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fám

foam

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Add: Leásung vel faam famfaluca, Txts. 62, 426. Fám, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 75. Fám, hwastas molles, 55, 72. foam of living creatures Mid fámæ cum spuma, Lk. L. 9, 39. Dó þǽrtó báres fám, Lch. i. 360, 1. foam, froth of boiling liquid Dó on pannan, wyl swíðe

Linked entry: fámwæstas

fant-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fant-bæþ, es; n.
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The baptismal font, font with water in it ready for baptism, the rite there performed Þonne is æfter eallum þisum mid rihtum geleáfan tó efstanne wið fontbæðes georne . . . Þá ðreó dýfinga on fontbæðe getácniað . . . Wlfst. 36, 1-10. Gelǽstan þæt þæt

fant-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
fant-hálgung, e; f.
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Consecration of a font preparatory to baptizing a person Wæter gehálga fonthálgunge hallow water in a font (?), Lch. iii. 24, 17. Þurh þá fonthálgunge gewyrð sóna Godes midwist, and ðurh ðá orðunge þe se sácerd on þæt wæter orðað, þonne hé font hálgað

faag

of a varying colour

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of a varying colour

faca

(n.)
Grammar
faca, of spaces, Andr. Kmbl. 2741; An. 1373; gen. pl.
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of fæc

fácon

(n.)

deceit

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deceit, Jn. Lind. War. 1, 47

fǽr

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr, fér, es; m.

A fever ⬩ febris

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A fever; febris Wið þriddan dæges fǽre and feórþan dæges fǽre for a third day's fever and a fourth day's fever, L. M. cont. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 12, 27

fǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽr, adj.

Fair, beautiful ⬩ pulcher

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Fair, beautiful ; pulcher Hors ðæs fǽrestan heowes a horse of the most beautiful colour, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 16, note

fæt

(n.)
Grammar
fæt, es; m.

A journey, going, path ⬩ meātus, passus, gressus, ĭter

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A journey, going, path; meātus, passus, gressus, ĭter, used only in compound words

fagc

(n.)

A plaice, flounder ⬩ platesia

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A plaice, flounder; platesia, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 12

fagen

(adj.)
Grammar
fagen, adj.

Glad ⬩ lætus

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Glad; lætus Wǽron ða burhwarefagene the citizens were glad, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 32

fangen

(v.; part.)

taken ⬩ captus

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taken; captus Hér beóþ fangene seólas and hrónas here are caught seals and whales, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 16; pp. of fón to take

fast

(adj.)
Grammar
fast, fast, Som. Ben. Lye. v. fæst

fast, firm

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fast, firm

fær

Grammar
fær, for.

Similar entry: FOR

fær-

(prefix)

Linked entry: ǽht

fala

many

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many

Linked entry: fealo

fatan

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Dele

fatu

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in Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 63: 41, 35 is Latin ( = fato)

fæc

Similar entry: hwíl-fæc

fær

Similar entry: geán-fær