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feðra

(n.)
Grammar
feðra, feðre feathers, wings,
  • Exon. 57b
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  • Th. 207, 6
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  • Ph. 137: 58b
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  • Th. 212, 5
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  • Ph. 205: 77a
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  • Th. 289, 13; Wand. 47
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nom. acc. pl.
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of feðer

fex

(n.)
Grammar
fex, es; n.

Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries

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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries Fex cæsăries, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 39; Wrt. Voc. 42, 47: 70, 32

FÍC

(n.)
Grammar
FÍC, es; m.

Fig ⬩ the fruit of the fig-tree ⬩ fīcus ⬩ a disease so called, the piles ⬩ hemorrhoids ⬩ fīcus

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Wið ðone blédendne [MS. blédende] fíc nim murran ða wyrt for the bleeding 'fig' take the plant sweet-cicely, iii. 8, 1

fíc-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-leáf, es; n.

A fig-leaf ⬩ fīci fŏlium

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A fig-leaf; fīci fŏlium Híg siwodon fícleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc consuērunt fŏlia fīcus et fēcērunt sibi pĕrizōmăta, Gen. 3, 7

fífel-dór

(n.)
Grammar
fífel-dór, es; n.

Monster or terror-door ⬩ monstrōrum mărīnōrum porta

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Monster or terror-door, the river Eider, the boundary between Holstein and Schleswig; monstrōrum mărīnōrum porta Bí fífeldóre by the monster-door, Exon. 85a; Th. 321, 8; Wíd. 43

fífel-streám

(n.)
Grammar
fífel-streám, es; m.

The frightful or horrid stream ⬩ the ocean ⬩ ōceănus

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The frightful or horrid stream, the ocean; ōceănus Nǽnigne merehengesta má ðonne ǽnne ferede on fífelstreám he led not more than one of the sea-horses on the ocean, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 51; Met. 26, 26

fiht-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
fiht-wíte, es; n.

A fine for fighting ⬩ pugnæ mulcta

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A fine for fighting; pugnæ mulcta He áh fihtwíte he has fines for fighting, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 3, note 6, MS. B

Linked entry: fyht-wíte

fild

(n.)
Grammar
fild, es; m? n? e; f?

A milking, the quantity of milk drawn at one milking ⬩ lactis quantĭtas sĕmel mulcta

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A milking, the quantity of milk drawn at one milking; lactis quantĭtas sĕmel mulcta Gif fild sý awyrd if a milking be spoilt, L. M. 1, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 14

findele

(n.)
Grammar
findele, an; f? es; n?

An invention ⬩ a device ⬩ adinventio ⬩ inventum

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An invention, a device; adinventio, inventum, Som. Ben. Lye

fioh

(n.)
Grammar
fioh, gen. fiós; dat. fió; n.

Cattle ⬩ property ⬩ a portion ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ dos

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Cattle, property, a portion; pĕcus, ŏpes, dos Gif ðé becume óðres monnes giémeleás fioh on hand if the stray cattle of another man come to thy hand, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9: L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 1

fiónd-geld

(n.)
Grammar
fiónd-geld, es; n.

Devil-worship

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Devil-worship, Mt. Lind. Stv. 4, 24

fír

(n.)
Grammar
fír, es; n.

Fire ⬩ ignis

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Fire; ignis Þurh ðæs fíres fnæst through the fire's blast, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 29; Jul. 588

Linked entry: fier

firgen

(n.)
Grammar
firgen, fyrgen, es; n.

A mountain ⬩ mountain-woodland ⬩ mons ⬩ saltus

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A mountain, mountain-woodland; mons, saltus

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firgen-gát

(n.)
Grammar
firgen-gát, firgin-gát, e; pl. nom. acc. -gǽt; f.

A mountain-goat ⬩ chamois ⬩ montāna vel saltuensis capra ⬩ ībex

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A mountain-goat, chamois; montāna vel saltuensis capra, ībex Firgengát [MS. firing-gát] ibex, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 39; Wrt. Voc. 23, 2. Firgengát mountain-goat, Cot. 109: 116. Firgingǽt [MS. -gǽtt] ibĭces, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 158, 31

firnum

(adv.)
Grammar
firnum, fyrnum; adv. [dat. or inst. pl. of firen a sin, crime]

Fearfully ⬩ intensely ⬩ formīdŏlōse ⬩ immānĭter

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Fearfully, intensely; formīdŏlōse, immānĭter Nǽre firnum ðæs deóp merestreám the sea-stream would not be so fearfully deep, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 26; Gen. 832

Linked entry: fyrnum

firra

(adj.)
Grammar
firra, m: firre; f. n. adj. [comp. of feor, adj. far]

Farther ⬩ ultĕrior

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Farther; ultĕrior On ðære firran Ispánie in the farther Spain, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 26

Linked entry: feor

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISH ⬩ piscis

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Nim ðone ǽrestan fisc take the first fish, Mt. Bos. 17, 27: Jn. Bos. 21, 13. Bletsien ðec fiscas and fuglas may fishes and birds bless thee, Exon. 55a; Th. 194, 16; Az. 140: 97b; Th. 364, 33; Wal. 80.

Linked entry: fen-fixas

fisc-hús

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-hús, es; n.

A fishing-house ⬩ piscīnāle

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A fishing-house; piscīnāle, Ælfc. Gl. 108; Som. 78, 105; Wrt. Voc. 58, 20

fit

(n.)
Grammar
fit, fitt, es; n?

Strife ⬩ a fight ⬩ contest ⬩ rixa ⬩ pugna ⬩ certāmen

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Strife, a fight, contest; rixa, pugna, certāmen He slóh and fylde feónd on fitte he struck and felled the enemy in fight, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 33; Gen. 2072

Linked entry: fitung

FLÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FLÁ, flaa; gen. dat. acc. flán; pl. nom. acc. flán; gen. flána; dat. flánum; f. [flae, gen. flaan = flán; f.]

An arrow ⬩ a dart ⬩ javelin ⬩ săgitta ⬩ tēlum ⬩ jăcŭlum

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An arrow, a dart, javelin; săgitta, tēlum, jăcŭlum Flá săgitta vel tēlum, Wrt. Voc. 84, 27: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 60: Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 35; Wrt. Voc. 35, 24. Flaa tēlum vel obeliscus = ὀβελίσκος, 53; Som. 66, 63; Wrt. Voc. 35, 49. Wídnyt vel flá

Linked entries: tá flán