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Old English
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feþe n
- the ability to walk or go on foot
- motion, movement, walking
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
...for þon hit is nǣdrena ġecynd þæt heora mǣġen ⁊ hiera fēþe bið on heora ribbum swā ōþerra crēopendra wyrma bið on heora fōtum.- ...for it is the class of snakes whose movement is on their ribs, just as the motion of other creeping reptiles is with their feet.
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