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firen-full

a sinner

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Take here fieren-full in Dict., and add On þǽre fernlican, [fern]fullum mándǽde ab originali, i. principali piaculo, i. peccalo, An. Ox. 2005. Fyrenfulle flagitiasum, i. maculosum, 875. Fyrenfullum mándǽdum fagitiosis facinoribus, 2922; 917. Fyrnfullum

be-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-felgan, bi-felgan; p. -fealg, -fealh, -felh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen.

To stick or cling to ⬩ betake oneself ⬩ inhærere ⬩ insistere ⬩ To deliver ⬩ transmit ⬩ consign ⬩ tradere ⬩ committere

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v. intrans. To stick or cling to, betake oneself; inhærere, insistere Þilcum wordum heó him befelh ǽlce dæge hujuscemodi verbis per singulos dies mulier molesta eras ei, Gen. 39, 10. Æfter ðon ðe he ðǽr sum fæc hálgum leornungum befealh after he had

Linked entries: be-filgan bi-felgan be-feolan

be-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fealdan, bi-fealdan ; p. -feóld, pl. -feóldon; pp. -fealden, -falden

To fold ⬩ infold ⬩ clasp ⬩ involve ⬩ surround ⬩ inwrap ⬩ cover ⬩ overwhelm ⬩ implicare ⬩ involvere ⬩ amplecti ⬩ circumdare

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To fold, infold, clasp, involve, surround, inwrap, cover, overwhelm; implicare, involvere, amplecti, circumdare Ðú miht on ánre hand eáðe befealdan ealne middaneard thou canst easily infold in one hand all the midearth, Hy. 7, 119; Hy. Grn. ii. 289,

Linked entries: be-feóld bi-fealdan

FECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
FECCAN, feccean, fæccan; p.> feahte, fehte; pp. feaht, feht

FETCH ⬩ bring to ⬩ draw ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ tollĕre ⬩ afferre ⬩ haurīre

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To FETCH, bring to, draw; addūcĕre, tollĕre, afferre, haurīre Ðæt he sceolde hine feccan that he should fetch him; Bd, 4, 1; S. 564, 43: Chr. 1017; Erl. 161, 10: Gen. 27, 42, 45: Ex, 2, 5. Com án wíf wæter feccan vēnit mŭlier haurīre ăquam; Jn. Bos.4

Linked entries: fæccan fetian

ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ferian, ferigan, ferigean, fergan; to ferianne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fer = fær a journey] .

to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ ferre ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ dedūcĕre ⬩ afferre ⬩ to betake oneself to ⬩ se gerĕre ⬩ versēri ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ vehi ⬩ īre

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to carry, convey, bear, lead, conduct; ferre, portāre, vehĕre, dedūcĕre, afferre Héht wígend ðæt hálige treó him befóran ferian he commanded the warriors to carry the holy tree before him, Elen. Kmbl. 215; El. 108: Cd. 67; Th. 80, 18; Gen. 1330. We ðé

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

feágan

(v.)
Grammar
feágan, to feágenne [feá, gefeá joy]

To rejoice ⬩ lætāri, plaudĕre

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To rejoice; lætāri, plaudĕre To feágenne on blisse þeóde ðínre ad lætandum in lætĭtia gentis tuæ, Ps. Lamb. 105, 5. Flódas feágaþ oððe hafetiaþ mid handa flūmĭna plaudent mănu, 97, 8

feohtan

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Þú simle fihtest wið manna cyn, Bl. H. 241, 4. Hió self fieht (fiht, v. l.) wið hié selfe, Past. 277, 25. Hér fegtaþ Títus end Giáþéasu, Txts. 127, 3. Feaht (feht, fæht, v. ll.) him on seó hǽþene ðeód Myrcna inpugnatus ab pagana gente Merciorum, Bd. 3

ellen-wódnes

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-wódnes, -ness, e; f. Zeal, envy, emulation, ardour; zēlus = ζῆλος, fervor
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Swindan me dyde ellenwódnes mín tabescĕre me fēcit zēlus meus, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 139; 78, 5. Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle Aidan had much zeal and love for God, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32. He wæs mid wylme mycelre ellenwódnesse onbærned

Linked entry: ellen-gódnes

þurh-delfan

(v.)

to dig through ⬩ bore through ⬩ pierce

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to dig through, bore through, pierce Ic ðurhdelfe perfodio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 179, 10. Þurhdelfeþ, Ps. Th. 79, 15. Hý þurhdulfon ( foderunt ) míne handa and míne fét, 21, 15. Þurhdol[fen] confossa, transfixa, Hpt. Gl. 501, 29

fæniht

(adj.)
Grammar
fæniht, adj. [fæn a fen, iht an adj. termination]

FENNY, marshy, dirty, muddy ⬩ Fpălustris

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FENNY, marshy, dirty, muddy; Fpălustris, Som. Ben. Lye

feáwera

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feáwera, of a few,
  • Cd. 100
    • ;
  • Th. 132, 30
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gen. pl.of feáwa

fǽdde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fǽdde, fed, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 26, = fédde; p.
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of fédan

mynet-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mynet-slege, es; m.
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Striking of coin, minting, coining Wæs þæs feós ofergewrit ðæs ylcan mynetsleges þe man ꝥ feoh on slóh sóna þæs forman geáres þá Decius féng tó ríce, Hml. S. 23, 475. v. frum*-*mynetslege

Linked entry: slege

fíf

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Add: adjectival. uninflected Fíf géra fæc quinquennium, An. Ox. 3035: B. 545. Nam hé fíf stánas, Bl. H. 31, 17. with pronoun or indefinite numeral: Þá fíf dysegan, Mt. 25, 3. Wé onféngon þá hálgan fíf seonoþas, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 433, 5. as part of an

ǽ-lǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-lǽdend, es; m. [ǽ lex, lǽdend lator, from lǽdan ferre, to move or propose a law]

A lawgiver ⬩ legislator

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A lawgiver; legislator, Ps. Spl. 9, 21

a-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyllan, = a-fellan; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fyllan, fellan to fell]

To fell ⬩ to strike or beat down ⬩ to overturn ⬩ subvert ⬩ lay low ⬩ abolish ⬩ slay ⬩ cædere ⬩ occidere ⬩ prosternere ⬩ dejicere ⬩ demoliri ⬩ comprimere ⬩ abrogare

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To fell, to strike or beat down, to overturn, subvert, lay low, abolish, slay; cædere, occidere, prosternere, dejicere, demoliri, comprimere, abrogare Gif mon afelle [MS. B. afylle] on wuda wel monega treówa if any one fell in a wood a good many trees

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limb ⬩ joint

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A limb, joint, member of a body, branch of a tree Án lim membrum; má lima membra, Wrt. Voc. 70, 20, 21. Gif men cíne hwylc lim, genim regen mela, dó on ðæt lim, L. M. 1, 73; Lchdm. ii, 148, 22. Be ðæs limes (the finger) micelnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 204,

Linked entry: leomu

ge-swicu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swicu, (?i-stem, fem., cf. Sievers' Grammatik, 268),
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e;f. Cessation Witun þá ðe ðyllicne gylt þurhteóð, and náne geswice dón nell[að], Hml. A. 148, 123 note. v. ge-swíc

Linked entry: ge-swic

fel-cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
fel-cyrf, e; f? [fel skin, cyrf a cutting off]

The foreskin ⬩ præpūtium

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The foreskin; præpūtium, Cot. 217

Linked entry: cyrf

flicce

(n.)
Grammar
flicce, es; n.
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Feówer swín and feór fliccu, 164, 31. Add

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