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FEÓRÞA - FEÓWURTIG

feórþa, feówerþa; seó, ðæt feórþe, feówerþe; adj. The FOURTH; quartus :-- Wæs geworden æ-acute;fen and mergen se feórþa dæg the evening and morning were the fourth day, Gen. 1, 19. Seó feórþe eá ys geháten Eufrates fl&u-short;vius quartus ipse est Euphr&a-long;tes, 2, 14. Hér bóc Boéties onginþ seó feórþe here begins the fourth book of Boethius, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 24: 40, 4; Fox 240, 9. Ðæt feórþe cyn the fourth tribe, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 20; Exod. 310. Feórþan dæ-acute;les ríca a ruler of a fourth part, tetrarch; tetrarcha, Lk. Bos. 3, 1. On ðære feórþan mæ-acute;gþe gener&a-long;ti&o-short;ne quarta, Gen. 15, 16. Com se Hæ-acute;lend embe ðone feórþan hancréd to him I&e-long;sus quarta v&i-short;g&i-short;lia noctis v&e-long;nt ad eos, Mt. Bos. 14, 25. Ða folctogan feórþan síðe æðeling læ-acute;ddon to ðam carcerne the leaders of the people led the noble to the dungeon the fourth time, Andr. Kmbl. 2915; An. 1460.

feórþes fót four-footed; quadr&u-short;pes :-- Feórþes fót neát a four-footed beast; bestia quadr&u-short;pes, Som. Ben. Lye.

feórþling, es; m: feórþung, e; f. in Anglo-Saxon; but m. in Northumb. v. last example. A fourth part of a thing, FARTHING; quadrans :-- Ðes feórþling oððe feórþa [MS. feórþan] dæ-acute;l þinges hic quadrans, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 37; Som. 12, 35. Æ-acute;r ðú agylde ðone ýtemestan feórþling [MS. feórþlingc] d&o-long;nec reddas n&o-short;viss&i-short;mum quadrantem, Mt. Bos. 5, 26: Lk. Bos. 12, 59. Geseah he sume earme wudewan bringan twegen feórþlingas v&i-long;dit quandam v&i-short;duam pauperc&u-short;lam mittentem æra m&i-short;n&u-long;ta duo, Lk. Bos. 21, 2: Mk. Bos. 12, 42. Twegen [MS. tuoge] stycas, ðæt is feórþung penninges duo m&i-short;n&u-long;ta, quod est quadrans, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 42. Feórþungas, acc. pl. Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 21, 2.

feórþ-rice, es; n. Dominion over a fourth part; tetrarchia = τετραρχ&iota-tonos;α, Som. Ben. Lye.

feórþung, e; f: but in Northumb. m. A fourth part, a farthing, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 42. v. feórþling.

feorting, e; f. Cr&e-short;p&i-short;tus ventris :-- Feorting p&e-long;d&a-long;tio, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 64; Wrt. Voc. 46, 22.

feor-weg, es; m. A far or long way; via longinqua :-- Mín bigengea gewát bryce on feorweg inc&o-short;l&a-long;tus meus prolong&a-long;tus est, Ps. Th. 119, 5: Exon. 36 a; Th. 117, 22; Gú. 228. Drihten asent þeóda ofer éow of feorwegum add&u-long;cet D&o-short;m&i-short;nus s&u-short;per te gentem de longinquo, Deut. 28, 49: Beo. Th. 73; B. 37: Ps. Th. 67, 26. On feorwega in distant ways, Andr. Kmbl. 1855; An. 930: Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 1.

feorwit-georn; adj. Curious, inquisitive; c&u-long;ri&o-long;sus, Som. Ben. Lye. v. firwet-georn.

feorwit-geornes, -ness, e; f. Curiosity; c&u-long;ri&o-long;s&i-short;tas, Som. Ben. Lye. v. firwet-geornes.

feós of cattle, money, or wealth, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 15: Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 36: Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 22; gen. of feoh.

feostnode confirmed, Chr. 656; Erl. 32, 22: 963; Ed. 121, 32, = fæstnode; p. of fæstnian.

feoter, feotur; gen. feotre, feoture; f. A fetter; compes :-- Mið feotrum [Rush. feoturum] comp&e-short;d&i-short;bus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 4. v. feter.

feóþ shall hate, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 13; Gen. 911. v. feón.

feoðer-scéte four-cornered, square; quadrang&u-short;lus, quadr&a-long;tus, Som. Ben. Lye. v. feówer-scýte.

feotod, feotud called for, fetched; arcess&i-long;tus, Som. Ben. Lye, = fetod; pp. of fetian.

feóung, fióung, feóng, e; f. Hatred, enmity; &o-short;dium, in&i-short;m&i-long;c&i-short;tia :-- His unriht and his feóung wurþ ðeáh swíðe open inv&e-short;n&i-long;ret in&i-long;qu&i-short;t&a-long;tem suam et &o-short;dium, Ps. Th. 35, 2. Hí me settan feóunge for mínre lufan p&o-short;su&e-long;runt &o-short;dium pro dilecti&o-long;ne mea, 108, 4. Hí ealdum feóungum [feóngum MS. B.] hine éhton v&e-short;t&e-short;r&a-long;nis eum &o-short;diis ins&e-short;qu&e-long;bantur, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 20. v. feógan, feón to hate.

FEÓWER, feówere; nom. acc; gen. feówera, feówra; dat. feówerum: Sometimes used indecl. FOUR; qu&a-short;tuor :-- Wurdon feówer cyninges þegnas ofslægene four king's thanes were slain, Chr. 896; Erl, 94, 4: Cd. 75; Th. 93, 16; Gen. 1546: Ælfc. T. 25, 19, 20. Feówer síðon four times; qu&a-long;ter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 67. Felamódigra feówer scoldon geferian to ðæm goldsele Grendles heáfod four of those much daring ones must convey Grendel's head to the gold-hall, Beo. Th. 3279; B. 1637. Hwæt beóþ ða feówere fæ-acute;ges rápas what are the four ropes of the doomed man? Salm. Kmbl. 663; Sal. 331: 667; Sal. 333. Þrittig wæs and feówere feores onsóhte wígena cynnes there were thirty-four of the race of men bereft of life, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 12; Jul. 679. Feówra sum one of four, L. Wih. 19; Th. i. 40, 17: 21; Th. i. 40, 21. Of ðisum feówer bócum of these four books, Ælfc. T. 27, 17. From feówerum foldan sceátum from the four corners of the world, Exon. 20 b; Th. 55, 5; Cri. 879: Menol. Fox 419; Men. 211. Embe feówér wucan after four weeks, 30; Men. 15: 313; Men. 158. Ic sette feówer béc I composed four books, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 37. Sylle feówer scép for án rest&i-short;tuet qu&a-short;tuor &o-short;ves pro &u-long;na &o-short;ve, Ex. 22, 1: Jn. Bos. 19, 23. Seó hæfde feówere fét under wombe it had four feet under its belly, Exon. 109 b; Th. 418, 10; Rä. 37, 3. [Wyc. foure: Laym. feour, feouwer, feowere, feor, fower, four: Orm. fowwerr, fowwre: Plat. veer: O. Sax. fiwar, fiuwar, fior: Frs. fjouver: O. Frs. fiuwer, fiower, fior: Dut. Ger. M. H. Ger. vier: O. H. Ger. fior: Goth. fidwor: Dan. fire: Swed. fyre: Icel. fjórir: Lat. qu&a-short;tuor: Grk. τ&epsilon-tonos;σσαρεs; Æolic π&iota-tonos;συρεs: Wel. pedwar: Lith. keturì: Sansk. &c-acute;atur, &c-acute;atv&a-long;ras.]

feówera; gen. pl. of feówer four: = feáwera; gen. pl. of feáwa a few.

feówer-feald; adj. FOURFOLD; quadruplus :-- Gif ic æ-acute;nigne bereáfode, ic hit be feówerfealdum agyfe si quid &a-short;l&i-short;quem defraud&a-long;vi, reddo quadruplum, Lk. Bos. 19, 8.

feówer-fealdan to make fourfold; quadrupl&i-short;c&a-long;re, Som. Ben. Lye.

feówer-féte, fiówer-féte, fiér-féte, fiðer-féte, fyðer-féte, -fóte, -fótte; adj. Four-footed; quadr&u-short;pes :-- Se ælmihtiga God eallum mancinne forgeaf ða feówerfétan deór the almighty God gave to all mankind the four-footed beasts, Ælfc. T. 8, 26. Æ-acute;lces cynnes feówerfétes feós án one of each kind of four-footed cattle, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 15. Hí sceoldon [MS: sceoldan] bringan feówerfétes twá hwíte of four-footed [cattle] they must bring two white, 2, 4; Bos. 43, 8. Eádbyrht bisceop, feówerfóttra nýtena ðone téðan dæ-acute;l, to þearfum syllan wolde bishop Eadbert would give the tenth part of his four-footed cattle to the poor, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 17. v. flox-fóte, feówer-scýte.

feówer-gild, es; n. A fourfold payment or compensation; quadruplex compens&a-long;tio :-- Æ-acute;lc tíhtbýsig man gilde feówergilde let every man of bad repute pay with fourfold compensation, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 10.

feówer-scýte, fyðer-scýte, fiðer-scýte, -scíte, feðer-scíte, -scitte, -scette; adj. [sceát, a corner] Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrang&u-short;lus, quadr&a-long;tus :-- Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21.

feówertene fourteen, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 1, 17. v. feówertyne.

feówerteóða, m; seó, ðæt, feówerteóðe, f. n; adj. The fourteenth; quartus d&e-short;c&i-short;mus :-- Se wæs feówerteóða fram Agusto ðam Cásere who was the fourteenth from Augustus Cæsar, Bd. 1, 4; S. 475, 27. Ðæs feówerteóðan dæges of the fourteenth day, Ex. 12, 18. On ðam feówerteóðan dæge quarta d&e-short;c&i-short;ma die, Lev. 23, 5: Jos. 5, l0. Healdaþ ðæt óþ ðone feówerteódan dæg ðæs mónþes serv&a-long;b&i-short;tur usque ad quartam d&e-short;c&i-short;mam diem mensis hujus, Ex. 12, 6.

feówerþa; seó, ðæt feówerþe; adj. The fourth; quartus :-- Is feówerþe lyft the fourth is air, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 122; Met. 20, 61. v. feórþa.

feówerþa-fæder [MS. feówerþe-fæder]; indecl. in sing. A great-great-grandfather; &a-short;b&a-short;vus, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 12; Wrt. Voc. 51, 57.

feówerþe-móder; indecl. in sing; but dat, sing. -méder; pl. nom. acc. -módra; gen. -módra; dat. -módrum; f. A great-great-grandmother; &a-short;b&a-short;via, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 13; Wrt. Voc. 51, 58.

feówertig; gen. feówertigra; dat. feówertigum, feówertig; adj. FORTY; quadr&a-long;ginta :-- Ne ofsleah ic híg, gif ðæ-acute;r beóþ feówertig non perc&u-short;tiam propter quadr&a-long;ginta, Gen. 18, 29. Æfter ðæra feówertigra daga getele after the number of forty days, Num. 14, 34. On feówertigum geárum quadr&a-long;ginta annis, 14, 34: Jn. Bos. 2; 20. Hie begéton feówertig bearna they beat forty [of] children, Cd. 223; Th. 294, 22; Sat, 475: 228; Th. 306, 21; Sat. 667. Israhéla bearn æ-acute;ton beofonlícne mete feówertig wintra f&i-long;lii Israel com&e-long;d&e-long;runt Manna; n. [μ&alpha-tonos;ννα; n; HEBREW ] quadr&a-long;ginta annis, Ex. 16, 34: Gen. 32, 15: 50, 3. Feówertig [feówertigum MS. B.] scillingum gebéte let him make amends with forty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 10; Th. i. 68, 11.

feówertigeða, feówertigoða; m: -tigoðe, f. n; adj. Fortieth; quadr&a-long;g&e-long;s&i-short;mus :-- Feówertigeða quadr&a-long;g&e-long;s&i-short;mus, C. R. Ben. 25. On ðam feówertigóðan [MS. feówerteóðan] geáre in the fortieth year; quadr&a-long;g&e-long;s&i-short;mo anno, Deut. 1, 3.

feówertig-feald; adj. Fortyfold; quadr&a-long;g&e-long;n&a-long;rius, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 19.

feówertig-líc adj. Of or belonging to forty; quadr&a-long;g&e-long;n&a-long;rius :-- He bebeád ðæt feówertiglíce fæsten healden beón jej&u-long;enium quadr&a-long;ginta di&e-long;rum observ&a-long;ri præc&e-long;pit, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 10. Ealle tíd ðæs feówertiglícan fæstenes t&o-long;tum quadr&a-long;g&e-long;s&i-short;mæ tempus, 3, 23; S. 554, 31.

feówertyne; adj. FOURTEEN; qu&a-short;tuord&e-short;cim :-- Feówertyne cneóressa gen&e-short;r&a-long;ti&o-long;nes qu&a-short;tuord&e-short;cim, Mt. Bos. 1, 17. Cómon feówertyne Geáta gongan fourteen Goths came marching, Beo. Th. 3287; B. 1641: Andr. Kmbl. 3185; An. 1595. Óþ-ðæt feówertyne niht ofer Eástron until fourteen nights after Easter, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 8, MS. B. Rachel acende feówertyne suna Rachel bore fourteen sons, Gen. 46, 22.

feówra of four, L. Wih. 19; Th. i. 40, 17, = feówera; gen. pl. of feówer.

feówrþa, m; seó, ðæt feówrþe; adj. The fourth; quartus :-- Féówrþe is fýr the fourth is fire, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 30. v. feórþa.

feówrtig; adj. Forty; quadr&a-long;ginta :-- Ceorliscum men feówrtigum scillingum gebéte c&o-short;l&o-long;ni quadr&a-long;ginta s&o-short;l&i-short;dis emendet, L. Alf. pol. 10; Wilk. 37, 23. v. feówertig.

feowung, e; f. [feohan to rejoice] A rejoicing, an enjoying, glorying; gaudium, gl&o-long;ria, Hpt. Gl. 433; Leo A. Sax. Gl. 95, 10.

feówurtig; adj. Forty; quadraginta :-- Ðá ðá he fæste feówertig daga and feówurtig nihta cum jej&u-long;nasset quadraginta di&e-long;bus et quadraginta noct&i-short;bus, Mt. Bos. 4, 2. v. feówertig.