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firen-lust

(n.)
Grammar
firen-lust, fyren-lust, es; m.

Sinful lustluxurywantonnesslĭbīdoluxŭria

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Sinful lust, luxury, wantonness; lĭbīdo, luxŭria Mid ðý ðá ongon firenlust weaxan cæpit cum quĭbus luxŭria crescĕre, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 22: Past. 27; Cot. MS. Hí firenlusta frece ne wǽron they were not desirous of luxuries, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 29; Met. 8

Linked entry: fyren-lust

firgen

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

A mountainmountain-woodlandmonssaltus

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A mountain, mountain-woodland; mons, saltus

Linked entry: fyrgen

FISC

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

A FISHpiscis

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A FISH; piscis Fisc piscis, Wrt. Voc. 65, 60: 77, 57: 281, 54. Fisc sceal on wætere cynren cennan [MS. cynran cennen] the fish shall propagate his kind in the water, Menol. Fox 514; Gn. C. 27: Salm. Kmbl. 841; Sal. 420. Híg brohton him dǽl gebrǽddes

Linked entry: fen-fixas

fiscaþ

(n.)
Grammar
fiscaþ, es; m.

A fishingpiscātus

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A fishing; piscātus Ðǽr biþ swýðe mycel fiscaþ there is very much fishing, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 14

fisc-hús

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-hús, es; n.

A fishing-housepiscīnāle

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

fisc-net

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-net, -nett, es; n.

A net of fishesfishing netpiscium rētepiscātorium rēte

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A net of fishes, fishing net; piscium rēte, piscātorium rēte Hí tugon hyra fiscnett trăhentes rēte piscium, Jn. Bos. 21, 8. Hwý gé ne settan on sume dúne fiscnet eówru why do ye not set your fishing nets on some hill? Bt. Met. Fox 19, 21; Met. 19, 11

fisc-pól

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-pól, es; m?

A fish-poolfish-pondpiscīnavīvārium

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A fish-pool, fish-pond; piscīna, vīvārium Fiscpól vīvārium, Ælfc. Gl. 98; Som. 76, 94; Wrt. Voc. 54, 38: 80, 66: piscīna, Som. 76, 95; Wrt. Voc. 54, 39. On fiscpóle in a fish-pool, Lchdm. iii. 212, 15

Linked entry: fisc-mere

fisc-wér

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-wér, es; m. [wér

A draught of fishespiscium captúra

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a draught of fishes] A draught of fishes; piscium captúra Lǽtaþ eówre nett on ðone fiscwér laxáte rétia vestra in captúram [piscium ], Lk. Bos. 5, 4

fit

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

Strifea fightcontestrixapugnacertāmen

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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

fiðere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðere, es; n.

A wingālaWingsālæpennæ

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A wing; āla:Wings; ālæ, pennæ Gif his óðer fiðere forod biþ if one of its wings [lit. one wing of it] is broken, Homl. Th. ii. 318, 29. Fiðera [Spl. fyðera: Lamb. fyðeras] beóþ culfran fegeres seolfres pennæ cŏlumbæ sunt deargentātæ, Ps. Th. 67, 13.

Linked entries: FEÐER fyðera

flǽm

(n.)
Grammar
flǽm, es; m.

Flightfŭga

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Flight; fŭga He deófla afyrseþ and on flǽme gebringeþ he sends away devils and puts them to flight, L. C. E. 4; Wilk. 128, 15

flǽsc-cwellere

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-cwellere, es; m.

A butcherhangmanlăniuscarnĭfex

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A butcher, hangman; lănius, carnĭfex, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entries: cwellere flǽsc-bana

flǽsc-hús

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-hús, es; n.

A flesh-housecarnis officīna

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A flesh-house; carnis officīna Flǽschús carnāle, Ælfc. Gl. 108; Som. 78, 102; Wrt. Voc. 58, 17

flǽsc-tawere

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-tawere, es; m.

A flesh-tawer or tormentoran executionerlăniocarnĭfex

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A flesh-tawer or tormentor, an executioner; lănio, carnĭfex Hyldere, oððe cwellere, oððe flǽsctawere [MS. flæctawere] lănio, vel lănista, vel carnĭfex, vel măcellārius, Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 120; Wrt. Voc. 60, 27

Linked entry: tawere

flán

(n.)
Grammar
flán, es; m. e; f. [flán; gen. flánes; m. flán; gen. e; f.]

An arrowa dartsăgittatēlum

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An arrow, a dart; săgitta, tēlum Þurh flánes flyht through the flight of an arrow, Byrht. Th. 133, 56; By. 71. Fram fláne fleógendre a săgitta vŏlante, Ps. Spl. 90, 6: Beo. Th. 4868; B. 2438. Ðíne flána synt afæstnode [MS. afæstnade] on me săgittæ tuæ

Linked entries: FLÁ flǽn flániht

flán-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
flán-geweorc, es; n.

Arrow-workjaculatōrius apparātus

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Arrow-work; jaculatōrius apparātus Flacor flángeweorc flickering arrow-work, Exon. 17b; Th. 42, 21; Cri. 676

fleóh-net

(n.)
Grammar
fleóh-net, -nett, es; n.

A fly-netnet for keeping off fliescōnōpeumκωνωπεῖον

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A fly-net, net for keeping off flies; cōnōpeum = κωνωπεῖον Fleóhnet cōnōpeum, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 92; Wrt. Voc. 48, 30. Fleóhnet vel micgnet cōnōpeum, 106; Som. 78, 42; Wrt. Voc. 57, 24. Ðǽr wæs eallgylden fleóhnet there was an all-golden fly-net,

Linked entry: fleóg-ryft

FLEÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÓT, fliét, es; m: fleóte, an; f.

a place where vessels floata baygulfan arm of the seaestuarythe mouth of a rivera riverstreamsĭnusæstuāriumrīvusa raftshipvesselrătisnāvis

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a place where vessels float, a bay, gulf, an arm of the sea, estuary, the mouth of a river, a river, stream; hence the names of places, as Northfleet, Soulhfleet, Kent; and in London, Fleetditch; sĭnus, æstuārium, rīvus Se Abbod Petrus wæs besenced on

flés

(n.)
Grammar
flés, es; n.

A FLEECEvellus

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A FLEECE; vellus Be sceápes gonge mid his flése of a sheep's going with its fleece, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 9, note 20, MS. G

FLET

(n.)
Grammar
FLET, flett, es; n.

the groundfloor of a houseārĕaa dwellinghabitationhousecottagehallhăbĭtātiodŏmuscăsaaula

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the ground, floor of a house; ārĕa Ne cume on bedde, ac licge on flette let him not come into a bed, but lie on a floor, L. P. M. 2; Th. ii. 286, 21. Heó on flet gecrong she sank on the ground, Beo. Th. 3141; B. 1568: 3085; B. 1540. a dwelling, habitation

Linked entries: fled flett