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FYLÞ - FYRD-FARU

fylþ falls, Mt. Bos. 21, 44; 3rd pers. pres. of feallan.

FÝLÞ, e; f. FILTH, impurity, rottenness; spurc&i-short;tia, putr&e-long;do :-- Hig synt innan fulle ealre fýlþe intus pl&e-long;na sunt omni spurc&i-short;tia, Mt. Bos. 23, 27. Wið áne cwénan fýlþe adreógaþ cum &u-long;na meretr&i-long;ce spurc&i-short;tiem &a-short;gunt, Lup. Serm. 1, 11; Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 27, 29 : Scint. 9. [O. Sax. fúlitha, f : O. H. Ger. fúlida, f.]

fyl-wérig; adj. Slaughter-weary; cæde defessus :-- Ðú hine geseón móste fylwérigne thou mightest have seen him slaughter-weary, Beo. Th. 1929; B. 962.

fýnd a fiend, an enemy, Ps. Spl. 40, 12. v. feónd.

fýnd, pl. of féond : Lev. 26, 8, 16 : Bt. 20; Fox 72, 21 : Mt. Bos. 5, 44 : Lk. Bos. 6, 27, 35.

fynde; adj. Able to be found. DER. eáþ-fynde, éþ-, ýþ-.

fyne, es; n? Moisture, mould; &u-long;l&i-long;go :-- Fyne allugo [ = &u-long;l&i-long;go], Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 47; Wrt. Voc. 57, 28.

fynegian; p. ode; pp. od [fynig mouldy] To become mouldy or musty; m&u-long;cesc&e-short;re :-- Ðæt ðæt hálige húsel sceole fynegian that the holy housel should become mouldy, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 7.

fynel, es; m. Fennel; f&e-long;n&i-short;c&u-short;lum, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 68; Wrt. Voc. 30, 20. V. finol.

fynig, fini; adj. Mouldy, musty, damp; m&u-long;c&i-short;dus, ulig&i-short;n&o-long;sus :-- Gyf ðæt húsel byþ fynig if the housel be mouldy, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 8, 13. Fynig alluginatus [ = ul&i-long;g&i-short;n&o-long;sus], Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 48; Wrt. Voc. 57, 29.

fyorh; gen. fyores; dat. fyore; n. Life; v&i-long;ta :-- Fíf and hundteontig on fyore lifde wintra he passed a hundred and five years in life, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 10; Gen. 1184. v. feorh I.

fyr, fyrr, fier; adv. [comp. of feor; adv. far, q. v.] Farther; ult&e-short;rius, longius :-- Ðeáh ðú fyr séo ðonne ðú wæ-acute;re though thou art farther than thou wast, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33, note 7, MS. Bod. Æ-acute;r gé fyr heonan feran ere ye proceed farther hence, Beo. Th. 510; B. 252 : 288; B. 143. Fyr faran longius &i-long;re, Lk. Bos. 24, 28. Fyr fleón to flee farther, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 4.

FÝR, fír, es; n. FIRE, a fire, hearth; ignis, f&o-short;cus :-- Búton he hæbbe swá scearp andget swá ðæt fýr unless he have an understanding as sharp as the fire, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 28. Fýr ignis, Wrt. Voc. 284, 11 : Mk. Bos. 9, 44, 46 : Ex. 22, 6 : Lev. 10, 2 : Ps. Spl. 49, 4. Fýr ignis vel f&o-short;cus, Wrt. Voc. 82, 51. Him befóran fóron fýr and wolcen fire and cloud journeyed before him, Cd. 146; Th. 183, 18; Exod. 93 : 169; Th. 212, 9; Exod. 536 : 192; Th. 239, 22; Dan. 374. Ðæs fýres gecynd is hát and dríe the nature of fire is hot and dry, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 22, 23. In fýres fæðm into the fire's embrace, Beo. Th. 372; B. 185. Fýres feng grasp of the fire, 3532; B. 1764. Lágon ða óðre fýnd on ðam fýre the other fiends lay in the fire, Cd. 17; Th. 21, 10; Gen. 322 : 24; Th. 31, 19; Gen, 487 : 117; Th. 152, 17; Gen. 2521. Sý hyt forcorfen, and on fýr aworpen exc&i-long;d&e-long;tur, et in ignem mitt&e-long;tur, Mt. Bos. 7, 19 : 17, 15 : Mk. Bos. 9, 43 : Lk. Bos. 3, 9 : Jn. Bos. 15, 6. Ne onæle gé nán fýr on ðam dæge non succend&e-long;tis ignem per diem sabb&a-short;ti, Ex. 35, 3 : 22, 6. Mid fýre with fire, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 25. He sweartade fýre and áttre he blackened with fire and venom, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 26; Sat. 79 : 220; Th. 284, 21 : Sat. 325 : Beo. Th. 5183; B. 2595. [Wyc. fyr, fire : Piers P. fir : Chauc. fire : R. Glouc. fyur : Laym. fur : Orm. fir : Scot. fyre : Plat. vür, vüer, füer, n : O. Sax. fiur, n : Frs. fjœr : O. Frs. fior, fiur, n : Dut. vuur, n : Ger. feuer, n : M. H. Ger. viur, viuwer, viwer, n : O. H. Ger. fiur, n : Dan. fyr, m. f : Swed. fyr, m. a lighthouse, beacon : Icel. fúrr, m. fire : Lat. pr&u-long;na, f. a burning coal : Grk. πûρ, n.] DER. ád-fýr, æled-, bæ-acute;l-, heáh-, heaðo-, helle-, líg-, wæl-, wælm-, wan-, won-.

fyran; p. fyrde To go; &i-long;re :-- Ine fyrde to Sce. Petres Ine went to St. Peter's, Text Rof. 61, 15. v. feran.

fýran; adj. Fiery; ign&i-long;tus :-- God gelogode fýran swurd God placed a fiery sword, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 30. v. fýren.

fýran; p. de; pp. ed To castrate; castr&a-long;re :-- Báras fýran apros castr&a-long;re, Obs. Lun. § 3; Lchdm. iii. 184, 19. DER. a-fýran.

fyras; gen. fyra; pl. m. Men; h&o-short;m&i-short;nes :-- Freá sceáwode fyra fyrn-geweorc the lord beheld the ancient work of men, Beo. Th. 4561; B. 2286 : 4007; B. 2001. Æ-acute;nig ne wæs fyra cynnes there was not any of the race of men, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 19; Gú. 961 : 63 a; Th. 231, 20; Ph. 492 : 92 a; Th. 345, 22; Gn. Ex, 194. v. firas.

fýr-bæ-acute;r; adj. Igniferus, Hpt. Gl. 509.

fýr-bæþ; gen. -bæðes, -baðes; n. A fire-bath; igneum balneum :-- On fýrbæðe in the fire-bath, Elen. Kmbl. 1895; El. 949. In fýrbaðe in the fire-bath, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 10; Cri. 831 : 22 b; Th. 61, 18; 986.

fýr-bend, es; m. A fire-band; vinc&u-short;lum igne d&u-long;r&a-long;tum :-- Dúru onarn fýrbendum fæst the door fast with fire-bands yielded, Beo. Th. 1448; B. 722.

fýr-béta, an; m. [bétan II. to light or make a fire, kindle] One who looks after the fire; f&o-short;c&a-long;rius, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 74; Wrt. Voc. 27, 3.

fýr-bryne, es; m. A fire burning; incendium :-- Wearþ ungemetlíc fýrbryne mid Rómánum an immense fire happened among the Romans, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 87, 18.

fyrclian; p. ode; pp. od To flash, flicker; fulg&e-long;re :-- Swilce se beám ongeán weardes wið ðæs steorran ward fyrcliende wæ-acute;re as if the beam were flashing towards the star from an opposite direction, Chr. 1106; Erl. 240, 34. v. flicerian.

fýr-clom; gen. -clommes; m. [clom a band, bond] A fire-bond; vinc&u-short;lum ign&i-long;tum vel igne d&u-long;r&a-long;tum :-- Ðis is þeóstre [ðeostræ MS.] hám, þearle gebunden fæstum fýrclommum this is a dark home, strongly bound with fast fire-bonds, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 16; Sat. 39.

fýr-cruce a fire-cruse or pot, kettle; c&u-short;c&u-short;ma, Som. Ben. Lye. DER. cruce.

fýr-cyn, -cynn, es; n. A kind of fire; igneum g&e-short;nus :-- Mycel fýrcyn and mycel bryne a great kind of fire and a great burning, Ors. 6, 1; Bos. 115, 36.

FYRD, fyrdung, e; f. I. an army, the military array of the whole country; exerc&i-short;tus, exp&e-short;d&i-long;tio. To take part in the fyrd was the general duty of every freeman, even of the mere churl, but as forming one branch of the trinoda necessitas it belonged especially to owners of land. 'Every owner of land was obliged to the fyrd or expeditio; the owner of bookland as liable to the trinoda necessitas alone; the occupier of folkland as subject to that as well as to many other obligations from which bookland was exempted.' Stubbs' Const. Hist. i. 190, q. v. By the simple appellation of fyrd the land-force was to be understood. The naval armament was denominated the scip-fyrd. v. folc-land I [c] :-- Be ðon ðe gesíþcund man fyrde forsitte. Gif gesíþcund mon, landágende, forsitte fyrde, geselle cxx scillinga and þolie his landes; unlandágende lx scillinga; cierlisc xxx scillinga; to fyrd-wíte [MS. fierd-wíte] in case a gesithcund man neglects the fyrd. If a gesithcund man owning land, neglect the fyrd, let him pay 120 shillings and forfeit his land; one not owning land, 60 shillings; a churlish man, 30 shillings; as a fine for neglecting the fyrd, L. In. 51; Th. i. 134, 7-10. II. an army; agmen, exerc&i-short;tus :-- Fyrd sceal wið fyrde sacan army shall strive against army, Menol. Fox 565; Gn. C. 52 : Cd. 146; Th. 183, 8; Exod. 88. On Faraones fyrde in Pharaoh's army, Exon. 122 a; Th. 468, 3; Phar. 2. Claudius, se cásere, fyrde gelæ-acute;dde on Breotone Claudius, the emperor, led an army into Britain, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 11 : Cd. 145; Th. 181, 17; Exod. 62. Gesomnade he his fyrd wið West-Seaxum he assembled his army against the West Saxons, Bd. 2, 9; S. 512, 2 : Cd. 149; Th. 187, 24; Exod. 156. Fór fyrda mæ-acute;st the greatest of armies marched, Elen. Kmbl. 69; El. 35. Hí heora fyrd gesomnedon they assembled their armies, Bd. 3. 14; S. 539, 36. III. an expedition; exp&e-short;d&i-long;tio :-- Ðæt ic of ðisse fyrde feran wille that I will flee out of this expedition, Byrht. Th. 138, 16; By. 221. Ðeáh ðú mid us ne fare on fyrd though thou go not with us in the expedition, Ps. Th. 43, 11. Onginnaþ ymb ða fyrde þencean they begin to think about the expedition, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 18; Gen. 408 : 32; Th. 43, 11; Gen. 689 : 92; Th. 118, 7; Gen. 1961. IV. a camp; castrum :-- Fyrd castrum, Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 76; Wrt. Voc. 18, 28. [Laym. ferde, uerde, f. an army : Orm. ferd an army : Scot. ferde an army, host : O. Sax. fard, f. an expedition : Frs. feard : O. Frs. ferd, f. an expedition : Ger. fahrt, fart, f. &i-short;ter : M. H. Ger. vart, f : O. H. Ger. fart, f. &i-short;ter : Dan. fart, færd, m. f. an expedition : Swed. fart, m. a passage : Icel. ferð, f. travel.]

fyrd a ford, found in the compound Twý-fyrd Twyford. v. ford.

fyrd-cræft an expedition. v. fird-cræft.

fyrderung, e; f. A preparation or provision for an expedition; exped&i-long;ti&o-long;nis app&a-short;r&a-long;tus, Som. Ben. Lye.

fyrd-esne, es; m. A warlike youth or man, warrior; bell&i-short;c&o-long;sus j&u-short;v&e-short;nis, bell&a-long;tor :-- In ðam ylcan gefeohte, Ósfriþ his óðer sunu, æ-acute;r him gefeóll, se hwatesta fyrdesne in quo bello, ante illum &u-long;nus f&i-long;lius &e-long;jus Osfrid, j&u-short;v&e-short;nis bell&i-short;c&o-long;sus, c&e-short;c&i-short;dit, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 15.

fyrd-færeld; es; n. [fyrd an army; færeld a journey] A military expedition or service; m&i-long;l&i-short;t&a-long;ris exped&i-long;tio :-- Bútan ðysum þrím þingum, ðæt is, fyrdfærelde, and brigcgewurce, and burhbóte except these three things, that is, military service, bridge-work, and reparation of fortresses, Cod. Dipl. 715; A. D. 1006; Kmbl. iii. 350, 10. Ðæt he þreó þing of his lande dó, fyrdfæreld, and burhbóte, and brycgeweorc ut &i-short;ta f&a-short;ciat pro terra sua, sc&i-long;l&i-short;cet, exp&e-short;d&i-long;ti&o-long;nem, burhb&o-long;tam, et brigb&o-long;tam, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 2.

fyrd-faru, ferd-faru, e; f. A military expedition or service; m&i-long;l&i-short;t&a-long;ris exp&e-short;d&i-long;tio :-- Gif hwá burhbóte, oððe bricgbóte, oððe fyrdfare forsitte if any one neglect reparation of fortresses, or reparation of bridges, or military service, L. C. S. 66; Th. i. 410, 8.