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feorh-wund

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-wund, e; f.

A life-wound, mortal wound ⬩ lētāle vulnus

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A life-wound, mortal wound; lētāle vulnus He ðǽr feorhwunde hleát he sank there with a mortal wound, Beo. Th. 4760; B. 2385

feormþ

(n.)
Grammar
feormþ, e; f.

A harbouring ⬩ an entertaining ⬩ a cleansing ⬩ susceptio ⬩ hospĭtium ⬩ purgātio

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A harbouring, an entertaining, a cleansing; susceptio, hospĭtium. purgātio

feorting

(n.)
Grammar
feorting, e; f.

Crĕpĭtus ventris

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Crĕpĭtus ventris Feorting pēdātio, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 64; Wrt. Voc. 46, 22

fercung

(n.)
Grammar
fercung, e; f.

A sustaining ⬩ sustentātio

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A sustaining; sustentātio, Som. Ben. Lye

féðe-mund

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-mund, e; f.

A foot-hand ⬩ mánus gressus

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A foot-hand; mánus gressus. Used for the fore-feet of the badger Ic sceal fromlíce féðemundum þurh steápne beorg strǽte wyrcan I [a badger] shall strenuously work a road through a steep mountain with my fore-feet, Exon. 104b; Th. 397, 10; Rä. 16, 17

Linked entry: mund

fetor

(n.)
Grammar
fetor, e; f.

A fetter ⬩ compes

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A fetter; compes Ísern fetor forfex, Cot. 86. Ísen fetor bălus, Cot. 23

fisting

(n.)
Grammar
fisting, e; f.

Fesciculatio? ⬩ fistulātio

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Fesciculatio? forte fistulātio, Som. 72, 65; Ælfc. Gl. 79; Wrt. Voc. 46, 23

fixen

(n.)
Grammar
fixen, e; f.

A she-fox ⬩ VIXEN ⬩ vulpes fēmĭna

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A she-fox, VIXEN; vulpes fēmĭna, Som. Ben. Lye

flǽsc-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-strǽt, e; f.

A FLESH-STREET ⬩ meat-market ⬩ carnāle ⬩ carnis offĭcīna ⬩ măcellum

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A FLESH-STREET, meat-market; carnāle, carnis offĭcīna, măcellum Flǽscstrǽt [MS. flæc-stræt] măcellum, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 67, 14; Wrt. Voc. 37, 8

fleá-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
fleá-wyrt, e; f.

FLEA-WORT ⬩ flea-bane ⬩ pūlĭcāria ⬩ psyllium ⬩ ψύλλιον ⬩ κόνυζα

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FLEA-WORT, flea-bane; pūlĭcāria, psyllium = ψύλλιον, cōnyza = κόνυζα Fleáwyrt parirus? Wrt. Voc. 287, 23

fléding

(n.)
Grammar
fléding, e; f.

A flowing ⬩ an inundation ⬩ fluxus

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A flowing, an inundation; fluxus Se ele geswác ðære flédinge the oil ceased from the flowing, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 2

fléring

(n.)
Grammar
fléring, e; f.

A FLOORING ⬩ contăbŭlātio

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A FLOORING; contăbŭlātio On ðære nyðemestan fléringe wæs heora gangpyt and heora myxen, on ðære óðre fléringe wæs ðæra nýtena fóda gelogod, on ðære [MS. ðone] þriddan fléringe [MS. fléringa] wæs seó forme wunung, and ðǽr wunodon ða wildeór and ða réðan

flet-rest

(n.)
Grammar
flet-rest, e; f.

Domestic couch ⬩ sleeping quarters in the hall ⬩ lectus domestĭcus

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Domestic couch, sleeping quarters in the hall; lectus domestĭcus Sum fletreste gebeág one bowed to the domestic couch, Beo. Th. 2487; B. 1241

flind

(n.)
Grammar
flind, e; f.

Genetrix

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Genetrix, Cot. 98, Lye

flód-ýþ

(n.)
Grammar
flód-ýþ, e; f.

A flood-wave ⬩ măris unda

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A flood-wave; măris unda Nó he fram me flódýþum feor fleótan meahte he could not float far from me on the flood-waves, Beo. Th. 1088; B. 542

flóh

(n.)
Grammar
flóh, e; f.

That which is flown off ⬩ a fragment ⬩ piece ⬩ ftagmen ⬩ frustum

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That which is flown off, a fragment, piece; ftagmen, frustum Flóh stánes a piece of stone; glēba sĭlĭcis, Cot. 99

folce-firen

(n.)
Grammar
folce-firen, e; f.

A folk-crime ⬩ public crime ⬩ pŏpŭli scĕlus

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A folk-crime, public crime; pŏpŭli scĕlus Wǽrlogona sint folcefirena hefige the public crimes of the faithless are heavy, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 23; Gen. 2410

Linked entry: folc-firen

folc-lǽsung

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lǽsung, e; f.

Public lying ⬩ slander ⬩ publĭcum mendācium

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Public lying, slander; publĭcum mendācium Gif mon folclǽsunge gewyrce si quis publĭcum mendācium confingat, L. Alf. pol. 28; Wilk. 41, 19

folc-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lagu, e; f.

Folk or public law ⬩ publĭca lex

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Folk or public law; publĭca lex Gif hwá folclage wirde if any one corrupt the law of the people, L. N. P. L. 46; Th. ii. 296, 22. Folclaga wyrsedon the laws of the people were corrupted, Lupi Serm. i. 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 19

folc-néd

(n.)
Grammar
folc-néd, e; f.

A people's need ⬩ pŏpŭli necessĭtas

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A people's need; pŏpŭli necessĭtas Him wísode wolcen unlytel daga ǽghwylce, swá hit Drihten hét; and him ealle niht, óðer beácen, fýres leórna, folcnéde heóld a large cloud directed them every day, as the Lord commanded it; and to them all night, another