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FÝSAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÝSAN, p. de; pp. ed [fús ready, prompt, quick] .

To hastenfestīnāreTo speed oneselfmake hastetake oneself awayhasten awayse festīnārepropĕrārese abrĭpĕreTo incitestimulateto send forthdrive awaystĭmŭlāreincĭtāreaccĕlĕrāreemittĕre

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Fýse hí man út of ðysan earde let them be driven out of this country, L. Eth. vi. 7; Th. i. 316, 22 : L. C. S. 4; Th. i. 378, 8

Linked entries: fýsian ge-fýsan

frist-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
frist-mearc, e; f. [frist = first, fyrst a space of time]

Are interval of timeintermissionrespiteintercăpēdo

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Are interval of time, intermission, respite; intercăpēdo Fristmearc intercapedo, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 158, 19

a-fýran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fýran, p. de; pp. ed, yd [a, fýran castrare]

To castratecastrare

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To castrate; castrare Afýred olfend a dromedary, a kind of swift camel; dromeda MS. Twegen afýryde men duo eunuchi, Gen. 40, 1

Linked entries: afýrida be-lisnian

FYLLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLLAN, = fellan; ic fylle, ðú fyllest, he fylleþ, pl. fyllaþ; p. fylde, pl. fyldon; pp. fylled; v. trans.

To fellcut downcast downthrow downdestroyprosternĕrecædĕredejĭcĕredestruĕre

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Ða synsceaðan Godes tempel fyldon the sinful cast down God's temple, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 27; Cri. 709, Fyll ða oferhydigan cast down the proud, Ps. Th. 73, 22. Hergas fyllaþ cast down the idols, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 27; Cri. 486

Linked entry: fellan

on-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
on-tendan, p. -tende; pp. -tended, -tend.

to kindle, set fire to, to fireto kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame

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to kindle, set fire to, to fire Gif fýr síe ontended . . . gebéte ðone æfwerdelsan se ðæt fýr ontent, L. Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 50, 27-28. Ontend þreó candela, Lchdm. iii. 286, 6. Ðe ðæt fýr ontende qui ignem succenderit, Ex. 22, 6.

fyllan

(v.)

to fillto fill to fulfil

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Ne fylð sé his ágen hús gódra cræfta, Past. 251, 5. with inst. Wé þín hús écum gódum fyllað, Ps. Th. 64, 1. Fyllað eówre fromcynne foldan sceátas, Gen. 1533. with prep. mid Ꝥ leóhtfæt man mid ele fylleþ, Bl. H. 127, 30.

feówer-scýte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-scýte, fyðer-scýte, fiðer-scýte, -scíte, feðer-scíte, -scitte, -scette; adj. [sceát, a corner]

Four-corneredquadrangularsquarequadrangŭlusquadrātus

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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21

bí-fylc

(n.)
Grammar
bí-fylc, es; n. [bí by, near to; fylc a tribe, country, province]
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A neighbouring people, province, or region; provincia vel populus adjacens Of eallum ðyssum bífylcum de cunctis prope provinciis, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 11

ge-derian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-derian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To injurehurtlædĕre

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To injure, hurt; lædĕre Ðyssum wordum ðá gecwedenum, hine sóna se wind onwearp fram ðære byrig, and dráf ðæt fýr on ða ðe hit ǽr onbærndon, swá ðæt hí sume mid ðam fýre gederede wǽron quo dicto, stătim mūtāti ab urbe venti, in eos qui aecendĕrant flammārum

feówer-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-féte, fiówer-féte, fiér-féte, fiðer-féte, fyðer-féte, -fóte, -fótte; adj.

Four-footedquadrŭpes

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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Se ælmihtiga God eallum mancinne forgeaf ða feówerfétan deór the almighty God gave to all mankind the four-footed beasts, Ælfc. T. 8, 26. Ǽlces cynnes feówerfétes feós án one of each kind of four-footed cattle, Ors. 2, 4; Bos.

sweflen

(adj.)
Grammar
sweflen, adj.
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Eðna ðæt sweflene fýr, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 30. Hé eal ðæt land mid sweflenum fýre forbærnde Deus pluit super hanc terram ignem et sulphur, totamque regionem exustam aeterna perditione damnavit, I. 3; Swt. 32, 10: Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 17. Swæflenum.

ræce

Grammar
ræce, ræcu.
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Add: v. fýr-, hláf-ræce (-u)

FEORH

(n.)
Grammar
FEORH, feorg, fiorh, ferh, fyorh; gen. feores; dat. inst. feore; pl. nom. acc. feorh; gen. feora; dat. inst. feorum; n. m.

lifesoulspiritvītaănĭmaa living beingpersonhŏmopersōna

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life, soul, spirit; vīta, ănĭma Nǽniges mannes feorh to lore wearþ no man's life was lost, Bd. 4, 21; S. 590, 23: Beo. Th. 2425; B. 1210: Ps. Th. 106, 4. Nó wæs feorh æðelinges flǽsce bewunden the prince's soul was not surrounded with

á-cumba

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Add: a-cum[b] Fýr átent ácuma (stuppas), Chrd. 74, 16

be-fýlan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fýlan, -fílan; p. -fýlede; pp. -fýled,-fíled, -fýld; v. trans. [be, fúl foul]

To BEFOULpollutedefile make filthy inquinarefœdare contaminare

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To BEFOUL, pollute, defile, make filthy ; inquinare, fœdare contaminare Befíled, L. Ælf. P. 45; Th. ii. 384, 11: Basil. admn. 7; Norm. 48, 23 : Lchdm. iii. 208, 7: Cot. 104

Linked entry: be-fílan

a-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
a-beornan, p. -bearn, -barn, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, v. intrans.

To burnexardere

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To burn; exardere Fyr abarn exarsit ignis, Ps. Th. 105, 16

bláte

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In first passage for Helle fýr, substitute Hit (Etna) óðra stówa

sweoloþ

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Fýr and swoloð ignis et aestus, Ps. Rdr. 293, 66. Add

feówer-hweohlode

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-hweohlode, adj.

Four-wheeled

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Four-wheeled Fýrhweohlodum (or fýr < fyþer) crætum quadrigis, Nap. 80

á-derian

(v.)
Grammar
á-derian, p. ede
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To injure Ðæt fýr hí áderian ne mihte, Gr. D. 219, 19

Linked entry: derian