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286 FIÉR -- FILD-CUMB.

farther than thou wast, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33. We areccan ne mágon ðæt fædrencynn fier ówihte we cannot reckon the paternal kin any degree farther, Exon. 11b; Th. 16, 5; Cri. 248. v. fyr, fyrr.

fiér four, in the compound fiér-féte. v. feówer.

fierd, e; f. An army, force, expedition; exerc&i-short;tus, exp&e-short;d&i-long;tio :-- Of ðære fierde from the army, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 18: 876; Erl. 78, 9: 885; Erl. 82, 23: 919; Erl. 104, 26. Æ-acute;r sió fierd gesamnod wæ-acute;re ere the army was assembled, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 21. v. fyrd.

fierdian; p. ede; pp. ed To march; proficisci :-- Mid ðære scíre ðe mid him fierdedon with the division which marched with him, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 33. v. fyrdian.

flerdleás; adj. Without a force or army, unprotected; exerc&i-short;tu c&a-short;rens :-- Hit ðonne fierdleás wæs it was then without a force, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 13. v. fyrdleás.

fleren-full wicked, Bt. Met. Fox 15, 13; Met. 15, 7, note. v. firen-full.

fiér-féte; adj. Four-footed; quadr&u-short;pes :-- Sume fiérféte some are four-footed, Bt. Met. Fox 31, 21; Met. 31, 11. v. feówer-féte.

FIERSN, fyrsn, e; f. The heel; calx :-- Ðú scealt fiersna sæ-acute;tan thou [the serpent] shall lie in wait for her [Eve's] heels, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 17; Gen. 913. [Ger. ferse, f: M. H. Ger. vërsen, f: O. H. Ger. fërsana, fërsina, fërsna, f: Goth. fairzna, f: Grk. GREEK , f. the heel: Sansk. p&a-long;rshni, m. f. the heel.]

fierst, es; m. The ceiling of a chamber; l&a-short;quear :-- Fierst l&a-short;quear, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 158, 66. v. fyrst II.

fierst, es; m. A space of time, time; temp&o-short;ris sp&a-short;tium, tempus :-- Forgif ðú me fierst and ongiet give me time and understanding, Exon. 118a; Th. 453, 28; Hy. 4, 21. v. fyrst.

FÍF FIVE; quinque. 1. generally indecl :-- Hyra fíf wæ-acute;ron dysige, and fíf gleáwe quinque ex eis &e-short;rant f&a-short;tuæ, et quinque pr&u-long;dentes, Mt. Bos. 25, 2: Lev. 26, 8. Cómon ða fíf cynegas ascend&e-long;runt quinque r&e-long;ges, Jos. 10, 5, 16. Ðæra fíf hláfa quinque p&a-long;num. Mt. Bos. 16, 9. Of fíf hláfum from five loaves, Andr. Kmbl. 1179; An. 590: Jn. Bos. 6, 13. We nabbaþ hér búton fíf hláfas and twegen fixas non h&a-short;b&e-long;mus hic n&i-short;si quinque p&a-long;nes et duos pisces, Mt. Bos. 14, 17: Lk. Bos. 9, 13, 16: Jn. Bos. 6, 9: Gen. 14, 9; 47, 2. Wintra hæfde fíf and hundteontig he had a hundred and five winters, Cd. 56; Th. 69, 5; Gen. 1131: 59; Th. 71, 29; Gen. 1178: 85; Th. 106, 26; Gen. 1777. Fíf síðon quinquies, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 67. Fíf wintra fæc lustrum quinquennium, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 70; Wrt. Voc. 21, 57. 2. but nom. acc. pl. fífe; gen. fífa; dat. fífum are sometimes found :-- Fífe ciningas lágon five kings lay [dead], Chr. 937; Th. 204, 1, col. 2 ; 205, 1; Æðelst. 28. Burga fífe wæ-acute;ron under Norþmannum five towns were under the Northmen, Chr. 942; Th. 208, 39; Edm. 5. Git sceolon fífe geár adhuc quinque anni restant, Gen. 45, 6. Ðæ-acute;r fífe [gimmas] wæ-acute;ron there were five [gems], Rood Kmbl. 16; Kr. 8. Him togeánes fífe fóron folc-cyningas five kings of nations marched against them, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 3; Gen. 1974. Beóþ fífe on ánum húse todæ-acute;lede érunt quinque in d&o-short;mo &u-long;na div&i-long;si, Lk. Bos. 12, 52. Wæ-acute;ron fífe eorla and idesa there were five men and women, Exon. 112b; Th. 432, 1; Rä. 47, 6. Wintra hæfde twá hundteontig and fífe he had two hundred and five winters, Cd. 83; Th. 104, 28; Gen. 1742. Án ðissa fífa one of these five, Bt. 33, 3; Fox 126, 14. Búton fífum except five, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 28. [Laym. fif, uiuen: Plat. five, fiwe: O. Sax. fíf, víf: Frs. fyf: O. Frs. fif: Dut. vijf: Ger. fünf: M. H. Ger. vunf, vünf: O. H. Ger. fimf, finf: Goth. fimf, fif: Dan. Swed. fem: Icel. fimm: Corn. pemp: Lat. quinque: Grk. GREEK ; Æolic GREEK : Sansk. pan&c-acute;an.]

Fíf burhga or burga; pl. f. The Five towns, viz. Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Stamford, and Derby; quinque c&i-long;v&i-short;t&a-long;tes :-- On fíf burhga geþincþe in the assembly of the Five towns, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 6. Ferde se æðeling ðanon in to fíf burgum [burhgum, Th. 276, 7, col. 2] the noble went thence to the Five towns, Chr. 1015; Th. 276, 7, col. 1; 277, 7: 1013; Th. 270, 17, col. 2.

fife five. v. fíf 2.f

fíf-ecgede; adj. Five-edged, five-cornered; quinquangúlus :-- Fíf-ecgede quinquang&u-short;lus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 61.

fífel, es; n? m? A sea-monster, monster, giant; monstrum m&a-short;r&i-long;num, g&i-short;gas :-- Þurh fífela gefeald forþ onette through the field of the monsters he hastened forth, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10. [Icel. fífl, m. I. a fool, clown, boor. II. a monster, giant.]

fífel-cyn, -cynn, es; n. A monster-race; monstr&o-long;rum m&a-short;r&i-long;n&o-long;rum g&e-short;nus :-- Fífelcynnes eard the monster-race's abode, Beo. Th. 209; B. 104.

fífel-dór, es; n. Monster or terror-door, the river Eider, the boundary between Holstein and Schleswig; monstr&o-long;rum m&a-short;r&i-long;n&o-long;rum porta :-- Bí fífeldóre by the monster-door, Exon. 85a; Th. 321, 8; Wíd. 43.

fifele? a buckle, button; f&i-long;b&u-short;la, Som. Ben. Lye. v. figel.

fífel-streám, es; m. The frightful or horrid stream, the ocean; &o-long;ce&a-short;nus :-- Næ-acute;nigne merehengesta má ðonne æ-acute;nne ferede on fífelstreám he led not more than one of the sea-horses on the ocean, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 51; Met. 26, 26.

fífel-wæ-acute;g, es; m. The terrific wave, the ocean; &o-long;ce&a-short;nus :-- Léton ofer fífelwæ-acute;g scríðan bronte brimþisan they let the high ships go over the ocean, Elen. Kmbl. 473; El. 237.

fíf-feald; adj. Five-fold; quintuplex, qu&i-long;n&a-long;rius :-- Fíffeald quínárius, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 16.

fíf-fealde, -falde, an; f. A butterfly; p&a-long;p&i-short;lio, Som. Ben. Lye :-- Fíffealde p&a-long;p&i-short;lio, Wrt. Voc. 281, 40. Fífaldæ p&a-long;p&i-short;lio, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 78.

fíf-flére; adj. [flór a floor] Five-floored, five-storied; quinque t&a-short;b&u-short;l&a-long;tis constans :-- Se arc wæs fífflére the ark was five-floored, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 6.

fíf-hund, -hundred five hundred; quingenti :-- Fífhund quingenti, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 49, 48. Fífhund síðon five hundred times; quingenties, 49; Som. 50, 32. Fífhund cempena ealdor a chief of five hundred soldiers; cohors, Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 61; Wrt. Voc. 18, 14. Fundon fífhund forþsnotterra they found five hundred of eminently wise men, Elen. Kmbl. 757; El. 379. Fífhundred quingenti, Num. 1, 46.

fíf-leáf, es; n: -leáfe, an; f. Fiveleaf, cinquefoil; potemilla reptans, quinquef&o-short;lium :-- Fífleáfe, Ælfc. Gl. 43; Som. 64, 54; Wrt. Voc. 31, 64: 68, 69: 79, 33: 286, 40: Herb. 3; Lchdm. i. 86, 20. Fífleáfan seáw juice of fiveleaf, Herb. 3, 2; Lchdm. i. 86, 24. Genim fífleáfan wyrtwalan take the root of fiveleaf, Herb. 3, 3; Lchdm. i. 86, 28. Genim fífleáfan ða wyrt take the herb fiveleaf, Herb. 3, 5; Lchdm. i. 88, 3, 9, 11, 14, 17, 20.

fífta; m: seó, ðæt fífte; adj. The FIFTH; quintus :-- Se fífta dæg the fifth day, Gen. 1, 23. Fífta wæs Eádwine, Norþan Hymbra cyning the fifth was Edwin king of the Northumbrians, Chr. 827; Erl. 64, 3. Her UNCERTAIN onginnþ seó fífte bóc Boéties here begins the fifth book of Boëthius, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 9. Æ-acute;r ðam fíftan geáre before the fifth year, Lev. 19, 25. Ðæt gé habbon wæstmas, and syllaþ ðam cynge ðone fíftan dæ-acute;l ut fr&u-long;ges h&a-short;b&e-long;re poss&i-long;tis, quintam partem r&e-long;gi d&a-short;b&i-short;tis, Gen. 47, 24, 26.

fífta fæder; m. The fifth father; &a-short;t&a-short;vus :-- Felix, se pápa wæs his [Gregories] fífta fæder Felix, the pope was his [Gregory's] fifth father, that is -- reckoning Gregory's father as the first generation, his fifth father would be his great-grandfather's grandfather, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 9.

fíftegða the fifteenth, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 21. v. fífteóða.

fíf-tene fifteen; quind&e-short;cim :-- Fíftena sum one of fifteen, Beo. Th. 420; B. 207: Cd. 69; Th. 84, 14; Gen. 1397. v. fíf-tyne.

fífteogoða; adj. The fiftieth; quinqu&a-long;g&e-long;s&i-short;mus :-- Se fífteogoða quinqu&a-long;g&e-long;s&i-short;mus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 1. v. fíftigoða.

fífteóða, fíftéða, fíftegða, fýfteogeða; seó, ðæt fífteóðe; adj. The FIFTEENTH; quintus d&e-short;c&i-short;mus :-- Móna [MS. mone] se fífteóda the fifteenth moon, Lchdm. iii. 190, 29. Ðam fífteóðan geáre anno quinto d&e-short;c&i-short;mo, Lk. Bos. 3, 1. Under ðam fíftéðan dæge Kalendarum Octobris sub die quinta dec&i-short;ma Kalendas Octobres, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 20. Heó leórde ðý fífteóðan dæge trans&i-long;vit die quinta décíma, 4, 23; S. 592, 39. Ðý fíftegðan geáre in the fifteenth year, 4, 26; S. 602, 21.

fíftig FIFTY; quinqu&a-long;ginta :-- Fíftig yntsena seolfres quinqu&a-long;ginta siclos argenti, Deut. 22, 29. Fíftig wintra fifty winters, Beo. Th. 5459; B. 2733. Fíftig wintru, 4424; B. 2209. Se wæs fíftiges fótgemearces lang he was fifty feet of measure long, 6076; B. 3042.

fíftigfeald; adj. Fiftyfold, containing fifty; quinqu&a-long;g&e-long;n&a-long;rius :-- Fíftigfeald quinqu&a-long;g&e-long;n&a-long;rius, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 19.

fíftigoða, fíftigeða, fífteogoða; m: seó, ðæt fíftigoðe; adj. The fiftieth; quinqu&a-long;g&e-long;s&i-short;mus :-- Fíftigoða quinqu&a-long;g&e-long;s&i-short;mus, Gr. Dial. 2, 2. Fíftigeða, C. R. Ben. 25. Ðæt fíftigoðe [MS. fífteóðe] gér biþ hálig the fiftieth year shall be holy; sanct&i-short;f&i-long;c&a-long;bis annum quinqu&a-long;g&e-long;s&i-short;mum. Lev. 25, 10.

fíf-tyne, -tene fifteen; quind&e-short;cim :-- Fíftyne fæðma fifteen [of] cubits, Gen. 7, 20. Fíftyne suna fifteen [of] sons, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 32. He slóh fíftyne men he slew fifteen men, Beo. Th. 3169; B. 1582. He on wéstenne wíceard geceás fíftynu geár he chose a dwelling in the wilderness fifteen years, Exon. 46b; Th. 158, 13; Gú. 908. Fíftyno, acc. n. Cd. 57; Th. 70, 10; Gen. 1151.

fíf-wintre; adj. Of or belonging to five years, five years old; quinquennis :-- Fífwintre quinquennis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 45.

fígan to be or become an enemy, be at enmity; in&i-short;m&i-long;c&a-long;ri, in&i-short;m&i-long;c&i-short;tias exerc&e-long;re, Som. Ben. Lye. v. feógan.

figel? fifele? A buckle, button; f&i-short;b&u-short;la, Cot. 85, Lye.

flhle, es; m? n? A cloth, rag; pannus :-- Fihles reádes panni r&u-short;dis, UNCERTAIN Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 16.

fiht fights, Ex. 14, 14; 3rd sing. pres. of feohtan.

fihtung, e; f. A fighting; pugn&a-long;tio, dim&i-short;c&a-long;tio, Som. Ben. Lye.

fiht-wíte, es; n. A fine for fighting; pugnæ mulcta :-- He áh fihtwíte he has fines for fighting, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 3, note 6, MS. B. v. fyht-wíte.

fild; adj. Of or pertaining to a level field, even, flat, level; campester :-- Seó burh wæs getimbred on fildum lande the city [Babylon] was built on level land, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 20.

flld, es; m? n? e; f? A milking, the quantity of milk drawn at one milking; lactis quant&i-short;tas s&e-short;mel mulcta :-- Gif fild sý awyrd if a milking be spoilt, L. M. 1, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 14. DER. fild-cumb.

fild-cumb, es; m. [cumb II. a liquid measure] A milk-pail;