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folc-ágende

(adj.)

ruling

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Breca gesóhte swǽsne éðel, leóf his leódum, lond Brondinga, . . . þǽr hé folc áhte, burh and beágas, B. 522. Add: For force of ágende

folc-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
folc-geréfa, an; m.

A folk-reevea people's governorpŏpŭli præpŏsĭtus

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A folk-reeve, a people's governor; pŏpŭli præpŏsĭtus Folcgeréfa actionātor, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 25; Wrt. Voc. 17, 30. v. Du Cange, sub voce Actionator

folc-bealo

(n.)
Grammar
folc-bealo, gen. -bealowes; n.

Folk-tormenttorment by manya great tormentingens mălumcrŭciātus

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Folk-torment, torment by many, a great torment; ingens mălum vel crŭciātus Petrus and Paulus þrówedon on Róme folcbealo þreálíc Peter and Paul suffered grievous torment by the people at Rome, Menol. Fox 248; Men. 125

æt-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
æt-foran, prep. dat. [æt at, foran fore]

Close beforeclose bybeforeatanteprocoram

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Close before, close by, before, at; ante, pro, coram Ætforan eágan ðíne ante ocalos tuns. Ps. Spl. 5,5: 13, 7: Byrht. Th. 132, 14; By. 16. Sæt ætforan ðam dómsetle sedit pro tribunali, Jn. Bos. 19,13

Linked entry: fóran

folc-leásung

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But perhaps the public character of the crime, indicated by folc, may consist in the false and slanderous statements being made to a court of law. Cf. L. Hen.

fóre-gleáw

Grammar
fóre-gleáw, fore-gleáw (for-)

fore-seeingfore*-*knowingpropheticprovidentprudent

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Substitute: fore-seeing, fore*-*knowing, knowing what is to happen, by natural means Swá hit foregleáwe ealde úðwitan ǽror fundan, Men. 165. by supernatural means, prophetic Hé fǽgra manna forðsíð foregleáw sǽde, wís ðurh wítegunge wísdómes gǽstes,

folc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht, es; n.

Folkrightcommon lawpublic rightthe understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freemanpublícum juscommūneτὸ κοινόν

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Hit he becwæþ mid fullan folcrihte he bequeathed it with full folk-right, L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 1: 2; Th. i. 178, 13. To folcryhte to folk-right, L. Ath. i. 2; Th. i. 200, 7: i. 8; Th. i. 204, 7: i. 23; Th. i. 212, 1.

Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht

folc-leásung

(n.)
Grammar
folc-leásung, e; f.

Folk-leasingpublic lyingslanderpublĭcum mendäciumcălumnia

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Folk-leasing, public lying, slander; publĭcum mendäcium, călumnia Be folcleásunge gewyrhtum. Gif mon folcleásunge gewyrce, mid nánum leóhtran þinge gebéte ðonne him mon aceorfe ða tungan of of those committing slander.

Linked entries: leásung folc-lǽsung

folc-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lagu, e; f.

Folk or public lawpublĭca lex

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Folk or public law; publĭca lex Gif hwá folclage wirde if any one corrupt the law of the people, L. N. P. L. 46; Th. ii. 296, 22. Folclaga wyrsedon the laws of the people were corrupted, Lupi Serm. i. 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 19

folc-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
folc-bearn, es; n.

A folk-childa child of manpŏpŭli fīliushŏmĭnis fīlius

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A folk-child, a child of man; pŏpŭli fīlius, hŏmĭnis fīlius Swilc biþ mǽgburh menigo ðínre, folcbearnum frome such shall be the family of thy people, excellent in children, Cd. 100; Th. 132, 16; Gen. 2194.

be-fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
be-fóran, bi-fóran; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be by, proximity, fóran fore, as æt fóran]

BEFOREantecorampræBEFORE

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Grammar be-fóran, DAT. BEFORE; ante, coram, præ He swíðe oft befóran fremede folces rǽswum wundor æfter wundre he very often performed before the princes of the people miracle after miracle, Andr. Kmbl. 1237; An. 619. Ealdormen héredon híg befóran him

Linked entries: bi-fóran bi-fóran

fóre-scéawere

Grammar
fóre-scéawere, fore-sceáwere (for-)
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glosses provisor Gód and forsceáwere (prouisor) hé bið, E. S. 39 (December). Substitute:

fóre-áþ

Grammar
fóre-áþ, fór-áþ. l. fore-áþ, for-áþ,
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Hé móste mid his foráðe his hláford áspelian, Ll. Th. i. 192, 2. and add

Brádan-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan-ford, es;dat.-forde, -forda; m. [brád broad, ford a ford]

a fordBRADFORD in Wiltsloci nomen vadum amplum vel latum significansBradford

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BRADFORD in Wilts loci nomen vadum amplum vel latum significans hodie Bradford in agro Wiltoniensi, Cénwalh gefeaht æt Brádanforda be Afne Kenwealh fought at Bradford near the Avon, Chr. 652;Erl. 26, 22

for-fón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ; p. ic, he -féng, ðú -fénge, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen [for-, fón to take] .

to take violently or by surpriseclutcharrestseizevehementer căpĕreimprōviso adventu căpĕreprehendĕreapprehendĕredeprehendĕre

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Næbbe his ágne forfongen [hæbbe his ágen forfangen MS. H.] let him not have forfeited his own [let him have forfeited his own, MS. H.], L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 6. to take violently or by surprise, clutch, arrest, seize; vehementer căpĕre, imprōviso

Linked entry: fore-fón

Gafol-ford

Grammar
Gafol-ford, Gaful-ford; gen. -fordes; dat. -forde, -forda; m. [gafol tribute, ford a ford : the tributary ford]

CamelfordCornwalllŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi

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Camelford, Cornwall; lŏci nōmen in agro Cornubiensi Hér wæs Weala gefeoht and Defna æt Gafolforda [Gafulforda, Th. 110, 111, 17, col. 1] here [A. D. 823] there was a battle of the Welsh and Devonians at Camelford, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 17, col. 2; 111,

Linked entries: wudu MǼD bere

fóre-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-meahtig, fóre-mihtig; adj.

Prepotentmost mightypræpŏtens

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Prepotent, most mighty; præpŏtens Ða fóremeahtige folces rǽswan the prepotent chieftains of the folk, Cd. 80; Th. 100, 24; Gen. 1669.

Linked entry: fóre-mihtig

foxes fót

(n.)
Grammar
foxes fót, es; m.

Fox's footbur reeda water plantsparganum simplexxiphionξιφίον

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Fox's foot, bur reed, a water plant; sparganum simplex, xiphion = ξιφίον Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman, ðe man xiphion, and óðrum naman foxes fót, nemneþ take a root of this plant, which is named xiphion, and by another name fox's foot, Herb. 47, 1; Lchdm

fore-scip

(n.)
Grammar
fore-scip, (for-), es; n.

the prow

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The fore-part of a ship, the prow

Linked entry: fór-scip

fore-boda

(n.)
Grammar
fore-boda, (for-), an; m.

A heraldcrier

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A herald, crier Þæt syndan forbodan and Antecrístes þrǽlas þe his weg rýmað, Wlfst. 55, 8

Linked entry: boda