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fǽr-cwealm

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Gif hwæt fǽrlices on þeóde becymð, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit fǽrcwealmas, Wlfst. 271, 2. Add

fǽr-deáþ

apoplexy

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Sudden death, apoplexy Fǽrdeáþ apoplexia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 63. Sǽde Cecilia þám brýdguman þ heó gesáwe engel of heofenum, and sé wolde hyne sleán myd fǽrdeáþe (he would strike him dead), gif hé hyre onhryne, Shrn. 149, 24. Substitute:

fær-eht

Similar entry: fær-riht

fǽr-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-fyll, fǽr-fill, es; m.
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A sudden fall, headlong fall On fǽrfyll head foremost, headlong; in preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 44. Substitute:

fǽr-haga

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Calamity that compasses about Wæs se báncofa ádle onǽled . . . leomu hefegedon sárum gesóhte . . . hé his módsefan wið þám fǽrhagan fæste trymede the body was inflamed with disease . . . the limbs grew heavy attacked by pains . . . he fortified his mind

fǽr-lic

(adj.)

suddensuddenfortuitous

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Add: sudden, that is unexpected, that happens without warning Ðý lǽs eów hrædlíce on becume se fǽrlíca (repentina) dómes dæg, Past. 129, 21. Feerlic (fér-, R.), Lk. L. 21, 34. Gif hit gewyrþe þæt on þeódscipe becume fǽrlic coþa oþþe fǽrlic deáþ, Wlfst

fær-nys

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fǽr-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-rǽs, es; m.
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A violent rush Mið férrǽs eóde ꝥ sunor oefistlíce impetu abiit grex per praeceps, Lk. L. 8, 33

Linked entry: fǽr-rǽsende

fær-riht

(n.)
Grammar
fær-riht, es; n.

fare

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Due payment for passage, fare Ðá cwæð hé: " Gif þú hæfst ꝥ færriht (færeht, v. l.), ne forwyrnþ þé heora ǽnig. " Ðá cwæð ic tó him : " Bróðor, næbbe ic nán færriht (færeht, v. l.) tó syllanne, ac ic wille faran and án þǽra scypa ástígan " then said he

Linked entries: fær-eht fær-sceat

fǽr-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-seáþ, es; m.

A gulfabyss

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A gulf, abyss Fǽrseáþ baratrum, i. terre hiatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 25

fǽr-stylt

(n.)

amazementstupor

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amazement, stupor Feerstylt forgráp alle stupor appraehendit omnes, Lk. L. 5, 26

Linked entry: stylt

fǽr-swile

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-swile, es; m.
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A sudden swelling Wiþ fǽrswile, Lch. ii. 74, 8

fǽr-wyrd

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Dele

fág-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
fág-wyrm, es; m.

A basilisk

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A basilisk Ofer nédran and fágwyrm super aspidem et basiliscum, Ps. Srt. 90, 13

fáh-man

Grammar
fáh-man, l. fáh man,

Similar entry: fáh

fear-lic

Similar entry: fearr-lic

fele-ferð

Similar entry: felo-ferþ

fel-tún

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Hé gecierde inn tó ðǽm scræfe and wolde him ðǽr gán tó feltúne ad purgandum ventrem speluncam ingressus est, Past. 197, 15, 24. Add

fen-ampre

(n.)
Grammar
fen-ampre, -ompre, an; f.

Water-dock

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Water-dock Nim fenompran, Lch. ii. 100, 23

fen-hóp

(n.)
Grammar
fen-hóp, fen-hop, es; n.
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Land in the midst of fens (v. N. E. D. hope) Fleón on fenhopu, B. 764. Substitute: