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fóster-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-nóþ, fóstor-nóþ, es; m?

A pasturage ⬩ pasture ⬩ pascua

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A pasturage, pasture; pascua On stówe fósternóþes me he gestaðelode in lŏco pascuæ me collŏcāvit, Ps. Spl. T. 22, 1

Linked entry: fóstor-noþ

fóster-sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-sweostor, f.

A FOSTER-SISTER ⬩ collactānea

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A FOSTER-SISTER; collactānea. Som. Ben. Lye

fóstor

(n.)

a fostering ⬩ nourishing ⬩ food ⬩ nourishment

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a fostering, nourishing, food, nourishment, Som. Ben. Lye

fóstor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-leán, es; n.

Remuneration for fostering ⬩ nutrīcii merces

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Remuneration for fostering; nutrīcii merces Hæfde Nergend fóstorleán fǽmnan forgolden, éce to ealdre the Saviour had repaid the virgin the reward for fostering, in eternal life. Menol. Fox 301; Men. 152

fóstor-ling

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-ling, es; m.

A fosterling ⬩ foster-child ⬩ ălumnus ⬩ verna ⬩ vernŭla

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A fosterling, foster-child; ălumnus, verna, vernŭla Fósterling vernŭla, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 103; Wrt. Voc. 18, 53. Inberdling vel fósterling verna velvernācŭlus, 86; Som. 74, 34; Wrt. Voc. 50, 17

fóstraþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóstraþ, es; m.

Food ⬩ victuals ⬩ esca ⬩ cĭbus

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Food, victuals; esca, cĭbus Met oððe fóstraþ esca, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 4. Hláf oððe fóstraþ pānem, Jn. Lind. War. 6, 31. Fóstraþ manna, Jn. Lind. War. 6, 49. Fóstraþas epimēnia = ἐπιμήνια provisions for a month, a month's rations, Som. Ben. Lye

fóstre

(n.)
Grammar
fóstre, an; f.

A fosterer ⬩ nurse ⬩ altrix ⬩ nutrix

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A fosterer, nurse; altrix, nutrix

fóstur

(n.)
Grammar
fóstur, es; n.

A fostering ⬩ feeding ⬩ food ⬩ nourishment ⬩ educātio ⬩ pastio ⬩ nutrīcium

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A fostering, feeding, food, nourishment; educātio, pastio, nutrīcium Fóstur feormian to give food, to foster, cherish, Ps. Th. 77, 69

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOT ⬩ pés ⬩ the foot ⬩ pēs

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Th. 138, 68; By. 247. On ánum fét on one foot, Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 5; Rä. 32, 17. Mif fóte pĕde, Ex. 21, 41: Ps. Spl. 90, 12: Lk. Bos. 4, 11. Standende wǽron fét úre on cáfertúnum ðínum stantes ĕrant pĕdes nostri in atriis tuis, Ps.

fót-bred

(n.)
Grammar
fót-bred, es; n.

A foot-board ⬩ stirrup ⬩ tăbella in qua pĕdes requiescunt ⬩ astrăba

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A foot-board, stirrup; tăbella in qua pĕdes requiescunt, astrăba [q. v. in Du Cange] Fótbred [MS. fótbret] astrăba, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 67; Wrt. Voc. 16, 40

Linked entry: bred

fót-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
fót-gemearc, es; n.

A foot-mark ⬩ length of a foot ⬩ ūnius pĕdis longĭtūdo

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A foot-mark, length of a foot; ūnius pĕdis longĭtūdo Se légdraca wæs fíftiges fótgemearces lang the fire-dragon was fifty feet of measure long, Beo. Th. 6077; B. 3042

fót-gewǽde

(n.)
Grammar
fót-gewǽde, es; n.

Foot-clothing ⬩ pĕdum indūmentum

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Foot-clothing; pĕdum indūmentum, R. Ben. 55

fót-lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
fót-lǽst, -lást, es; m.

A foot-step ⬩ foot-trace ⬩ vestīgium pĕdis ⬩ trāmes

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A foot-step, foot-trace; vestīgium pĕdis, trāmes Se wyrm onfand feóndes fótlást the worm found the foe's foot-trace, Beo. Th. 4567; B. 2289. Fótlǽstas [MS. fótlǽst] ðíne ne beóþ oncnáwen vestīgia tua non cognoscentur, Ps. Spl. 76, 19: Blickl.

fót-sceamel

(n.)
Grammar
fót-sceamel, -sceamol, -scamel, -scamul, es; m.

A footstool ⬩ pĕdum scăbellum ⬩ subpĕdāneum

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Gl. 66; Som. 69, 79; Wrt. Voc. 41, 33

Linked entry: sceamol

fót-síþ-sticcel

(n.)
Grammar
fót-síþ-sticcel, es; m.

A cloak ⬩ mantle ⬩ chlămys ⬩ y̆dis, ⬩ χλăμύs, ⬩ ύδos,

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A cloak, mantle; chlămys, y̆dis, f. = χλăμύs, ύδos, f Hacele vel fótsíþsticcel chlămys, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 40; Wrt. Voc. 40, 67

fót-spor

(n.)
Grammar
fót-spor, es; n.

A foot-track ⬩ foot-trace ⬩ pĕdis vestīgium

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A foot-track, foot-trace; pĕdis vestīgium On ðæt fótspor on the foot-track, Lchdm. iii. 286, 3

fót-swile

(n.)
Grammar
fót-swile, -swyle, es; m.

A foot-swelling ⬩ pĕdis tŭmor

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A foot-swelling; pĕdis tŭmor Wið fót-swylum for foot-swellings, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 3; Lchdm. i. 342, 18. Ðes drænc is gód wið fótswilum this drink is good for foot-swellings, Lchdm. iii. 50, 12

Linked entries: fót-ádl fót-geswell

fówer

(n.; num.; adj.)

four

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four Cnut hit todǽlde on fówer Cnut divided it into four, Chr. 1017; Th. 285, 19, col. 1

foxes cláte

(n.)
Grammar
foxes cláte, an; f.

Fox's clote ⬩ burdock ⬩ arctium lappa

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Fox's clote, burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Wið hundes dolge, foxes cláte, etc. for wound by a hound, burdock, etc. L. M. 1, 69; Lchdai. ii. 144, 11

foxes clife

(n.)
Grammar
foxes clife, an; f.

The greater burdock ⬩ arctium lappa

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The greater burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eáwyrt take burdock, some men call it fox's cliver or the greater burdock, some riverwort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3: Lchdm. iii. 74, 10