Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fealo

(num.; adj.)

many

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many, Beo. Th. 5508, note; B. 2757, note

fealu

(n.)

fallow, pale yellow, dusky,

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fallow, pale yellow, dusky, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 81; Wrt. Voc. 46, 38: Andr. Kmbl. 841; An. 421

fealu

(n.)
Grammar
fealu, gen. fealuwes, fealwes; n.

Fallow ground, ground ploughed lying fallow after a crop ⬩ nŏvāle

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Fallow ground, ground ploughed lying fallow after a crop; nŏvāle Andlang weges óþ ðone bróc, ðe scýt to fealuwes leá along the way to the brook, which shoots to the field of fallow ground, Cod. Dipl. 399; A. D. 944; Kmbl. ii. 251, 1

feale

(n.)
Grammar
feale, pl. nom. acc. fealewe

fallow, pale yellow, dusky

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fallow, pale yellow, dusky, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 16, col. 1: Andr. Kmbl. 3177; An. 1591

fealh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fealh, underwent, Beo. Th. 2405; B. 1200; p.
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of felgan

feall

(n.)

a trap

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a trap

fealo

tubulo

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tubulo

feall

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Hnescum fealle guttatim, Hpt. Gl. 408, 33. Add

feala-hiw

(n.)
Grammar
feala-hiw, es; n.

A varied colour

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A varied colour Feala-hiwes hrægel pŏlymĭta, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Wrt. Voc. 40, 14

Linked entry: hiw

feala-fór

(n.)
Grammar
feala-fór, feale-fór, e; f?

A fieldfare? ⬩ turdus pĭlāris?-Fealafór torax?

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A fieldfare? turdus pĭlāris?-Fealafór torax? Cot. 174, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: feolu-fór

feaht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feaht, fought, Byrht. Th. 139, 14; By. 254; p.
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of feohtan

fealga

(n.)
Grammar
fealga, harrows, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 24; pl. nom. acc.
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of fealh

Linked entry: fælging

fealþ

(v.)
Grammar
fealþ, falleth, falls, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 29;
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3rd pers. pres. of feallan

feára

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
feára, of a few, Beo. Th. 2828; B. 1412. v. feá
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few, feáwa

fearm

(n.)
Grammar
fearm, es; m.

A freight, cargo, load ⬩ ŏnus nāvis

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A freight, cargo, load; ŏnus nāvis Ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste fór mid fearme the most excellent house [the ark] sailed over the ocean's orb with its freight, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 7; Gen. 1394

FEARN

(n.)
Grammar
FEARN, FERN, es; n.

FERN ⬩ fĭlix

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A FERN; fĭlix Fearn fĭlix, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 10; Wrt. Voc. 31, 21: 67, 45: 79, 64. Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman, ðe man fĭlĭcem and óðrum naman fearn nemneþ take a root of this plant, which is named fĭlix, and by another name fern, Herb. 78; Lchdm

Linked entries: fen-fearn fern

FEARR

(n.)
Grammar
FEARR, es; m.

a bull, an ox ⬩ taurus, bos ⬩ the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac ⬩ taurus

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a bull, an ox; taurus, bos Fearr taurus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 30. He geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre he made an image of a bull with brass, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 29. Fearras fætte ofsettun oððe ymbsǽton me tauri pingues obsēdērunt me, Ps. Lamb

Linked entry: fear

feaxe

(adj.)
Grammar
feaxe, adj.

Having hair ⬩ cŏmātus

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Having hair; cŏmātus

fealle

(n.)
Grammar
fealle, an; f.

A trap

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A trap Feallan muscipulam, An. Ox. 4979. Feallum muscipulis, i. decipulis 4074

Linked entry: feall

fearm

Similar entry: FEORM

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