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fæx

(n.)

hair

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hair, Jn. Lind. War. 11, 2

faht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
faht, fought, Chr. 1122; Erl. 249, 23, = feaht; p.
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of feohtan

-fæd

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-fæd

fǽr

(n.)

a fever

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a fever

fǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽr, adj.
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Dele

-fæst

(suffix)
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fæx

deceit

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deceit. Dele

fǽtt

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽtt, adj.

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnetdead, killed, slainmortuus, occīsusaccursed, condemned execrātus, damnātus

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On ðæt fǽge folc in the fated band, Elen. Kmbl. 233; El. 117. Wræce bísgodon fǽge þeóda the fated people were busied in evil, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 30; Gen. 1265. Fǽge swulton on geofene the destined perished in the ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 3059; An. 1532.

fǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽr, adj.

Fair, beautiful pulcher

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Fair, beautiful ; pulcher Hors ðæs fǽrestan heowes a horse of the most beautiful colour, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 16, note

fær

Grammar
fær, for.

Similar entry: FOR

fær-

(prefix)

Linked entry: ǽht

fæc

Similar entry: hwíl-fæc

fær

Similar entry: geán-fær

fætt

(n.)
Grammar
fætt, m. Dele: the MS. has sefa ? geðang. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215.

FÆÐM

(n.)
Grammar
FÆÐM, es; m: also in prose fæðm, e; f.

the embracing armsbrachia amplexa, circumdăta A lap, bosom, breast quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectusFATHOM = six feet spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentumAn embrace, protection amplexus, complexus, protectioGrasp, powerpŏtestas, dĭtio An expanse, abyss, deep expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum

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Deáþ in eorþan fæðm sendaþ lǽne líchoman death sends frail bodies into earth's bosom, Exon. 62 b; Th. 231, 11; Ph. 487. Heó losaþ ne on foldan fæðm she shall not escape into earth's bosom, Beo. Th. 2790; B. 1393.

Linked entries: fæðem feðm

FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime; dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio Eádig wer ðam ðe ná ætwíteþ Drihten synna, and nys on gáste his fácen beātus vir cui non impŭtābit Dŏmĭnus peccātum, nec est spīrĭtu

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþ, ( = fǽgþ? cf. fǽge)

feyness

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feyness Dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymbe his forðgesceaft, nefne hé fǽhðe wite a fool in his life of pleasure is seldom anxious about his future, unless he knows that death is at hand, Fä. 56

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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Sume scypmen reówan . . . swá man færð tó Róme . . . þá wæs on þǽre fare sum mangære, Hml. S. 31, 1138. "Ásende úre Hǽlend his engel mid þé, sé þíne fare gewissige " . . . Appollonaris ðá férde, 22, 29. Hí ðá fare férdon búton wiste, Hml.

fæþm

a bosomlapthe fore-arma cubitarmsbosom a fathomfist

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Add: a bosom, lap Faethm gremium (gremen, MS.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 3. Faeðm sinus, 120, 66. Openige nú þín se fægresta fæþm and se clǽna, Bl. H. 7, 25. On fæþme gremio, An. Ox. 32, 11. On fæðme (in fæðem, L.) fædres in sinu patris, Jn.