde he humbled their pride, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 15; Gen. 54: 4; Th. 5, 12; Gen. 70: Exon. 85 b; Th. 321, 19; Wíd. 48: Wad. 47; Vald. 1. 26. Litlingas nellaþ forbígean

for-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-býgan, -bígan, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed

To bow down ⬩ bend down ⬩ abase ⬩ humble ⬩ destroy ⬩ deprimĕre ⬩ humiliāre ⬩ imminuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, abase, humble, destroy; deprimĕre, humiliāre, imminuĕre He hellwarena heáp forbýgde he humbled the multitude of hell's inmates, Exon. 18b; Th. 46, 3; Cri. 731: Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 13; Hö. 35

Linked entries: for-bégan for-bígan

for-cwolstan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cwolstan, p. te; pp. ed

To swallow down ⬩ haurīre

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To swallow down; haurīre Fífleáfan seáwes þrý bollan fulle lytle sceal forcwolstan he shall swallow down three little bowls of the juice of cinque-foil, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 48, 18

for-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
for-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed

To turn again ⬩ subvert ⬩ avoid ⬩ pervertĕre ⬩ subvertĕre ⬩ evĭtāre

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To turn again, subvert, avoid; pervertĕre, subvertĕre, evĭtāre Búton deáþ hí ne mágon forcyrran except they cannot avoid death. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 8

Linked entry: for-cerran

for-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cýðan, p. de; pp. ed

To surpass or excel in knowledge ⬩ scientia excellĕre vel supĕrāre

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To surpass or excel in knowledge; scientia excellĕre vel supĕrāre Hæfde se snotra sunu Davides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl the wise son of David had overcome and surpassed in knowledge the leader of the Chaldeans, Salm. Kmbl. 353; Sal. 176: 411

for-demman

(v.)
Grammar
for-demman, part. -demmende; p. de; pp. ed

To shut or dam up ⬩ obtūrāre

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To shut or dam up; obtūrāre Swá swá nædran deáfe, and fordemmende eáran heora sīcut aspĭdis surdæ, et obtūrantis aures suas, Ps. Spl. T. 57, 4

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