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eðel-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
eðel-boren, adj.

Noble-bornnōbĭlis natu

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Noble-born; nōbĭlis natu, Prov. 31

éðel-land

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-land, -lond, es; n.

A native land, a countrypatria, terra

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A native land, a country; patria, terra Ða wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðelland geond-sended then with hostile bands was the people's native land overspread, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 20; Gen. 1968: 69; Th. 83, 14; Gen. 1379. On éðelland ðǽr Salem stód into the country

éðel-riht

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-riht, -rieht, es ; n.

A land or country's right patrium jus

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A land or country's right; patrium jus Wǽron orwénan éðelrihtes they were hopeless of country's right, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 8; Exod. 211. Stód seó dýgle stów ídel and æmen éðelriehte feor the secret spot stood void and desolate, far from patrial-right,

éðel-seld

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-seld, es; n.

A native seat, settlement patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium

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A native seat, settlement; patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium Sceoldon ða rincas sécan ellor éðelseld the chieftains must seek a settlement elsewhere, Cd. 90; Th. 113, 32; Gen. 1896

Linked entry: éðel-setl

éðel-setl

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-setl, es; n.

A native seat, a settlement patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium

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A native seat, a settlement; patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium Him ðá eard geceás and éðelsetl chose him then a dwelling and a settlement, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 30; Gen. 1927

exámeron

(n.)
Grammar
exámeron, es; n.

A work on the six days of creation hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον

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A work on the six days of creation; hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον relating to a day Exámeron, ðæt is be Godes six daga weorcum Hexameron, that is concerning the six days' works of God, Hexam. Norm. I. Basilius awrát áne wundorlíce boc,

exl

(n.)
Grammar
exl, e; f.

Shoulder hŭmĕrus

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Shoulder; hŭmĕrus He hit set on his exla impō;nit in humeros suos, Lk. Bos. 15, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3148; An. 1577

F

At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf five; hæuþ, hæfþ haveth; Euen, efen even. In the beginning of Anglo-Saxon words, f had the sound of the English f, as Fíf five, finger finger, finn fin, fisc fish . The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

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The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

fácen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fácen-líce, adv.

Deceitfully, fraudulently dŏlōse, fraudŭlenter

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Deceitfully, fraudulently; dŏlōse, fraudŭlenter Ðín bróðor com fácenlíce and nam ðíne bletsunga vēnit germānus tuus fraudŭlenter et accēpit benedictiōnem tuam, Gen. 27, 35. Ða leásan men fácen-líce þencaþ false men think treacherously, Frag.

Linked entry: fǽcen-líce

fácen-searu

(n.)
Grammar
fácen-searu, fácn-searu; gen. -searwes; n.

A treacherous wile, treachery, machĭnātio dŏlōsa

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A treacherous wile, treachery, machĭnātio dŏlōsa Þurh fácnsearu by treachery, Ps. Th. 55, 1. Gefylled fácensearwum filled with treacherous wiles, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 7; Mód. 27

FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of timespătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Space, interval, distance, portion of time; spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum On swá lytlum fæce in so short a space, Elen. Kmbl. 1917; El. 960. Ðæt wæs on fæce syxtig furlanga fram Hierusalem quod ĕrat in spătio stădiōrum sexāginta ab Ierūsālem

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

fæder-æðelo

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-æðelo, indecl. n. [æðelo nobility, origin]

Fatherly nobility, origin, ancestry, fatherly honoursgĕneālŏgia păterna, nōbĭlĭtas hērēdĭtāria

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Fatherly nobility, origin, ancestry, fatherly honours; gĕneālŏgia păterna, nōbĭlĭtas hērēdĭtāria Ða ðe mǽgburge mǽst gefrunon, fæderæðelo gehwǽs those who most understand kinship, the ancestry of each, Cd. 161; Th. 200, 24; Exod. 361. He scolde fæderæðelumonfón

fæder-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-feoh, -fioh ; gen. -feós ; n.

A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home

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A father-fee, - the marriage portion which reverted to the father, if his daughter became a widow, and returned home, Fæder-feum, dos a patre accepta, L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1, note a. v. Du Cange in voce

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fæderyn-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
fæderyn-cyn, -cynn, es n.

A paternal kindred or race

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A paternal kindred or race, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 29; Exod. 559

fǽg-nys

(n.)
Grammar
fǽg-nys, -nyss, e ; f.

Difference, diversity, varietyvărietas

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Difference, diversity, variety; vărietas Ymbgyrd oððe ymbwǽfd mid missenlícum oððe mid fǽgnyssum circumamicta varietātĭbus, Ps. Lamb. 44, 15

fær

(n.)
Grammar
fær, nom. acc: gen. færes; dat. fære; pl. nom. acc. faru; gen. fara; dat. farum, n: fær; gen. dat. acc. fære; pl. nom. gen. acc. fara; dat. farum; f? [from faran to go] .

a going, journey, way, journeying, expedition ĭter, expĕdītio bellĭcaa vehicle, vessel, shipvehĭcŭlum, nāvis

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a going, journey, way, journeying, expedition; ĭter, expĕdītio bellĭca Ánes dæges fær ĭter diei, Lk. Bos. 2, 44. Gódige folces fær facilitate the people's journeying, L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 9. Ðæt wæs fær micel that was a great expedition, Invent.

Linked entries: færr FARU

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

fǽr-béna

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-béna, an; m.

A husbandman, peasant, churlrustĭcus

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N. P. L. 50; Th. ii. 298, 6

færelt

(n.)
Grammar
færelt, es; n.

A going, progress, expedition ĭter, gressus, expĕdītio

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A going, progress, expedition; ĭter, gressus, expĕdītio Wænes sió eax welt ealles ðæs færeltes the axle-tree of a waggon regulates all its going, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 29, note 26. On ðæm færelte in the progress, 39, 7; Fox 222, 19, note 18. On færelte

fǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽrlíce, férlíce, feárlíce; adv.

Suddenly, immediately, by chancesŭbĭto, repente, forte

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Suddenly, immediately, by chance; sŭbĭto, repente, forte Cometæ synd gehátene ða steorran ðe fǽrlíce and ungewunelíce æteówiaþ the stars are called comets which appear suddenly and unusually, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 20; Lchdm. iii.