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fǽr-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-scyte, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious shotimprōvīsus

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A sudden or pernicious shot; imprōvīsus vel fātālis jactus We fæste sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte wearde healdan we should firmly hold ward against that sudden shot, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 4; Cri. 766: 35 a; Th. 113, 13; Gú. 157

fæst-hafolnes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-hafolnes, -ness, e; f.

Fast-havingness, sparingness, economyparcĭtas

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Fast-havingness, sparingness, economy; parcĭtas Fæsthafolnesse parcĭtātem, Past. 60; Hat. MS

Linked entry: be-hæfednes

fæst-rǽdnes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-rǽdnes, -ness, e; f.

Fixed state of mind, fortitude, resolutionfortĭtūdo

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Fixed state of mind, fortitude, resolution; fortĭtūdo Mót ic nú cunnian hwón ðíne [MS. ðinne] fæstrǽdnesse may I now inquire a little concerning thy fortitude? Bt. 5, 3; Fox 10, 35

fær-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
fær-sceat, fær-sceatt, es; m.

fare

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Passage-money, fare " Ástígað on þis scip tó ús, and sellað ús eówerne færsceat (fer- (fér- ?), Bl. H. 233, 13)." Hé him andswarode : " Nabbað wé færsceat (fer-, Bl. H. 233, 15), St. A. 6, 22, 24

Linked entries: fær-riht fer-sceat

fǽr-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-bryne, es; m.

A terrible heatterrĭbĭle incendium

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A terrible heat; terrĭbĭle incendium Hálig God wið fǽrbryne folc gescylde the holy God shielded the people against the intense heat, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 7; Exod. 72

fǽr-cóðu

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-cóðu, e; f.

Sudden sickness or death, apoplexy repentĭna ægrĭtūdo vel mors, apoplexia = 940;πoπληξία,

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Sudden sickness or death, apoplexy; repentĭna ægrĭtūdo vel mors, apoplexia = 940;πoπληξία, Som. Ben. Lye

fǽr-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-fyll, e; f.

A sudden or pernicious fall, a precipice repentīnus cāsus, præceps

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A sudden or pernicious fall, a precipice; repentīnus cāsus, præceps On fǽrfyll in præceps, Cot. 112

Linked entry: fill

fǽr-gryre

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gryre, es; m.

A perilous horror terror perīcŭlōsus

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A perilous horror; terror perīcŭlōsus Ða hyssas þrý fǽrgryre fýres oferfaren hæfdon the three youths had passed through the fire's dire horror, Cd. 197; Th. 245, 14; Dan. 463. Wið fǽrgryrum against perilous horrors, Beo. Th. 350; B. 174

fǽr-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-níþ, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas

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A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief; pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas Sorh is me to secganne hwæt Grendel hafaþ fǽrníða gefremed it is sorrow for me to say what sudden mischiefs Grendel has perpetrated, Beo. Th. 956; B. 476

fǽr-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-wyrd, e; f.

A terrible fate, destruction, perdition terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio

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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS

fǽr-ærning

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-ærning, es; f.
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Rapid riding Se here mid fǽrærninge (cursu rapido) becóm tó sumre eá, Gr. D. 14, 24

Linked entry: ærning

fǽr-spryng

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-spryng, es; m.
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A sudden pustule, ulcer of a rash Wið fleógendum áttre and fǽrspryngum, Lch. iii. 6, 26

Linked entry: spring

fǽr-steorfa

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-steorfa, an; m.

Murrain

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Murrain Gif sceáp sý ábrocen, and wið fǽrsteorfan, Lch. iii. 56, 15. Wið swína fǽrsteorfan, 25

fǽr-stice

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-stice, es; m.

A stitch

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A stitch, sudden pain Wið fǽrstice (cf. the refrain of the charm that follows: Út lytel spere, gif hér inne sié), Lch. iii. 52, 11

fær-weg

(n.)
Grammar
fær-weg, es; m.
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A cart-road Andlang þǽre díc tó cnictes ferwege; of þám wege on ealdan stánwege, C. D. B. i. 417, 15. Ondlong heges on færweg, C. D. iii. 213, 1

fæst-rǽd

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fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Add: of firm counsel. of persons or personifications Sió wiþerwearde wyrd is sió sóþe gesælþ, þeáh hwæ-acute;m swá ne þince, for þám heó is fæstrǽd and gehǽt simle ꝥte sóþ biþ adversa fortuna semper vera est, cum se instabilem mutatione demonstrat, Bt

eced-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eced-fæt, æced-fæt, es; n.

An acid-vat, a vinegar-vesselacetābŭlum

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An acid-vat, a vinegar-vessel; acetābŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 32; Wrt. Voc. 61, 12

Linked entry: æced-fæt

fǽg-nys

(n.)
Grammar
fǽg-nys, -nyss, e ; f.

Difference, diversity, varietyvărietas

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Difference, diversity, variety; vărietas Ymbgyrd oððe ymbwǽfd mid missenlícum oððe mid fǽgnyssum circumamicta varietātĭbus, Ps. Lamb. 44, 15

fǽr-spel

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-spel, -spell, es; n.

A sudden message, sudden news, horrible messageimprōvīsus 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

fæst-hafol

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-hafol, -hafel, -hafod; adj.

Fast-having, sparing, miserly tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus

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Fast-having, sparing, miserly; tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus Fæsthafol tĕnax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 44. Fæsthafol strængþ tĕnax vĭgor, Hymn. Surt. 11, 2. Fæsthafel tĕnax, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 42; Wrt. Voc. 47, 46. Sint to manianne ða fæsthafolan the