folc-getæl
A number of people ⬩ pŏpŭli nŭmĕrus
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A number of people; pŏpŭli nŭmĕrus On folc-getæl fíftig cista in the number of people [were] fifty bands, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 9; Exod. 229
Cerdices ford
Cerdic's ford ⬩ Cerdĭci vadum
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Cerdic's ford, the ford of a little river in the south of Dorsetshire on Cerdices óra, q. v; Cerdĭci vadum Hér Cerdic and Cynríc West-Sexena ríce onféngun; and ðý ilcan geáre hie fuhton wið Brettas, ðær mon nú nemneþ Cerdices ford in this year Cerdic
Linked entries: Cerdic Cerdices óra
folc-cú
The folk's cow ⬩ a cow of the herd ⬩ pŏpŭli vacca
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The folk's cow, a cow of the herd; pŏpŭli vacca Under folc-cúm [MS. folcum] inter vaccas popŭlōrum, Ps. Th. 67, 27; among the kien of puplis, Wyc. 67, 31
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folc-cwén
Folk's queen ⬩ queen of the people ⬩ pŏpŭli rēgĭna
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Folk's queen, queen of the people; pŏpŭli rēgĭna Eóde freólícu folc-cwén to hire freán sittan the noble queen of the people went to sit by her lord, Beo. Th. 1286; B. 641
fóre-gewítnys
False witness ⬩ falsum testĭmōnium
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False witness; falsum testĭmōnium Ðæt heora ǽnig on fóre-gewítnysse sý quod eōrum ălĭquis in falso testĭmōnium sit, L. Ath. i. 10; Wilk. 58, 22; Lambd. 49, 12, = wóhre gewítnesse, Th. i. 204, 23;
fóra-sceáwung
Foresight ⬩ forethought ⬩ consideration
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Foresight, forethought, consideration Fóra-sceáwung consídérátio, R. Ben. interl. 34
folc-biorn
A popular man ⬩ pŏpŭlāris vir
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A popular man; pŏpŭlāris vir Folc-biorn, Beo. Th. 4444; B. 2221
Linked entry: folc-beorn
ford
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Ac Iudas him cóm tó ... and oferférdon ðone ford, and fuhton wið þá hǽþenan, Hml. S. 25, 432. ¶ The word occurs very frequently in the Charters both in composition and as an independent word. Add
fórn
Before ⬩ cōram
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Before; cōram Gesæt Benedictus fórn ongeán ðam Riggon Benedict sat opposite to Riggo, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 15, Óþ-ðæt he eft cume hyre fórne geán until he again comes opposite to it, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 8, 13; Lchdm. iii. 248, 17
fóre-weard
FOREWARD ⬩ precaution ⬩ contract ⬩ agreement ⬩ compact ⬩ treaty ⬩ provision ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum ⬩ fœdus
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FOREWARD, precaution, contract, agreement, compact, treaty, provision; præcautio, pactum, fœdus Wurdon ða fórewearda full worhte the contracts were completed. Chr. 1109; Erl. 242, 22. To ðán ylcan fóreweardum [MS. foreweardan] with the same provisions
on-feng
laying hold of, seizing ⬩ taking, with the idea of wrongful taking ⬩ defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) ⬩ attack, onset, assault
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laying hold of, seizing Be cirliscre fǽmnan onfeuge. Gif mon on cirliscre fǽmnan breóst gefó, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 13. Be nunnena onfenge(andfencgum, MS. B.: anfenge, MS. H.), 18; Th. i. 72, 7. Be þeófes onfenge æt þiéfþe, L. In. 28; Th. i. 120
fore-spræc
A speaking for ⬩ a defence ⬩ an assenting ⬩ agreement ⬩ defensio ⬩ excūsātio ⬩ astipŭlātio
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for him, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 6
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aféng
took
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took.Ps. Spl. 47, 8: 118, 16:
swítan
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to exhaust, impair, impoverish land (?) Ðe lond æt Moran ic mid míne wífe bigat, and ic it siðen náwer ne forswát (-swác?) ne forspilde, Chart. Th. 584, 5
lærest
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s may be explained by Verner's Law
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-scít
fore-seuwenes
A despising ⬩ contempt ⬩ dishonour ⬩ contemptus ⬩ dedĕcus
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Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 23
ge-fá
A foe ⬩ an enemy ⬩ inimicus ⬩ adversarius
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A foe, an enemy; inimicus, adversarius Gif se man [MS. mon] his gefán wite if the man know his foe, L. Alf. pol, 42; Th. i. 90, 2, 4, 14.
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æren-geát
a goat-eagle
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a goat-eagle; harpe = ἅρπη,Ælfc. Gl. 17; Wrt. Voc. 21, 62