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a-fleótan

(v.)

To float offscumclarifypurify liquor by scummingdespumare

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To float off, scum, clarify, purify liquor by scumming; despumare

a-fleów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-fleów, p. of aflówan.

overflowed

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overflowed.Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 9;

fleóg-ryft

(n.)
Grammar
fleóg-ryft, es; n. [fleóge a fly, ryft a garment, veil, curtain]

A fly-netnet for keeping off fliesvēlāmen ad muscas prohĭbendascōnōpeumκωνωπεῖον

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A fly-net, net for keeping off flies; vēlāmen ad muscas prohĭbendas, cōnōpeum = κωνωπεῖον Fleógryft cōnōpeum, Cot. 46

Linked entry: fleóh-net

in-fléde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-fléde, adj.
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Full of water [of a stream] Tigris eá infléde Tigris, stream of abundant flood. Cd. 12 ; Th. 15, 12 ; Gen. 232. Lǽt nú streámas weallan, eá infléde, Andr. Kmbl. 3006 ; An. 1506

Linked entries: fléd fléde

óþ-fleógan

(v.)
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to fly away Se ánhoga óþfleógeþ feðerum snel, Exon. 222, 11; Ph. 347

ge-fliéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fliéman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to fleeto drive awayfugare

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To cause to flee, to drive away; fugare, Past. 61, 2; Hat. MS

ge-flítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flítan, -flýtan; p. -flát, pl. -fliton; pp. -fliten

To strivefightdisputecontendĕrecertāre

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To strive, fight, dispute; contendĕre, certāre Cynewulf and Offa gefliton ymb Benesingtún Cynewulf and Offa fought at Benson, Chr. 777; Th. 93, 11, col. 1. Ne geflíttes non contendet, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 19. Geflioton disputaverant, Mt. Skt. Lind. 9,

Linked entry: ge-flýtan

ge-fleów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-fleów, p. of ge-flówan.

overflowed

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overflowed, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 28;

ge-flǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to fleeput to flight

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To cause to flee, put to flight Ðú fiónd geflǽmdest thou didst put to flight the enemy, Hy. 8, 25; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 25

ge-fleard

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fleard, es; n.

A triflingnonsensemadness

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A trifling, nonsense, madness Gefleard deliramentum, Hpt. Gl. 416

Linked entry: fleard

ge-fléme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fléme, adj.

Fugitivefugitivus

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Fugitive; fugitivus, Rtl. 147, 15

ge-flýtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flýtan, p. -flát, pl. -flyton; pp. -flyten

To strivefightcontendĕrecertāre

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To strive, fight; contendĕre, certāre Cynewulf and Offa geflyton ymb Benesingtún Cynewulf and Offa fought at Benson, Chr. 777; Erl. 55, 1

te-flówan

Similar entry: tó-flówan

þri-flére

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-flére, adj.

Having three floorsthree-storied

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Having three floors, three-storied Ðæt gyftlíce hús wæs ðryflére,for ðan ðe on Godes gelaðunge sind þrý stæpas gecorenra manna, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 17

Linked entry: -flére

wiþ-flítan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-flítan, p. -flát

To contend

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To contend with Oferstǽleþ oððe wiðflíteþ confutat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 31

Linked entry: wiþer-flita

á-fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fleótan, p. -fleát, pl. -fluton; pp. -floten
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To skim Wyl þá wyrta on þǽre buteran swíðe, áfleót ꝥ fám of clǽne, Lch. ii. 94, 20: 308, 28

Linked entry: fleótan

a-fligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fligan, l. á-flígan, -fífan,
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and add Ic áflíge fugo , Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 53. Þá unclǽnan gástas þú áflígst, Hml. S. 24, 92. Sibb áflígð ungeðwǽrnysse, Hml. Th. i. 606, 6. Sume menn áflýað þá áwyrgedan gástas fram ofsettum mannum, 344, 28. Áflýgde abigit, repellit , An. Ox. 50,

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
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Add: where there is conflict, to put to flight, of actual fighting Hé hyg áflímde and ofslóh má þonne .xxx. gódra ðegna. Chr. 1052 ; P. 179, 11. Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon and hié sóna onweg áflýmdon, Nar. 32, 18. Hý ðǽr áflýmede wurdon, Chr. 1001;

Linked entry: á-flýman

á-flýman

(v.)

Similar entry: á-flíman

buter-flége

Grammar
buter-flége, (-fleóge).
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Buterflége, buturfliógae, -fli[ó]go papilio, Txts. 85, 1507. Add