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ban-fáh

Grammar
ban-fáh, l. bán-fáh

adorned with bone

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adorned with bone (of a hall)

FECCAN

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

FETCHbring todrawaddūcĕretollĕreafferrehaurīre

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Hig feccaþ ðíne sáwle fram ðé they will fetch away thy soul from thee, Lk. Bos. 12, 20. Ðás menn ðé feccaþ these men fetch thee, Num. 22, 20. Gif preóst crisman ne fecce [fæcce MS. B.] if a priest fetch not the chrism, L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 11.

Linked entries: fæccan fetian

fealh

(n.)
Grammar
fealh, fealh, fealg, felg, e; f.
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Fallow land Fealh (felh, Hpt. Gl. 461, 75) occa, An. Ox. 2359: 2, 75. Felg, 10, 5. Felch, 4, 36. Wealh (l. fealh), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 25. Walh (l. falh), 62, 63. [All these are glosses on: Foecunda conversationis occa, Ald. 32, 29.]

Linked entry: fealgian

fere

(n.)
Grammar
fere, with life,
  • Ps. C. 50, 22
  • ;
  • Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 22
  • ;
inst. of ferh life.

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FÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FÓN, to fónne; ic , ðú féhst, he féhþ, pl. fóþ; p. ic, he féng, ðú fénge, pl. féngon; impert. fóh, pl. fóþ; subj. pres., pl. fón; p. fénge, pl. féngen; pp. fangen, fongen; v. trans.

To graspcatchseizeto seize with hostile intentiontakeundertakeacceptreceivemănu comprehendĕrecaptārecăpĕreaccĭpĕre

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Heó him to-geánes féng she grasped at him, Beo. Th. 3089; B. 1542. Se ðe mec féhþ ongeán he who is hostile towards me, Exon. 107b; Th. 410, 1; Rä. 28, 9: Beo. Th. 3515; B. 1755.

féhan

(v.)
Grammar
féhan, ðú féhst, he féhþ

to takeseizecaptāre

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to take, seize; captāre, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 16: Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 1; Rä. 28, 9

Linked entry: a-féhþ

feáwa

a few

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K. 5. with gen., in sing. a few, small number of, in pl. few of Manige weras þe swíþe feáwa manna á ongit, Bt. 19; F. 70, 12. Feá ǽnig wæs monna cynnes there was only a few of mankind, Rä. 61, 3. On þám fenlande synd feáwa weorcstána, Hml.

æ-fæstnes

Grammar
æ-fæstnes, (ǽw-, eáw-, -fest-, -feast-).
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Ǽfæstnis clǽne religio munda, Rtl. 29, 11. Ege Drihtnes ingehýdes ǽwfæstnyss religiositas Scint. 65, 9. Aefeastnisse religionis, Rtl. 96, 9. Gewítan fram ðám bígange úre ǽfestnysse, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 21. Hí áxode hine hwylcere eáwfæstnysse hé wǽre, Hml

feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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Ic fere geond foldan I travel over the earth, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 2; Rä. 2, 5: Ps. Th. 140, 12. Ðú mid mildse mínre ferest thou goest with my grace, Andr. Kmbl, 3345; An. 1676. Mon fereþ feor a man goes far, Exon. 91 a; Th. 343, 20; Gn.

Linked entry: fyran

þurh-delfan

(v.)

to dig throughbore throughpierce

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Hý þurhdulfon ( foderunt ) míne handa and míne fét, 21, 15. Þurhdol[fen] confossa, transfixa, Hpt. Gl. 501, 29

FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEWpauci

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FEW; pauci Feáwa ðata manna mihte beón eardfæste few of the men could abide in their dwellings [lit, could be earth-fast or settled ], Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 10: Deut. 4, 27: Mt. Bos. 9, 37: Lk. Bos. 10, 2.

Linked entry: feá

firwet

Grammar
firwet, l. firwit (fer-, feor-, fær-, fyr-, fyrt-, -wet),
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Módes fyrwet mentis ardor, Hy. S. 14, 30. Ferwyt, 10, 16. take here fyrwet in Dict., and add

feon

(n.)
Grammar
feon, feonn, es; m.

A fenvpălus

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A fenv; pălus Geond ða feonnas about the fens, Chr. 1010; Erl. 143, 29: 656; Erl. 31, 10, 26

FEALLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALLAN, to feallanne; part. feallende; ic fealle, ðú feallest, fealst, felst, fylst, he fealleþ, fealþ, felþ, fylþ, pl. feallaþ; p. feól, feóll, pl. feóllon; pp. feallen; v. intrans.

FALL, fall down, faildefĭcĕre

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He on hrusan ne feól he fell not on the earth, Beo. Th. 1549; B. 772: Fins. Th. 83; Fin. 41: Byrht. Th. 135, 31; By. 126: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 161; Met. 1, 81: Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 11; Rä. 30, 12.

Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan

feós

(n.)
Grammar
feós, of cattle, money, or wealth,
  • Ors. 2, 4
  • ;
  • Bos. 43, 15: Chr. 999
  • ;
  • Erl. 134, 36: Bt. 14, 2
  • ;
  • Fox 44, 22
  • ;
gen.
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of feoh

ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ, fyrhþ, ferþ, ferht, es; m. n.

the soulspiritmindanĭmusmenslifevīta

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the soul, spirit, mind; anĭmus, mens Ðín ferhþ bemearn thy spirit mourned, Cd. 106; Th. 139, 14; Gen. 2309: Elen. Kmbl. 347; El. 174: Salm. Kmbl. 358; Sal. 178. Ferhþes fóreþanc forethought of mind, Beo. Th. 2124; B. 1060. His geleáfa wearþ fæst on ferhþe

ǽw-fæst-man

(n.)

a man bound by lawa married manvinculo nuptiarum constrictus

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a man bound by law, a married man; vinculo nuptiarum constrictus, L.C. S. 51; Th. i. 404, 21

ferht

(n.)

fearfrightdreadpăvortĭmor

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fear, fright, dread; păvor, tĭmor, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-met-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met-fæst, adj.

Moderate, modestmoderatus, modestus

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Moderate, modest; moderatus, modestus Ne hie ðám geþyldegum and ðám gemetfæstum simble ne wuniaþ neither do they always dwell with the patient and moderate, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 34, 3. Sió is swíðe gemetfæst she is very modest, 10; Fox 28, 20. Man gemetfæst

féþe

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Þæt hé fǽrlíce his féðe forlure, Hml. Th. i. 380, 30. Wer . . . þæs féþe getugon mycle fótswylas and fornámon vir . . . cujus gressum dolore nimio podagra contraxerat, Gr. D. 47, 21. Add