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fin

(n.)
Grammar
fin, fíne e; f.

a heap

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a heap. Substitute: a heap of wood Fín lignarium, ligneum, Txts. no, 110, 1186. Fíne strue (pyram strue stipitum in edito constructam. Aid. 34, ii), An. Ox. 7, 157: 8, 125. a wooden hut (?): Fín cella lignaria, Txts. no, 1169. a heap of other material

-fónd

(suffix)

Similar entry: on-

font

Similar entry: fant

fót

Grammar
fót, <b>; I.</b>
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Hófon ðá deór heora fótas (fét, v.l. ) upp, Shrn. 72, 7. Add

fant

a founta font

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Add: a fount Font gurges, An. Ox. 358. a font Heó eóde tó ðám fantfæte, and tólýsde hire feax, and bedýpte on ðám fante, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 17. Hí on fante gefullode wurdon, Hml. S. 2, 90. On þám háligan fante, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 14.

fana

(n.)
Grammar
fana, fanu(-e) ; f.

a flagfane

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Add: a flag Pater Noster hafað gyldene fonan, and seó fone is mid .xii. godwebbum útan ymbhangen, Sal. K. 152, 17. Fanan uexillo, An. Ox, 4804. Fanan labara, 1762. [v. N. E. D. fane a banner.]

Linked entry: fan-byrd

for-fang

(n.)
Grammar
for-fang, -feng, fore-feng, -fong, es; m.

a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost propertyapprehensiothe reward for rescuing such propertymerces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur

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Formerly it stood, that for all stolen cattle ... and on its rescue one should pay, that is, for every shilling a penny, be the cattle of whatever kind it may, if one rescues it from the hands of the thief; but if otherwise it be found in a hiding-place

Linked entries: fore-feng for-feng

for-fangen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-fangen, pp. of for-fón.

forfeitedSeized

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forfeited, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, note 9; Seized, Cd. 205; Th. 254, 19; Dan. 614;

hræfnes fót

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Hraebnes (hræfnæs, hraefnes) foot quinquefolium, Txts. 90, 848. Hraefnaes fót, 106, 1084. Hræfnes fót quinquefila, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 27: Lch. iii. 30, 4. Hrefnes fót, ii. 38, 16: 326, 1. Hræmnes fót, iii. 12, 14. Hremnes fót, i. 382, 16.

for-fór

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-fór, pl. -fóron

passed awayperished

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passed away, perished Seó scipfyrd earmlíce forfór the ship-force miserably perished, Chr. 1091; Erl. 227, 35: 910; Erl. 101, 8;

fór-fór

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-fór, pl. -fóron

went beforegot in front of

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went before, got in front of Fórfóron went before, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 21;

feórþes fót

(adj.)

four-footedquadrŭpes

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four-footed; quadrŭpes Feórþes fót neát a four-footed beast; bestia quadrŭpes, Som. Ben. Lye

feórþes fót

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Dele

for-féhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-féhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-fón.

surprises

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surprises, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 25; Cri. 874;

hræfnes fót

(n.)

ravensfootranunculus gramineus

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ravensfoot; ranunculus gramineusLchdm. iii. 333, col. 1

for án

Similar entry: FOR

fant

(n.)
Grammar
fant, font, es; m.

Fountain, spring fons, tisthat which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptismbaptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν

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Fountain, spring; fons, tis, m; pure water, that which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptism; baptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν Ne dó man nǽnne ele to ðam fante let no one put any oil into the font, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 35; Wilk. 159, 32

Linked entries: fant-fæt font

feng

(n.)
Grammar
feng, es; m. [fón to take] .

a graspspanhugembraceamplexuscaptuswhat is takenbootycaptumpræda

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Kmbl. 707; Sal. 353. what is taken, booty; captum, præda Hí feng woldon fón they would take the booty, Chr. 1016; Th. 280, 30, col. 2: 33, col. 1

Linked entries: gearu-fang ge-feng

fang

(n.)
Grammar
fang, fong.

Similar entry: heals-fang

for-bærnednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-bærnednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A burning upustio

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A burning up; ustio Wið for-bærnednysse [-nesse MS. B.] for a burning, Herb. cont. 168, 2; Lchdm. i. 62, 19: Herb. 168, 2; Lchdm. i. 298, 10