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BEOWULF.

feax, st. neut., hair, hair of the head, 1647; dat. fexe, 2967.

fēdan, w. v., feed.

ā-fedan, w. v., bring up, 693.

-fēgon, see -fēon.

-feh, see -fēon.

fehð, see fōn.

fēl, st. f., file; gen. pl. fēla lāfe, “leavings of files, i.e. swords,” 1032.

fela, st. neut., indecl., much, many, 586, 2106.
Usu. with gen. sg. or pl. 164, 809, 876, 929, 992, 1060, 1888; fealo, 2757; see also worn.
Used as an adj. qualifying worn (q. v.), 530, etc.

fela, adv., much, greatly, 1385, 2102, 3025, 3029, 694 (see micel).

fela-gēomor, adj., very sad, 2950.

fela-hrōr, adj., very vigorous, 27.

fela-mōdig, adj., [very moody] very brave, 1637.

fela-synnig, adj., very sinful, 1379.

fell, st. neut., fell, skin, 2088.

fen(n), st. neut., fen, moor, 104, 2009, etc.

fen-freoðo, st. f., fen-refuge, 851.

feng, st. m., clutch, grasp, 578, 1764.

fēng, see fōn.

fengel, st. m., prince, 1400, etc.

fen-gelād, st. neut., fen-path, 1359.

fen-hlið, st. neut., fen-slope; pl. fen-hleoðu, 820.

fen-hop, st. neut., fen-retreat, “sloping hollow with a fenny bottom” (Skeat), 764.

feoh, st. neut., fee, property, money; dat. sg., fēo, 156, etc.

feoh-gift, -gyft, st. f., fee-gift, gift of money, valuable gift, 21, 1025, etc.

feoh-lēas, adj., fee-less, not to be atoned for with money, 2441.

feohtan, st. v.

ge-feohtan, st. v., fight, 1083.

feohte, w. f., fight, 576, 959.

fēolan, st. v., penetrate; pret. sg. fealh, 1281, 2225.

æt-fēolan, st. v., cleave, stick; pret. ætfealh, 968.

-fēon, st. v.

ge-fēon, st. v., rejoice; pret. sg. gefeah, 109, etc., gefeh, 827, etc.; pret. pl. gefǣgon, 1014, gefēgon, 1627.

fēond, st. m., fiend, foe, 101, 164, etc.

fēond-grāp, st. f., fiend-grip, foe’s grasp, 636.

fēond-scaða, w. m., [fiend-scather] dire foe, 554.

fēond-scipe, st. m., fiendship, enmity, 2999.

feor, adj., far, 1361, 1921.

feor, adv., far, afar, 42, 542, 808, 1221, etc.; once feorr, 1988; of time, “far back,” 1701.

fyr, feor, compar., farther, 143, 252, 1340.

feor-būend, st. m. (pres. part.), far dweller, dweller afar; pl. 254.

feor-cȳðð, st. f., far country; pl. feor-cȳððe, 1838.

feorh, st. m. neut., life, 73, 439, 1152 (bodies), 1210, 2040, etc.; gen. fēores, 1433, etc.; dat. fēore, 1843, etc.; dat. pl. fēorum, 73, etc. Special passages: acc. ferh (see wrecan), 2706; wæs in feorh dropen, “was mortally wounded,” 2981; wīdan feorh, “ever,” 2014; dat. tō wīdan fēore, “ever,” 933.

feorh-bealu, -bealo, st. neut.,

life-bale, deadly evil, 156, 2077, etc.

feorh-benn, st. f., life-wound, deadly wound, 2740.

feorh-bona, w. m., [life-bane] murderer, 2465.

feorh-cynn, st. neut., life-kin, generation or race of men, 2266.

feorg-genīðla, w. m., life-foe, deadly foe, 969, etc.

feorh-lāst, st. m., life-step, 846.

feorh-legu, st. f., laying down of life; acc. nū ic on māðma hord mīne bebohte frōde feorh-lege, “now that in exchange for the hoard of treasures I have sold the laying down of my old life,” 2800.

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