meld-feoh
Fee paid for giving information
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Fee paid for giving information Se ðe hit (forstolen flǽsc) ofspyraþ, hé áh ðæt meldfeoh, L. In. 17; Th. i. 114, 4. v. Grmm. R. A. 656
Twi-fyrd
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Twyford, a place-name occurring more than once in England and meaning double ford On ðære stówe ðe is cweden Æt Twyfyrde in loco qui dicitur Ad Twifyrde, quod significat, ad duplex vadum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 5. Æt Twyfyrde, Cod. Dip.
ferd-wíte
a fine for neglecting to pay the contribution to the army
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a fine for neglecting to pay the contribution to the army, L. In. 51; Th. i. 134, 10, note 23, MS. B: Th. Diplm. A. D. 1044; 359, 3
tíd-fara
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, or one who journeys for a (short) time (?) Nú ðú ( the blessed soul immediately after death ) móst féran ðider ðú fundadest . . . eart nú tídfara tó ðam hálgan hám, Exon. Th. 102, 18; Cri. 1674
drop-fáh
Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted ⬩ stillātus
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Wið dropfágum andwlatan for a spotted face, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 6; Lchdm. i. 348, 21
ge-féra
A companion ⬩ comrade ⬩ associate ⬩ fellow ⬩ colleague ⬩ fellow-disciple ⬩ man ⬩ servant ⬩ sŏcius ⬩ contŭbernālis ⬩ cŏmes ⬩ condiscĭpŭlus ⬩ vir ⬩ puer
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Æðele geféran Philippus and Iacob feorh agéfan for Meotudes lufan the noble companions Philip and James gave their lives for the love of God, Menol. Fox 158; Men. 80 : Gen. 14, 10 : Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 25.
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feorh-gebeorh
Life's security ⬩ refuge ⬩ vītæ servātio ⬩ refŭgium
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Life's security, refuge; vītæ servātio, refŭgium He gelǽdde ofer lagustreámas máþmhorda mǽst on feorhgebeorh he led the greatest of store-houses over the water-streams for refuge, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 8; Exod. 369
fixen
Of or belonging to a fox ⬩ vulpīnus
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Of or belonging to a fox; vulpīnus Fixen hýd a fox-skin, Med. ex Quadr. 3, 15; Lchdm. i. 342, 11
ge-cweccan
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Add: to shake Gecwehton uibrato, Germ. 401, 28. Efne gequoeccad (-gicwæceð, R.) bið conquassabitur, Lk. L. 20, 18
fǽr-níþ
A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief ⬩ pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas
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A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief; pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas Sorh is me to secganne hwæt Grendel hafaþ fǽrníða gefremed it is sorrow for me to say what sudden mischiefs Grendel has perpetrated, Beo. Th. 956; B. 476
fiér
four
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four, in the compound fiér-féte
fit
A song ⬩ poem ⬩ cantĭlēna ⬩ carmen
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A song, poem; cantĭlēna, carmen Ðá se Wísdóm ðas fitte asungen hæfde when Wisdom had sung this song, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 106, 29. On fitte in song, verse, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 17; Met. Einl. 9
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inne-fare
The intestines
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The intestines Wið wambe cóðe and wið inneforan sáre for dysentery, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 22. Sió filmen biþ þeccende ða wambe and ða innefaran the film covers the stomach and the inwards, 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 17
fǽr-spel
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius
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For ðam fǽrspelle at the sudden news, Andr. Kmbl. 2173; An. 1088. Wæs seó fǽmne for ðam fǽrspelle egsan geaclad the damsel was chilled with terror at the horrible message, Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 19; Jul. 267.
feorh-geníþla
A life-enemy ⬩ deadly foe ⬩ qui vītæ insĭdiātur ⬩ lētālis hostis
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A life-enemy, deadly foe; qui vītæ insĭdiātur, lētālis hostis He brægd feorhgeníþlan, ðæt heó on flet gebeáh he dragged the deadly foe, that she bowed on the place, Beo. Th. 3084; B. 1540: 5859; B. 2933
ferd-mon
A soldier ⬩ mīles
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A soldier; mīles Ðæt feoh mon ðám ferdmonnum sellan sceolde the money should be given to the soldiers, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 14. Cyning sceal hæbban ferdmen a king must have soldiers, 17; Fox 58, 33, MS. Cot
fiorh
Life ⬩ spirit ⬩ vīta ⬩ ănĭma
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Life, spirit; vīta, ănĭma Búton hiora ágnum fiore except their own life, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 1
lambes cerse
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gaderigend-lic
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Congregativa (adverbia) syndon gadrigendlice (gaderigendlice, v. l.), simul samod, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 229, 4
feorh-ner
Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishment ⬩ food ⬩ vītæ servātio ⬩ refŭgium ⬩ ălĭmentum ⬩ cĭbus
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Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishment; food; vītæ servātio, refŭgium, ălĭmentum, cĭbus Monigfealde sind gód ðe us dǽleþ to feorhnere Fæder ælmihtig manifold are the goods which the Father almighty distributes to us for life's