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FÆÐMIAN - FAHNIAN

fæðmian, fæðman; p. ade, ede; pp. ad, ed To FATHOM, embrace, contain, envelope, clasp, devour; amplecti, complecti, cont&i-short;n&e-long;re, com&e-short;d&e-short;re :-- Hie léton flód fæðmian frætwa hyrde they let the flood embrace the treasures' guardian, Beo. Th. 6257; B. 3133: Andr. Kmbl. 3176; An. 1591. Feorhcynna fela fæðmeþ églond an island contains many of mortal kinds, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 11; Gn. Ex. 14. Wæter fæðmedon the waters enveloped them, Andr. Kmbl. 3143; An. 1574. Ðæt mínne líchaman gléd fæðmie that fire should clasp my body, Beo. Th. 5298; B. 2652. Heora geóguþe fýr fæðmade j&u-short;v&e-short;nes e&o-long;rum com&e-long;dit ignis, Ps. Th. 77, 63. DER. be-fæðman, ofer-: síd-fæðmed.

fæðm-lic; adj. Bending, winding; s&i-short;nu&o-long;sus, Cot. 202.

fæðm-rim, es; n. Fathom-measure; c&u-short;b&i-short;t&o-long;rum vel uln&a-long;rum n&u-short;m&e-short;rus :-- Is ðæt torhte lond twelfum hérra fæðmrímes that glorious land is higher by twelve of fathom-measure, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 21; Ph. 29.

fætian to fetch; add&u-short;c&e-short;re, Lye. v. fetian.

fætnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [fæt fat] FATNESS; pingu&e-long;do, adeps :-- Hí habbaþ fætnesse they have fatness, Ps. Th. 16, 9. Of fætnysse hwæ-acute;tes ex ad&i-short;pe fr&u-long;menti, Ps. Lamb. 80, 17. Fætnysse heora hí beclýsdon thei han closide togidere her fatnesse, Wyc; &a-short;d&i-short;pem suum concl&u-long;s&e-long;runt, Ps. Spl. 16, 11. Mid ungle oððe mid fætnysse lamba cum &a-short;d&i-short;pe agn&o-long;rum, Cant. Moys. Isrl. Lamb. 192 a, 14.

FÆTT, fett, fæt; adj. FAT, fatted; pinguis, s&a-short;g&i-long;n&a-long;tus, crassus :-- Seó fatte gelynd the fat grease, Ps. Th. 62, 5. Ðín fæder ofslóh án fætt cealf occ&i-long;dit p&a-short;ter tuus v&i-short;t&u-short;lum s&a-short;g&i-long;n&a-long;tum, Lk. Bos. 15, 27, 23, 30: Gen. 18, 7. Ðonne híg etaþ and fulle beóþ and fætte cum com&e-long;d&e-short;rint et s&a-short;t&u-short;r&a-long;ti crassique fu&e-short;rint, Deut. 31, 20: Gen. 41, 2: Ps. Spl. 21, 30: Ors. 4, 13; Bos. l00, 25, 26: Ps. Lamb. 21, 13. Ða fættan fearas me ofsæ-acute;ton tauri pingues obs&e-long;d&e-long;runt me, Ps. Th. 21, 10. He ofslóh heora fættan occ&i-long;dit pingues e&o-long;rum, Ps. Lamb, 77, 31: Gen. 41, 4. Mára ic eom and fættra ðonne amæsted swín I am larger and fatter than a fattened swine, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 8; Rä. 41, 105. Bringon eall ðæt ðæ-acute;rinne fættest sí off&e-short;rent quidquid pingu&e-long;d&i-short;nis est intrins&e-short;cus, Lev. 3, 3. [Piers P. Chauc. fat: Laym. uatte, fatte, pl: Frs. fet: O. Frs. fat: O. Sax. feit: Dut. vet: Ger. fett, feist: M. H. Ger. vei&yogh;, vei&yogh;t, vei&yogh;et: O. H. Ger. feizt: Dan. feed, fed: Swed. fet: Icel. feitr.]

fætt; part. Covered with gold, gilt, golden, ornamented; bracte&a-long;tus :-- Sincgestreónum fættan goldes with precious treasures of rich gold, Beo. Th. 2190; B. 1093: 4484; B. 2246. Fættan golde with rich gold, 4210; B. 2102. Hwanon ferigeaþ gé fætte scyldas whence bear ye your ornamented shields? 672; B. 333. v. fæted.

fættian; p. ode; pp. od To FATTEN; pingu&e-short;f&a-short;c&e-short;re, pinguesc&e-short;re :-- Fættiaþ wlitige wéstenes the feire thingis of desert schulen wexe fatte, Wyc; pinguescent sp&e-short;ci&o-long;sa deserti, Ps. Spl. 64, 13. v. ge-fættian, ge-fætnian.

fæx deceit; f&u-long;cus, Cot. 91, Lye.

fæx hair, Jn. Lind. War. 11, 2. v. feax.

FÁG, fáh; def. se fága, seó, ðæt fáge; adj. Coloured, stained, dyed, tinged, shining, variegated; tinctus, c&o-short;l&o-long;r&a-long;tus, v&a-short;rius, versic&o-short;lor, disc&o-short;lor :-- Wæter wældreóre fág water stained with deadly gore, Beo. Th. 3267; B. 1631. Ðæt sweord fáh and fæted the sword blood-stained and ornate, 5395; B. 2701: 2576; B. 1286. Bleóbrygdum fág shining with variegated colours, Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 9; Ph. 292. Gár golde fáh a weapon shining with gold, Menol. Fox 503; Gn. C. 22. Fýrmæ-acute;lum fág variegated with marks of fire, Andr. Kmbl. 2269; An. 1136. Fáh v&a-short;rius vel disc&o-short;lor, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 79; Wrt. Voc. 46, 36: 77, 3. Fultum ðú him afyrdest fágan sweordes avertisti adj&u-long;t&o-long;rium gl&a-short;dii ejus, Ps. Th. 88, 36. Ic geann Ælmæ-acute;re ánes fágan stédan I give to Ælmær one pied steed, Th. Diplm. 560, 38. Ofer næddran and fágum wyrme ðú gæ-acute;st s&u-short;per asp&i-short;dem et basiliscum amb&u-short;l&a-long;bis, Ps. Spl. C. 90, 13. He me habban wile dreóre fáhne he will have me stained with gore, Beo. Th. 898; B. 447. He geseah steápne hróf golde fáhne he saw the steep roof shining with gold, 1858; B. 927. On fágne flór feónd treddode the fiend trod on the variegated floor, 1454; B. 725. Slóh ðone feóndsceaðan fágum méce slew the enemy with a blood-stained sword, Judth. 10; Thw, 23, 4; Jud. 104. He geseah since fáge he saw variegated treasures, Beo. Th. 3234; B. 1615. Fágum sweordum with shining swords, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 18; Jud. 194. [Laym. fæh: O. Sax. féh: Ger. fech: M. H. Ger. véch: O. H. Ger. féh: Goth. faihs in filu-faihs many-coloured.] DER. ban-fáh, bleó-fág, blód-, brún-, dreór-, gold-, haso-, reád-, searo-, sinc-, stán-, swát-, tigel-, wæl-, won-, wyrm-.

fág guilty, criminal, outlawed, hostile, Beo. Th. 2531; B. 1263 v. fáh.

fagc A plaice, flounder; platesia, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 12. v. facg.

fagen; adj. Glad; lætus :-- Wæ-acute;ron ða burhware fagene the citizens were glad, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 32. v. fægen.

fagenian; p. ode; pp. od To rejoice, to be glad; gaud&e-long;re :-- He fagenode ðæs he rejoiced at it, Bt. 16, 4; Fox. 58, 9. Híg fagenodon g&a-long;v&i-long;si sunt, Lk. Bos. 22, 5. v. fægnian.

fágettan, fágetan, fággetan; p. te; pp. ed To turn colour, change, vary; v&a-short;ri&a-long;re :-- Se móna fággeteþ [fágetteþ MS. R; fágeteþ MS. P] oððe asweartaþ the moon turns colour or becomes dark, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 240, 23; Wrt. popl. science 5, 15.

fágetung, e; f. A changing, change; v&a-short;rietas, d&i-long;vers&i-short;tas :-- Hér is ðære lyfte fágetung here is a changing of the air, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 33.

fágian; p. ode; pp. od To shine, glitter, vary; v&a-short;ri&a-long;re :-- Swá hit nú fágaþ so it now varies, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 79; Met. 11, 40. Hí fágiaþ they vary, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 13.

fagnian; p. ode; pp. od To rejoice, be delighted with, wish for; gaud&e-long;re, app&e-short;t&e-short;re :-- Fagnian to rejoice, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 7, 10. Herodes fagnode, ðá he ðone Hæ-acute;lend geseah H&e-long;r&o-long;des, v&i-long;so J&e-long;su, g&a-long;v&i-long;sus est, Lk. Bos. 23, 8. To hwon fagnast ðú ðæs ðe æ-acute; ðú æ-acute;r hæfdest why dost thou long for what thou formerly hadst? Bt. 14, 2; Fox 42, 32.

fágnys, -nyss, e; f. A scab, ulcer, eruption; sc&a-short;bies, ulcus, eruptio :-- Láþlíc biþ ðæs hreóflian líc mid mislícum fágnyssum loathsome is the body of the leper with divers scabs, Homl. Th. i. 122, 22. Ðæt Crist úre sáwle fram synna fágnyssum gehæ-acute;lan mæ-acute;ge that Christ may heal our soul from the ulcers of sins, 122, 25. Seó fágnys aweg gewát the eruption went away, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 15. Unlybba awende his hiw to wunderlícere fágnysse poison turned his appearance to a wonderful eruption, 178, 12.

fágung, e; f. Difference, diversity, variety; v&a-short;rietas, Gr. Dial. 2, 27.

fáh coloured; tinctus, col&o-long;r&a-long;tus :-- Blóde fáh coloured with blood, Beo. Th. 1873; B. 934. v. fág; adj. coloured.

FÁH, fág; pl. nom. acc. fá; gen. fára; dat. fáum; adj. Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostile; sons, reus, proscriptus, in&i-short;m&i-long;cus, infensus, infentus :-- Dæ-acute;dum fáh guilty of [wicked] deeds, Cd. 216; Th. 274, 19; Sat. 156. Mid dæ-acute;dum fáh, Ps. Th. 105, 28. Firendæ-acute;dum fáh guilty of sinful deeds, Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 13; Cri. 1001: 66 b; Th. 246, 9; Jul. 59. Fyrendæ-acute;dum fág, Beo. Th. 2006; B. 100l. Firendæ-acute;dum fá, nom. pl. Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 31; Cri. 1633. Leahtrum fáh guilty of crimes, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 6; Wal. 66. Leahtrurn fá, nom. pl. Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 7; Cri. 830: 30 b; Th. 94. 12; Cri. 1539. Máne fáh guilty of crime, Beo. Th. 1960; B. 978. Máne fá, nom. pl. Andr. Kmbl. 3196; An. 1601. Synnum fáh guilty of sins, Frag. Kmbl. 28; Leás. 16: Exon. 118 b; Th. 456, 9; Hy. 4, 64. Mid synnum fáh, Cd. 217; Th. 275, 32; Sat. 180. Weorcum fáh guilty of [wicked] works, Elen. Kmbl. 2484; El. 1243. Ðeáh ðú from scyle freómágum feor fáh gewítan though thou, outlawed, shalt depart far from thy kindred, Cd. 50; Th. 63, 29; Gen. 1039: Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 34; Cri. 1617: Andr. Kmbl. 3406; An. 1707: Elen. Kmbl. 1535; El. 769. He fág gewát he outlawed departed, Beo. Th. 2531; B. 1263. Beó he fáh wið ðone cyng let him be hostile to the king, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 11: Cd. 215; Th. 270, 28; Sat. 97; Wald. 101; Vald. 2, 22. Me beswác fáh wyrm þurh fægir word the hostile serpent deceived me with fair words, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 24; Gen. 899: Cd. 166; Th. 207, 31; Exod. 475: Exon. 127 b; Th. 490, 22; Rä. 80, 5. Fágum wyrme to the hostile serpent, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 35; Gen. 904. Nemne we mæ-acute;gen fáne gefyllan unless we may fell the foe, Beo. Th. 5303; B. 2655. Fá þrówiaþ ealdorbealu egeslíc the hostile shall suffer terrific vital evil, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 30; Cri. 1615. Fára monna of hostile men, Andr. Kmbl. 2045; An. 1025: Beo. Th. 1160; B. 578. Fáum folmum with hostile hands, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 31; Gen. 62: 114; Th. 149, 33; Gen. 2484. [Chauc. foo a foe: R. Glouc. fon foes: Laym. i-fa, i-fo, fo a foe: M. H. Ger. véch, ge-véch hostile: O. H. Ger. féh, ga-féh in&i-short;m&i-long;cus: Goth. fayan to be hostile, to reproach.] DER. gryre-fáh, nearo-, syn-.

fáh-man, -mon, es; m. A foeman, an enemy; in&i-short;m&i-long;cus :-- Gif hie fáhmon [fáhman MS. H.] geierne if a foeman flee to it, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 9.

fahnian; p. ode; pp. od To rejoice; gaud&e-long;re :-- Hí fahnodon g&a-long;v&i-long;si sunt, Mk. Bos. 14, 11. v. fægnian.