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receive, take, seize, 911; imperat. sg. onfōh, 1169; pret. onfēng, 52, 1214, etc.; hē onfēng hraðe inwit-þancum ond wið earm gesæt, “he (Grendel) quickly seized [Beowulf] with hostile intent and sat on, fixed, came down on, his arm” (or, as Grein, “Beowulf quickly received the malignant monster, and supported himself on his arm”), 748.

þurh-fōn, st. v., with acc., [seize through] penetrate, 1504.

wið-fōn, st. v., with dat., grapple with; pret. wið-fēng, 760.

ymbe-fōn, st. v., with acc., [seize about] encircle, enclose; pret. ymbefēng, 2691.

fondian, fandian, w. v., with gen., search out, prove, experience; pp. gefandod, 2301, gefondad, 2454.

for, prep.

(1) with dat., before, 358, 1026, 1120, 2020, 1649, 2990; before or because of, 169, 2781; for, out of, from, through, because of, on account of, about, 110, 338–9, 385, 508, 832, 951, 965, 1442, 1515, 2501 (in virtue of), 2549, 2926, 2966, etc.; for (purpose), 382, 458.

(2) with acc., for, instead of, as, 947, 1175, 2348.

foran, adv., before, to the fore, forwards, 984, 1458. Special passage: þe him foran ongēan linde bǣron, “who bare their linden-shields forwards against him,” 2364.

ford, st. m., ford, 568.

fore, prep., with dat., before, 1215; for, through, because of, 136, 2059; of, about, 1064.

fore-mǣre, adj., [fore-great].

fore-mǣrost, superl., most famous of all, 309.

fore-mihtig, adj., [fore-mighty] over-powerful, 969.

fore-snotor, adj. [fore-prudent] very wise, 3162.

fore-þanc, st. m., forethought, 1060.

forht, adj., fearful, afraid, 754, 2967.

forma, adj. superl. (of fore), first, 716, etc.

forst, st. m., frost, 1609.

forð, adv., forth, forward(s), away, on, 45, 210, 745, 1718, 1795, 2289 (see tō, adv.), 3176, etc.; of time, henceforth, from now, 948, 2069.

for-ðam, for-ðan, for-ðon, adv., for that, therefore, 418, 1957,

2645, 2741, 3021, etc.

for-þon þe, conj., because, 503.

forð-gesceaft, st. f., [forth-creation] future world or destiny, 1750.

for-þon, see for-ðam.

forð-weg, st. m., forth-way, way forth, 2625.

fōt, st. m., foot, 500, 7405, etc.

fōt-gemearc, st. neut., foot-mark, foot-length, foot; gen. sg. fīftiges fōt-gemearces lang, “fifty feet long,” 3042.

fōt-lāst, st. m., foot-track, 2289.

fracod, adj., worthless, 1575.

-frægen, see -frignan.

frægn, see frignan.

frætwa, frætwe, st. f. pl., [fret-] adornments, jewels, fretted armour, 3, 37, 896, 1208, 2163 etc.; dat. frætwum, 2054, etc. frætewum, 962.

frætw(i)an, w. v., [fret] adorn, 76 pp. gefrætwod, 992.

ge-frætw(i)an, w. v., adorn pret. sg. gefrætwade, 96.

fram, see from.

frēa, w. m., lord, 271, etc.; of the Deity, the Lord, 27, 2794.

frēa-drihten, st. m., lord and master, 796.

frēa-wine, st. m., lord-friend, friendly ruler, 2357, etc.; acc. 2438.

frēa-wrāsn, st. f., lordly chain, noble chain, 1451.

freca, w. m., wolf, bold man, warrior, 1563.