ge-fædere
of the relation between sponsor and parent or between sponsors; commater ⬩ of the relation between sponsor and child, a godmother; ⬩ matrina
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Add: of the relation between sponsor and parent or between sponsors; commater Hé gean Ælf(þ)ríð, ðæs cyninges wífæ, his gefæðeran, Cht. Th. 527, 14. Ne gewífige hé on his gefæderan ( commatrem ), Ll. Th. i. 364, 25: Wlfst. 271, 12. of the relation between
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ge-fædere
A godmother ⬩ commater ⬩ susceptrix
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A godmother; commater, susceptrix Ǽfre ne geweorþe, ðæt Cristen man gewífige on his gefæderan let it never be that a Christian man marry with his godmother, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 17 : L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22
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ge-fædera
A godfather ⬩ compater
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A godfather; compater Mauricius wæs his gefædera Mauricius was his godfather, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 24
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un-fæger
Not fair ⬩ not beautiful ⬩ foul ⬩ ugly ⬩ horrid
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Not fair, not beautiful, foul, ugly, horrid Sió gefrédnes mæg gefrédan ðæt hit líchoma biþ, ac hió ne mæg gefrédan hwæþer hé biþ ðe blac ðe hwít, ðe fæger þe unfæger, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 12. Þincð his ( a dead man's ) neáwist láþlíco and unfæger, Blickl
fæger-líce
Splendidly ⬩ sumptuously
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Splendidly, sumptuously Hé gehriordade fegerlíce epulabatur splendide, Lk. L. 16, 19
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for-fæger
Very beautiful
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Very beautiful, surpassingly fair Hé (the Phenix) hine forbærneþ and eft forfæger ediung úp áríseþ, E. S. viii. 479, 89
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un-fæger
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Swá sceort man and swá unfægger (-fæger, v.l. ) on ansýne, Gr. D. 46, 20. Add
ge-fædera
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For 'godfather,' l. 2 substitute 'gossip.'
fǽgan
To paint
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To paint Faehit pingit, Txts. 86, 785. ¶ In the following glosses there seems to be confusion either between the Latin verbs pangere and pingere or between the English verbs fǽgan and fégan: Fégð pingit (cf. gefégað conpingite, 15, 43), Wrt. Voc. ii.
fædren-cnósl
father
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father's kin, L. Alf. pol. 96; Th. i. 68, 2
fæted-hleór
Ornamented cheek ⬩ phălĕrāta gĕna
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Ornamented cheek; phălĕrāta gĕna He héht ðá eahta mearas fætedhleóre on flet teón then he commanded to lead into court eight steeds with ornamented cheek, Beo. Th. 2076; B. 1036
forþ-fæderas
Forefathers ⬩ mājōres
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Forefathers; mājōres Abrahames forþfæderas Abraham's forefathers, Ælfc. T. 7, 26. Forþfæderas tritavi, Hpt. Gl. 426
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ge-fædred
Fathered
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Fathered, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 19
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ge-fæderan
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un-fægere
Unpleasantly ⬩ ungently ⬩ terribly ⬩ cruelly
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Unpleasantly, ungently, terribly, cruelly Hé ðæt unfægere wera cneórissum gewrecan þóhte, Cd. Th. 77, 11; Gen. 1273. Gripon unfægre under sceát werum scearpe gáras, 124, 16; Gen. 2063. Sampson hewis doun of þa hirdis, hurtis þam unfaire, Alex. (Sk.)
fǽcen-líce
Fraudulently ⬩ deceitfully
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Fraudulently, deceitfully Faecenlíce fraudulenter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 28
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fæderen-cnósl
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Fæderencnósles parentelae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 11. Add
fæderen-mǽg
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Swá hwylc mínra fædrenméga swá þæt sió, ꝥ hine tó þan gehagige, Cht. Th. 481, 24. Add
fǽred-lic
Sudden
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Sudden Wundrodon ealle men ꝥ on swá lytlan fæce hine nán man findan mihte . . . and se cásere and his þegnas wǽron sárie for his fǽredlican (cf. fǽrlican, 225) áweggewitennysse all men wondered that all of a sudden nobody could find him . . . and the
færen-ness
A passage ⬩ migration
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A passage, migration Tó færennisse . . . from færennisse ad transmigrationem . . . a transmigratione, Mt. R. 1, 17