éðel-riht
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
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
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éðel-setl
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
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,
fácen-searu
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
Space, interval, distance, portion of time ⬩ spătium, 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
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fæder-æðelo
Fatherly nobility, origin, ancestry, fatherly honours ⬩ gĕneālŏgia 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
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
A paternal kindred or race
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A paternal kindred or race, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 29; Exod. 559
fǽg-nys
Difference, diversity, variety ⬩ vărietas
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Difference, diversity, variety; vărietas Ymbgyrd oððe ymbwǽfd mid missenlícum oððe mid fǽgnyssum circumamicta varietātĭbus, Ps. Lamb. 44, 15
fær
a going, journey, way, journeying, expedition ⬩ ĭter, expĕdītio bellĭca ⬩ a vehicle, vessel, ship ⬩ vehĭcŭlum, 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.
fǽr-béna
A husbandman, peasant, churl ⬩ rustĭcus
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N. P. L. 50; Th. ii. 298, 6
færelt
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
fǽr-spel
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius
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A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message; imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius Hie him fǽrspel bodedon they announced to them the sudden news, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 5; Jud. 244. On fyrd hyra fǽrspell becwom the sudden tidings came in their tent, Cd
færþ
The mind ⬩ mens
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The mind; mens On fæþe in the mind, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 47; Met. 27, 24
fǽr-wundor
A sudden or stupendous wonder ⬩ inŏpīnātum et stŭpendum mīrācŭlum
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A sudden or stupendous wonder; inŏpīnātum et stŭpendum mīrācŭlum Gé onlóciaþ fǽrwundra sum ye behold a stupendous wonder, Cd. 157; Th. 195, 20; Exod. 279
færyld
A motion, journey ⬩ via
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A motion, journey; via, Runic pm. 17; Kmbl. 342, 24; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 33
FÆSL
Offspring, progeny ⬩ fētus, prōles, sŭbŏles
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n? Offspring, progeny; fētus, prōles, sŭbŏles Ðǽr sceal fæsl wesan cwiclifigendra cynna gehwilces there shall be offspring of every living kind, Cd. 65; Th. 79, 13; Gen. 1310: 67; Th. 80, 17; Gen. 1330. To fæsle for progeny, 67; Th. 82, 8; Gen. 1359
fæsten-geat
A fortress or city gate ⬩ arcis vel urbis porta
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- A fortress or city gate; arcis vel urbis porta Wið ðæs fæstengeates folc onette the people hastened to the city gate, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 38; Jud. 162
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fæt
A thin plate of metal, gold-leaf, ornament ⬩ lāmĭna, bractea
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A thin plate of metal, gold-leaf, ornament; lāmĭna, bractea Sceal se hearda helm, hyrsted golde, fætum, befeallen the hard helmet, adorned with gold, with ornaments, shall be fallen off, Beo. Th. 4504, note; B. 2256. To ðæs ðe he goldsele gumena wisse