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FEALO - FEÁWA

fealo many, Beo. Th. 5508, note; B. 2757, note. v. fela.

feá-lóg; adj. Destitute; dest&i-short;t&u-long;tus :-- Ne eam ic swá feálóg monna weorudes I am not so destitute of a host of men, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 34; Gú. 217.

fealo-hilte; adj. Having a yellow or golden handle; c&a-short;p&u-short;lo fl&a-long;vo vel aureo instructus :-- Feóll to foldan fealohilte swurd the golden-hilted sword fell to the earth, Byrht. Th. 136, 45; By. 166.

fealþ falleth, falls, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 29; 3rd pers. pres. of feallan.

fealu fallow, pale yellow, dusky, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 81; Wrt. Voc. 46, 38: Andr. Kmbl. 841; An. 421. v. fealo.

fealu; gen. fealuwes, fealwes; n. Fallow ground, ground ploughed lying fallow after a crop; n&o-short;v&a-long;le :-- Andlang weges óþ ðone bróc, ðe scýt to fealuwes leá along the way to the brook, which shoots to the field of fallow ground, Cod. Dipl. 399; A. D. 944; Kmbl. ii. 251, 1. DER. fealo a yellowish light red, like marly ground recently ploughed.

fealuwian to wither, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 216; Met. 11, 58. v. fealwian.

fealvor, es; m. A species of water-fowl, the sultana-hen; porphyrio = πoρφυρ&iota-tonos;ων :-- Fealvor porphyrio, Wrt. Voc. 280, 17. v. felofor.

fealwa fallow, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 19; Rä. 56, 10; def. m. nom. sing. of fealo.

fealwe fallow, pale yellow, dusky, bay, Exon. 57 a; Th. 202, 24; Ph. 74: 60 a; Th. 219, 22; Ph. 311: Beo. Th. 1735; B. 865: 1837; B. 916; nom. acc. pl. of fealo.

fealwian, fealewian, fealuwian; p. ode; pp. od To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves; fl&a-long;vesc&e-short;re :-- On hærfest hit fealwaþ in harvest it ripens, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 23. His leáf ne fealwiaþ its leaves shall not wither, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Lytle hwíle leáf beóþ gréne, ðonne hý eft fealewiaþ, feallaþ on eorþan a little while the leaves are green, then they grow yellow again, fall to the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 627; Sal. 313. Fealuwaþ withers, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 116; Met. 11, 58.

feán joy, Bd. 1, 25; Whelc. 76, 1; acc. of feá.

feánes, -ness, e; f. Fewness; pauc&i-short;tas :-- Seó feánes nýdde ðara sacerda ðæt in bisceop beón sceolde ofer tú folc pauc&i-short;tas sacerd&o-long;tum c&o-long;g&e-long;bat &u-long;num antist&i-short;tem du&o-long;bus p&o-short;p&u-short;lis præf&i-short;ci, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 33 v. feáwnes.

fear, es; m. A bull, an ox; taurus, bos :-- Gif he hríðeru offrian wille, bringe unwemme fear oððe heáfre si de bobus v&o-short;lu&e-short;rit offerre, marem sive f&e-long;m&i-short;nam immacul&a-long;ta off&e-short;ret, Lev. 3, 1. v. fearr.

feára of a few, Beo. Th. 2828; B. 1412. v. feá few, feáwa.

fearh, færh, ferh, es; pl. fearas; m. A little pig, a FARROW, litter; porcellus :-- Fearh porcellus, Wrt. Voc. 78, 40. Fearas suilli vel porcelli vel nefrendes, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 35; Wrt. Voc. 22, 76.

fearh-hama, an; m. A little stem; caul&i-short;c&u-short;lus :-- Fearh-hama caul&i-short;c&u-short;lus, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 117; Wrt. Voc. 45, 22.

feárlic sudden, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 28, MS. A. v. fæ-acute;rlíc.

feárlice; adv. Suddenly, quickly; s&u-short;b&i-short;to :-- He óðre fyrde hét feárlíce abannan he commanded another army to be quickly summoned, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 6: 1120; Erl. 248, 12. v. fæ-acute;rlíce.

fearm, es; m. A freight, cargo, load; &o-short;nus n&a-long;vis :-- Ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste fór mid fearme the most excellent house [the ark] sailed over the ocean's orb with its freight, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 7; Gen. 1394. [Icel. farmr, m. a fare, freight, cargo.]

FEARN, FERN, es; n. A FERN; f&i-short;lix :-- Fearn f&i-short;lix, ÆIfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 10; Wrt. Voc. 31, 21: 67, 45: 79, 64. Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman, ðe man f&i-short;l&i-short;cem and óðrum naman fearn nemneþ take a root of this plant, which is named f&i-short;lix, and by another name fern, Herb. 78; Lchdm. i. 180, 25. Atió æ-acute;rest of ða þornas, and ða fyrsas, and ðæt fearn draw out first the thorns, and the furze, and the fern, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 12, 5; Met. 12, 3. Ðæt micle fearn the large fern; asp&i-short;dium f&i-short;lix, L. M. 1, 56; Lchdm. ii. 126, 14: Lchdm. i. 380, 19. [Chauc. ferne: Dut. váren, n: Kil. væren: Ger. farn, farren, m: M. H. Ger. varm, varn, m: O. H. Ger. farm, farn, n: Sansk. parna, n. a leaf, plant, tree.] DER. eofor-fearn, fen-.

fearn-bed, es; n. A fern-bed; f&i-short;l&i-short;c&e-long;tum, R. 85, Lye.

Fearn-dún, e; f. [Hunt. Ferandune: Brom. Farandon: fearn fern, dún a hill] Faringdon, Berkshire? or Farndon,Northamptonshire?-Hér Eádweard cing gefór on Myrcum æt Fearndúne in this year [A. D. 924] kind Edward died in Mercia at Farndon, Chr. 924; Th. 198, 1, col. 2, 3.

Fearn-ham, -hamm, es; m. FARNHAM, in Surrey; l&o-short;ci n&o-long;men in agro Surreiensi :-- Sió fierd him wið gefeaht æt Fearnhamme the army fought against them at Farnham, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 26.

fearn-leás, -lés; adj. Fernless, without fern; sine f&i-short;l&i-short;ce, Hem. p. 86.

fearoþ-hengest, es; m. [fearoþ = faroþ, q. v.] A sea-horse, ship; m&a-short;r&i-long;nus equus, n&a-long;vis :-- Fearoþhengestas gearwe stódon the ships stood ready, Elen. Kmbl. 452; El. 226.

FEARR, es; m. I. a bull, an ox; taurus, bos :-- Fearr taurus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 30. He geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre he made an image of a bull with brass, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 29. Fearras fætte ofsettun oððe ymbsæ-acute;ton me tauri pingues obs&e-long;d&e-long;runt me, Ps. Lamb. 21, 13: Mt. Bos. 22, 4. Ete ic flæ-acute;scmettas fearra mand&u-long;c&a-long;bo carnes taur&o-long;rum, Ps. Lamb. 49, 13: 67, 31: Gen. 32, 15. II. the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac; taurus :-- Óðer ðæra tácna ys geháten taurus, ðæt is fearr the second of the signs is called taurus, that is a bull, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 4; Lchdm. iii. 244, 24. [Dut. var, varre, m: Ger. farre, farr, m: M. H. Ger. var, varre, m: O. H. Ger. farri, farro, far, m: Icel. farri, m. a bullock.]

feá-sceaft; adj. Having few things, poor, naked, destitute; m&i-short;ser, pauper, dest&i-short;t&u-long;tus :-- Freónda feásceaft destitute of friends, Cd. 97; Th. 126, 24; Gen. 2100: 114; Th. 149, 23; Gen. 2479: Andr. Kmbl. 2257; An. 1130. Ic feásceaft eom I am destitute, Cd. 99; Th. 131, 13; Gen. 2175: Beo. Th. 13; B. 7. Feásceaft guma the miserable man, Beo. Th. 1950; B. 973: Andr. Kmbl. 3110; An. 1558: Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 5; Hy. 4, 112. Wæs bén getiðad feásceaftum men the prayer was granted to the poor man, Beo. Th. 4559; B. 2285: 4775; B. 2393. God eáðe mæg afréfran feásceaftne God may easily comfort the poor [one], Exon. l0 b; Th. 11, 23; Cri. 175: Andr. Kmbl. 733; An. 367. Hwider fundast ðú, feásceaft ides whither art thou hastening, poor damsel? Cd. 103; Th. 137, 6; Gen. 2269. Nó feásceafte findan meahton æt ðam æðelinge the poor could not prevail with the prince, Beo. Th. 4735; B. 2373: Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 13; Cri. 368.

feá-sceaftig; adj. Poor, destitute; pauper, dest&i-short;t&u-long;tus, m&i-short;ser :-- Feásceaftig ferþ poor soul, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 19; Seef. 26.

feasten, es; n. A fastness, fortress; m&u-long;n&i-long;mentum :-- Hí on ðam feastene wæ-acute;ron they were in the fastness, Chr. 877; Erl. 79, 23. v. fæsten II.

feastlice; adv. Firmly, constantly, stoutly; firm&i-short;ter, constanter :-- Hí feastlíce féngon they stoutly engaged, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 32: 1008; Erl. 141, 17. v. fæstlíce.

FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj. FEW; pauci :-- Feáwa ðata manna mihte beón eardfæste few of the men could abide in their dwellings [lit, could be earth-fast or settled], Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 10: Deut. 4, 27: Mt. Bos. 9, 37: Lk. Bos. 10, 2. Hit þúhte him feáwa daga it seemed to him a few [of] days, Gen. 29, 20. Feáwe [Spl. feáwa] gewordene hí syndon pauci facti sunt, Ps. Lamb. 106, 39. Wesan dagas his feáwe [feáwa, Spl. 108, 7] fiant dies ejus pauci, 108, 8. Ðá ðá híg wæ-acute;ron on geríme [MS. gehrime] feáwa oððe scortum, feáwoste and eardbegendan oððe inlænde his when they were few or short in number, [yea] very few and inhabitants of it [Canaan], Ps. Lamb. 104, 12. Hira feáwa on weg cómon few of them came in the way, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 9: Deut. 28, 62. Inne on ðæm fæstenne sæ-acute;ton feáwa cirlisce men a few countrymen sat within the fastness, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 33. Feáwa synt ðe ðone weg findon pauci sunt qui inv&e-short;niunt viam, Mt. Bos. 7, 14: Lk. Bos. 13, 23. Feáwa synt gecorene pauci sunt electi, Mt. Bos. 20, 16: 22, 14. Drihten, gedó ðæt heora menigo sý læsse ðonne úre feáwena nú is, and tostencte hí geond eorþan libbende of ðis lande D&o-short;m&i-short;ne, a paucis de terra d&i-long;v&i-short;de eos in v&i-long;ta e&o-long;rum, Ps. Th. 16, 13. Ic ðé of Caldéa ceastre alæ-acute;dde, feáwera [MS. feowera] sumne I led thee, one of a few, from the Chaldeans' city, Cd. 100; Th. 132, 30; Gen. 2201. Eustatius ætbærst mid feáwum mannum Eustace escaped with a few men, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 4. Efter feáwum dagum after a few days, 1070; Erl. 206, 2. Be ðissum feáwum forþspellum by these few intimations, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 11; Mód. 47. Ic ðé feáwe dagas mínra mæ-acute;ttra móde secge pauc&i-short;t&a-long;tem di&e-long;rum me&o-long;rum enuntia mihi, Ps. Th. 101, 21. Feáwa fixa paucos pisc&i-short;c&u-short;los, Mt. Bos. 15, 34: Mk. Bos. 8, 7. Feáwa untrume he gehæ-acute;lde paucos infirmos c&u-long;r&a-long;vit, Mk. Bos. 6, 5. Ðú wæ-acute;re getrýwe ofer feáwa s&u-short;per pauca fuisti f&i-short;d&e-long;lis, Mt. Bos. 25, 23. He biþ wítnod feáwum wítum v&a-long;p&u-short;l&a-long;bit paucis pl&a-long;gis, Lk. Bos. 12, 48. [Wyc. Chauc. R. Glouc. fewe: Laym. feue, feu&yogh;e: Orm. fæwe: Plat. fege, vöge: O. Sax. fáh: O. Frs. fé: O. H. Ger. fóh: Goth. faus, faws: Dan. faa: Swed. få: Icel. fár: Lat. paucus, paulus: Grk. παυρos few; πα&upsilon-tonos;ω I make, to cease.]