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feówer-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-nihte, adj.
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Four days old Hit wæs on feówornihtne (feówer nihta ealdne, v. l.) mónan in luna quarto, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 564, 2, 5

fercian

(v.)

to bringcarryconductto supportTo go

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Add: trans. to bring, carry, conduct Þá ealdormenn forléton þá scipo and þet folc, þá þe on ðám scipe wǽron, færcodon (fercodon, v. l.) ðá scipo eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1009; P. 139, 5. to support Wyrtum fercian leguminibus (vitam) sustentare, An.

fere

Grammar
fere, l. fére,

ableseaworthy

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and add: of persons, able, fit for service Þá beád man fyrde be fullum wíte, þæt ǽlc man þe fére wǽre forð wende, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 26. Sóna þæs hí fére wǽron, hí worhton castel æt Hæstinga port, 1066; P. 199, 25. Hé sylf and his férestan menn férdon

ferele

(n.)
Grammar
ferele, an; f.

A rod

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A rod Þá beran hé slóh mid þǽre telgan (færelan, v. l. ferula) þe hé wunode ꝥ hé bær him on handa . . . Þá réþan deór . . . ondrédon þǽre ferelan (ferulae) slegas, Gr. D. 229, 21, 25

ferende

(v.; adj.)
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L. 7, 15

fering

(n.)
Grammar
fering, féring.

going

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going. l

féþe

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Læg þǽr sum creópere lama fram cildháde . . . Petrus cwæð: 'Árís hál on þínum fótum' . . . and hé hleóp sóna cunnigende his féðes hwæðer hé cúðe gán, Hml. S. 10, 33. Mengu folgedun him on foeðe turbae secutae sunt eum pedestres, Mt. R. 14, 13.

feþe-leás

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Sum deáf man and féþeleás, ofer þone man becóm godcund wracu . . . Ꝥ hé ne meahte ne gehýran ne gangan. Ac hé gecreáp in þæs eádgan Berhtinus ciricean . . . Þá meahte hé gehýran and gangan, Shrn. 126, 22. For 'Footless' substitute: Without the power to

féþe-mann

a pedestriana foot-soldier

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L. 14, 13: Mk. L. R. 6, 33. a foot-soldier Féþemen felethi (cf. féþe-here), Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 45

fíc-treów

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Under ðǽm fícbeóme ł fíctrée sub ficu, Jn. R. 1, 48. Add

fíf-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-leáf, es; n.: -leáfe, an; f.
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fihle

(n.)
Grammar
fihle, es; m.? n.? l. fihl, es; m.
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Fihles ðæs alde panni ueteris, Mk. p. 2, 16. and add

fihtling

(n.)
Grammar
fihtling, es; m.

A warrior

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Sé bið unearh fihtling, Lch. iii. 158, 11. Se stranga Godes fyhtling (wiga, v. l.) fortis praeliator Dei, Gr. D. 110, 13

Linked entry: fyhtling

fild

(adj.)
Grammar
fild, adj. l. filde,

fild-denu

(n.)
Grammar
fild-denu, (?)
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Tó fildene lane uppende, 410, 20. Andlang dene on fildena wuduweg, vi. 137, 10

fild-stól

(n.)
Grammar
fild-stól, filde-stól, es. m.

camp-stool

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A folding seat, camp-stool Fyldestól (fælde-, v. l.) cliothedrum, sellam plectibilem, Hpt. 31, 10, 195. Gif þú fyldstól habban wille, þonne clǽm þú þíne handa tógædere and wege hí þám gemete þe þú dést þonne þú hine fyalden wylt, Tech. ii. 122, 20

Linked entry: fælde-stól

filging

(n.)
Grammar
filging, e; f.
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Fallow land Faelging occa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 67. Fylging, 62, 67. Faelging naualia (1. noualia ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 77

Linked entries: fælging fylging furh

fór

(prep.)
Grammar
fór, prep. l. for, q. v.

forane

(adv.)
Grammar
forane, forne; adv.

beforehandOppositein front ofagainst

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Lch. i. 110, 24. Forne geán Biccenclife, C. D. iii. 4, 12. Forne gén hys ágen land, iv. 221, 6. ongeán (á-) Oð ꝥ hé eft cume hyre forne ágeán, Lch. iii. 248, 17. tógeánes Ic him eft wille sændan fleógende fláne forane tógeánes, Lch. iii. 52, 25

Linked entry: forene

foran-niht

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Hit gelamp on þǽre nihte ꝥ se cyning læg wæccende lange on forannihte, Hml. A. 98, 209. De completorio (Forannihtsang) On foranniht wé sculon God herian ǽr wé tó bedde gán, Btwk. 218, 34: 194, 14. Add

Linked entry: foranniht-sang