fæder-líc
Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestral ⬩ patrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus
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Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestral; patrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus Wæs he to ðære fæderlícan healle gelǽdd he was led to his father's hall, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 11. Ðýlæs toworpen síen fród fyrngewritu and ða fæderlícan láre
dóm-fæst
Firm in judgment, just, firm, powerful ⬩ jnstus, pŏtens
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Firm in judgment, just, firm, powerful; jnstus, pŏtens Noe wæs dómfæst and gedéfe Noah was just and meek, Cd. 64; Th. 78, 2; Gen. 1287: 108; Th. 143, 8; Gen. 2376: Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 1; Az. 99. Syle us to-dæg dómfæstne blǽd give us to-day firm prosperity
æd-fæst
Goods ⬩ property ⬩ bona
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Goods, property; bona Ædfæst tǽht to healdenne property taken to hold, a pledge, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 8
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.
fæder-éðel
Father-land, paternal home ⬩ păterna rĕgio, patria
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Father-land, paternal home; păterna rĕgio, patria Scipia swór ðæt him leófre wǽre, ðæt he hine sylfne acwealde ðonne he forléte his fæderéðel Scipio swore that he would rather kill himself than leave his father-land, Ors. 4, 9 ; Bos. 91, 20. He bebeád
fæng-tóþ
A fang tooth ⬩ dens cănīnus
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A fang tooth; dens cănīnus, Text. Roff. p. 39, 26
eald-fæder
A grandfather, ancestor ⬩ ăvus, antecessor
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A grandfather, ancestor; ăvus, antecessor Ealdefæder ăvus, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 6; Wrt. Voc. 51, 51. Ðú forþfærst to ðínum ealdfæderum tu ībis ad patres tuos, Gen. 15, 15 : Beo. Th. 751; B. 373
un-fǽge
Not fey ⬩ not appointed to die
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Not fey, not appointed to die Mæg unfǽge eáðe gedígan weán and wræcsíð, se ðe Waldendes hyldo gehealdeþ out of misery and exile may easily come one not appointed to die, who possesses God's favour, Beo. Th. 4571; B. 2291. Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽgne eorl,
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fælde-stól
Similar entry: fild-stól
ge-fǽge
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Cheerful, genial (?) Freóndum gefǽgra, B. 913. v. ge-feón, and for form cf. (?) ge-sprǽce
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lang-fǽre
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Langfére, langsum diuturna i. longeua An. Ox. 2072. Treówa . . . langférran, Angl. viii. 327, 24. Add
slege-fǽge
Doomed to slaughter, doomed to death by the sword
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Doomed to slaughter, doomed to death by the sword Slegefǽge hæleþ (the Assyrians before their defeat) Judth. Thw. 25, 7; Jud. 247
lang-fǽre
Lasting ⬩ enduring ⬩ old
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Lasting, enduring, old Nánwuht nis langfǽres on ðís andweardan lífe there is nothing lasting in this present life, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 6. On langfǽre ylde bet hé déþ at an advanced age he will do better, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26. Eác ða treówa ðe beóþ áheáwene
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fære-sceat
Similar entry: fere-scæt
æfter-fæce
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dele
bíd-fæst
Stationary, firm ⬩ stabilis
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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7
feówerþa-fæder
A great-great-grandfather ⬩ ăbăvus
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A great-great-grandfather; ăbăvus, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 12; Wrt. Voc. 51, 57
frǽ-fætt
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substitute Frǽfǽttum prepinguibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 47
fæðer
a feather
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a feather, Deut. 32, 11