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ge-feohan

(v.)

to rejoice

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to rejoice Gefeoh nú on ferþe rejoice now in mind, Hy. 11, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: ge-feagan

treów-féging

(n.)
Grammar
treów-féging, e; f.
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A joining together of planks; commissoria, tabularum conjunctio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 31

wiþ-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-ferian, p. ede

To carry offto rescue

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To carry off; to rescue. Similar entries v. wiþ, II. 3 Ðú wiðferedes (fæderas, MS.) Israhéla bearn of Ægyptum redemisti filios Israel et Joseph, Ps. Th. 76, 12. Hé of heofenum hider onsende, ðe méálýsde, láþum wiðferede misit de caelo, et liberavit me

æt-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feolan, l. æt-feólan, and add: (from -feolhan); p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon, and -fǽlon (
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as if from -felan). to adhere, cleave (lit. and fig.) Ætfileð adhereat, Ps. Srt. 136, 6. Ætfalh adhesit, 43, 25: 62, 9. Ætfélun (-fulgon), Ps. Spl. C.) adheserunt, 24, 21. Ætfealan (not -feolan as in Dict.), 72, 28. fig. of continued action, to stick

æt-ferian

(v.)
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Man mid unrihte N. orf ætferede, Ll. Th. i. 180, i. Cf. oþ-ferian. Add

á-feccan

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dele, and see á-fón

á-ferian

(v.)
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Take the last two passages under next word, and add On weg áferide, an uoeg áueridæ avehit , Txts. 43, 246. Siððon þú forð ofer þone bist áferod. Bt. 36, 3; S. 105, 14. ꝥ ne sý áfered ut non auferetur , An. Ox. II, 56

fearn-bed

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Fearnbed filiscetum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 50: 148, 53 (gearn-, MS.). Andlang weges oꝥ hit cymꝥ tó fearnbedde, C.D.B. ii. 386, 13. For 'R. 85, Lye' substitute

fearn-edisc

(n.)
Grammar
fearn-edisc, es; n.

A fern-pasture

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A fern-pasture On sacecumb, swá on fearn*-*edisc, C. D. B. i. 519, 2

Linked entries: edisc fearn-lǽs

fergen-berig

Similar entry: firgen-beorh

for-ferian

(v.)
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to bring to an untimely end Gif hwá óðrum his unmagan oðfæste, and hé hine on þǽre fæstinge forferie (if the person accepting the charge cause the death of the person committed to his charge. Cf. Si quis alterius puerum, qui ei commissus sit . . ., occidat

Linked entry: ferian

ge-feáge

Similar entry: ge-feógan

ge-féging

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Gefé(g)incga compages, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 66. Add

ge-fellan

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to fell

ge-ferian

(v.)
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Geferedon afferebant, Mk. L. I. 32. Gefere þæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan, Lch. ii. 280, 10. Hám geferian, bringan tó bolde, Sae. 148. Hé wæs gefered excipitur, An. Ox. 4698. Geferod vectus, Wülck. Gl. 254, 10. Gefered wæs heáfod his in disc allatum

of-fellan

Similar entry: of-fillan

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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trans. to bury Mon sceal morðor under eorðan befeólan þe hit forhelan þenceþ, Gn. Ex. 115. [Cf. O. Sax.] to bear, be pleased with Ne eaþmódnesse iuc ná leng befeólan nellaþ nec iugum humilitatis diutius sustinere contenti sunt (contendunt, v. l. ),

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be gladrejoiceexultlætaridelectarigaudereexultare

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To be glad, rejoice, exult; lætari, delectari, gaudere, exultare Ic gefeó gaudeo, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 15. Gefeaþ gaudebit, 16, 20, 22. Manige on his gebyrd gefeóþ many shall rejoice at his birth, Blickl. Homl. 165, 10. Míne weleras gefeóþ gaudebunt labia

a-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fellan, p. de; pp. ed

To fellcædereprosternere

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To fell; cædere, prosternere, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23

a-ferran

(v.)
Grammar
a-ferran, p. de; pp. ed

To removetake awayelongareremovere

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To remove, take away; elongare, removere Gást háligne fram me aferredne the holy spirit taken from me [acc. absol. ], Ps. C. 97: Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 19