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wæl-fel

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fel, adj.

Cruel to the slainvery cruel

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Cruel to the slain (?) or very cruel. Cf. wæl-hreów Hræfen uppe gól, wan and wælfel, Elen. Kmbl. 105; El. 53

æl-fer

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fer, n. l. æl-faru; f.

gryre-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
gryre-fáh, adj.

Terribly hostileterrible in its variegated colouring

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Terribly hostile or terrible in its variegated colouring, Beo. Th. 5146; B. 2576

hǽðen-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

A heathen sacrifice

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A heathen sacrifice, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 31; Jul. 53

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'embracingto embrace

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A term occurring in the laws which Thorpe thus defines: 'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' The word occurs in the following passages Gif ceorl búton wífes wísdóme deóflum

Linked entries: and-fang fang

ofer-feng

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-feng, es; m.

A clasp, buckle, latchet of a shoe

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A clasp, buckle, latchet of a shoe Oferfeng fibula, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 53. Oferfengc, 74, 60: ligulam, fibulam, Hpt. Gl. 523, 2

Linked entry: ofer-fón

innan-fortog

Grammar
innan-fortog, v. for-tog,
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where read Wiþ innanfortoge

fore-seón

to foreseeto despise

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Grammar fore-seón, = for-seón; P. 217, 7. to despise

fore

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fore, adv.

in frontat the headbefore

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.), in front, at the head, as chief Fore tó yrnenne prodeundi, Scint. 224, 7. Eorðcyningas þe folcum hér fore wísien kings that, placed at their head, direct the peoples, Ps. Th. 148, 11. temporal, before Fore ic cueð ł ǽr ic sægde praedixi, Mt.

ge-fér-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fér-scipe, -scype, es; m.

Societyfellowshipbrotherhoodsŏciĕtascŏmĭtātusclērus

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Fox 11, 185; Met. 11, 93. Of hiora gefoerscipe de eorum societate, Rtl. 75. 28

forne

(prep.)
Grammar
forne, prep. acc.

Forpropropter

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For; pro, propter Gif hwá hine forne forstande if anyone will stand up for him, L. Eth. i. 4; Th. i. 284, 3, note 8

FOLM

(n.)
Grammar
FOLM, gen. dat. folme; acc. folm, folme; pl. nom. acc. folme, folma; f: folme, an; f.

The palm of the handthe handpalmamănus

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Ne hafaþ hió fót ne folm it has not foot nor hand, Exon. 110a; Th. 420, 27; Rä. 40, 10. Heó genam cúþe folme she took the well-known hand, Beo. Th. 2610; B. 1303: Salm. Kmbl. 339; Sal. 169: Ps. Th. 128, 5.

Linked entry: folme

hǽþan

Grammar
hǽþan, v. for-hǽþan; hǽþung,
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and two preceding words

Linked entry: hǽðung

a-telan

(v.)
Grammar
a-telan, for a-tellan.

to reckon

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to reckon,Bt. 8 ; Fox 24, 21 ;

atelucost

(adj.)
Grammar
atelucost, for atelícost ; sup. of atelíc foul.
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R. Ben. 1 ;

folc-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-cúþ, adj.

Known to the peoplefolk-knownwell-knownpubliccelebratedpŏpŭlis nōtuspublĭcuscĕleber

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Folc-cúþne rǽd a discourse known to nations, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 18; Met. Einl. 9. Be folc-cúþum strǽtum by the public roads, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 4

fóre-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-sceáwung, fór-sceáwung, e; f.

A FORESHEWINGforeseeingforesightprovidenceprovĭdentia

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Þurh godcundan fóresceáwunga through divine providence, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 6: fóresceáuung prudentia, Rtl. 108, 25

Linked entry: fór-sceáwung

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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Iohannes gǽþ be-foran (takes precedence of) eallum óþrum wítgan, Bl. H. 167, 22. Ðæs menniscan lífes gecynd is ꝥ hí sién beforan eallum óþrum gesceaftum humanae naturae conditio est, ut ceteris rebus excellat, Bt. 14, 3; F. 46, 4.

leósan

(v.)
Grammar
leósan, (=? for-leósan)
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Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmannefor his unrihtcræfinge, Cht. Th. 633,26

tó-faran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-faran, p. -fór; pp. -faren.

to go in different directions,go off separately,partto disperse (intrans.)scatterto go away, pass off,depart,become extinct.

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Ðá hié tógædere woldon, ðá com swá ungemetlíc rén, ðæt heora nán ne mehte nánes wǽpnes gewealdan, and for ðæm tófóran, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 194, 19. Tófóran on feówer wegas ætfelinga bearn they went off in four different directions, Cd.

Linked entries: tó-fær tó-féran