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feá-sceaft

  • adjective
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feá-sceaft, adj.
Having few things, poor, naked, destitute; mĭser, pauper, destĭtūtus
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  • Freóndafeásceaft

    destitute of friends,

    • Cd. 97
    • ;
    • Th. 126,
    • 24;
    • Gen. 2100: 114
    • ;
    • Th. 149,
    • 23;
    • Gen. 2479: Andr. Kmbl. 2257
    • ;
    • An. 1130
    • .
  • Ic feásceaft eom

    I am destitute,

    • Cd. 99
    • ;
    • Th. 131,
    • 13 ;
    • Gen. 2175: Beo. Th. 13
    • ;
    • B. 7
    • .
  • Feásceaft guma

    the miserable man,

    • Beo. Th. 1950
    • ;
    • B. 973: Andr. Kmbl. 3110
    • ;
    • An. 1558: Exon. 119 b
    • ;
    • Th. 459,
    • 5;
    • Hy. 4,
    • 112.
  • Wæs bén getiðad feásceaftum men

    the prayer was granted to the poor man,

    • Beo. Th. 4559
    • ;
    • B. 2285: 4775
    • ;
    • B. 2393
    • .
  • God eáðe mæg afréfran feásceaftne

    God may easily comfort the poor [one],

    • Exon. l0 b
    • ;
    • Th. 11,
    • 23;
    • Cri. 175: Andr. Kmbl. 733
    • ;
    • An. 367
    • .
  • Hwider fundast ðú, feásceaft ides

    whither art thou hastening, poor damsel?

    • Cd. 103
    • ;
    • Th. 137,
    • 6;
    • Gen. 2269
    • .
  • feásceafte findan meahton æt ðam æðelinge

    the poor could not prevail with the prince,

    • Beo. Th. 4735
    • ;
    • B. 2373: Exon. 13 a
    • ;
    • Th. 23,
    • 13;
    • Cri. 368
    • .
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v.  -sceaft.
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