fǽr-gryre
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-haga
A peril-hedge ⬩ perīcŭlōrum sēpes
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A peril-hedge; perīcŭlōrum sēpes He his módsefan wið ðam fǽrhagan fæste trymede he firmly strengthened his mind against the peril, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 27; Gú. 933
fǽr-níþ
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
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
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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
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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
Murrain
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Murrain Gif sceáp sý ábrocen, and wið fǽrsteorfan, Lch. iii. 56, 15. Wið swína fǽrsteorfan, 25
fǽr-stice
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
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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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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
An acid-vat, a vinegar-vessel ⬩ acetābŭlum
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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
Difference, diversity, variety ⬩ vărietas
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Difference, diversity, variety; vărietas Ymbgyrd oððe ymbwǽfd mid missenlícum oððe mid fǽgnyssum circumamicta varietātĭbus, Ps. Lamb. 44, 15
fǽr-spel
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus 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
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
fyrd-faru
A military expedition or service ⬩ mīlĭtāris expĕdītio
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A military expedition or service; mīlĭtāris expĕdītio Gif hwá burhbóte, oððe bricgbóte, oððe fyrdfare forsitte if any one neglect reparation of fortresses, or reparation of bridges, or military service, L. C. S. 66; Th. i. 410, 8
Linked entry: ferd-faru
fǽr-cóþu
Apoplexy
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Apoplexy(?) Wiþ fǽrcoþe, Lch. ii. 276, 10: 170, 16. Substitute:
fæt-fellere
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One who fills a vessel, who pours wine into a cup Fætfellere abatis (cf. fert abatis orcam, 176, 41), Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 35. Þá gebígde hé þæs fætfylleres (fylleres, v. l.) mód tó þon ꝥ hé gemengde áttor tó ðæs wínes drynce cum vini fusoris ejus animum
Linked entry: fyllere
fǽr-béna
A husbandman, peasant, churl ⬩ rustĭcus
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A husbandman, peasant, churl; rustĭcus Gif hit sífǽrbéna gilde xii ór if it be a churl, let him pay twelve ores, L. N. P. L. 50; Th. ii. 298, 6
fǽr-cwealm
A sudden pestilence ⬩ repentīna pestĭlentia
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A sudden pestilence; repentīna pestĭlentia Æt ðæm fǽrcwealme ðe his leódscipe swýðe drehte and wanode in the pestilence which much afflicted and decreased his people, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 8
Linked entry: cwealm
fǽr-cýle
A terrible cold ⬩ terrĭbĭle frīgus
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A terrible cold; terrĭbĭle frīgus Geondfolen fýre and fǽrcýle filled with fire and intense cold, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 30; Gen. 43