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FEORH

  • noun [ masculineneuter ]
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Grammar
FEORH, feorg, fiorh, ferh, fyorh; gen. feores; dat. inst. feore; pl. nom. acc. feorh; gen. feora; dat. inst. feorum; n. m.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §85; §149; §173; §182; §278; §328; §329; §395;
life, soul, spirit; vīta, ănĭma
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  • Nǽniges mannes feorh to lore wearþ

    no man's life was lost,

    • Bd. 4, 21
    • ;
    • S. 590, 23: Beo. Th. 2425
    • ;
    • B. 1210: Ps. Th. 106, 4.
  • Nó wæs feorh æðelinges flǽsce bewunden

    the prince's soul was not surrounded with flesh,

    • Beo. Th. 4839
    • ;
    • B. 2424: Exon. 103 a
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    • Th. 391, 9
    • ;
    • Rä. 10, 2.
  • Ðonne him ðæt feorg losaþ

    when his life perishes,

    • 82 b
    • ;
    • Th. 311, 19
    • ;
    • Seef. 94.
  • Ne bip him feores wén

    there will be no hope of his life,

    • L. M. 2, 51
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    • Lchdm. ii. 264, 19: Bd. 5, 3
    • ;
    • S. 616, 8: Bt. 14, 3
    • ;
    • Fox 46, 27: Exon. 115 b
    • ;
    • Th. 445, 4
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    • Dóm. 2: Cd. 162
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    • Th. 203, 15
    • ;
    • Exod. 404.
  • Feores aþolian

    to endure life,

    • Exon. 27 a
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    • Th. 81, 7
    • ;
    • Cri. 1320.
  • Feores berǽdan

    to deprive of life,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 266
    • ;
    • An. 133.
  • Feores getwǽfan

    to separate from life,

    • Beo. Th. 2871
    • ;
    • B. 1433.
  • Feores geunnan

    to grant life,

    • L. Eth. ix. 1
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    • Th. i. 340, 8: L. C. E. 2
    • ;
    • Th. i. 358, 26: Andr. Kmbl. 358
    • ;
    • An. 179.
  • Feores ongildan

    to give up or sacrifice one's life,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2204
    • ;
    • An. 1103.
  • Feores onsæcan

    to make an attempt against one's life,

    • Beo. Th. 3889
    • ;
    • B. 1942.
  • Feores onsécan

    to bereave of life,

    • Exon. 75 b
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    • Th. 283, 13
    • ;
    • Jul. 679.
  • Feores orwéna

    hopeless of life,

    • Exon. 87 b
    • ;
    • Th. 329, 27
    • ;
    • Vy. 40: Andr. Kmbl. 2216
    • ;
    • An. 1109.
  • Feores récan

    to care for life,

    • Byrht. Th. 139, 27
    • ;
    • By. 260.
  • Feores scyldig

    guilty of life, liable in one's life,

    • L. Alf. pol. 4
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    • Th. i. 64, 1: L. Ath. i. 4, 6
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    • Th. i. 202, 3, 12: v. §
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    • 1, 4
    • ;
    • Th. i. 230, 6: L. Eth. iii. 16
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    • Th. i. 298, 14: v. 30
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    • Th. i. 312, 6: vi. 37
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    • Th. i. 324, 17: L. C. S. 58
    • ;
    • Th. i. 408, 4.
  • Feores þolian

    to forfeit life,

    • L. C. S. 78
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    • Th. i. 420, 10.
  • Feores unnan

    to grant life,

    • Exon. 68 b
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    • Th. 254, 3
    • ;
    • Jul. 191.
  • Feores unwyrðe

    unworthy of life,

    30 b;
    • Th. 95, 27
    • ;
    • Cri. 1563.
  • Feores wyrðe

    worthy of life,

    • L. Ath. iv. 4
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    • Th. i. 224, 3.
  • Ðæt man forgá þýfþe be his feore

    that a man forego theft by his life,

    • L. Ath. i. 20
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    • Th. i. 210, 3: Exon. 105 b
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    • Th. 401, 28
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    • Rä. 21, 18: Beo. Th. 3690
    • ;
    • B. 1843: Ps. Th. 54, 24.
  • Beorh ðínum feore

    salva ănĭmam tuam,

    • Gen. 19, 17: Cd. 89
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    • Th. 110, 14
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    • Gen. 1838: Beo. Th. 2590
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    • B. 1293: Byrht. Th. 137, 31
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    • By. 194: Elen. Kmbl. 268
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    • El. 134: Andr. Kmbl. 3075
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    • An. 1540.
  • Á to feore

    for evermore,

    • Exon. 32 b
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    • Th. 102, 25
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    • Cri. 1678.
  • Ǽfre to feore,

    • Ps. Th. 118, 165: Exon. 111 a
    • ;
    • Th. 425, 33
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    • Rä. 41, 65.
  • Áwa to feore,

    • Ps. Th. 51, 8.
  • Lange to feore,

    • Ps. Th. 132, 4.
  • Syððan to feore

    in æternum,

    • 54, 22: 101, 25: 106, 8.
  • To wíðan feore

    for ever,

    • Cd. 170
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    • Th. 213, 5
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    • Exod. 547: Exon. 11 a
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    • Th. 15, 3
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    • Cri. 230: Beo. Th. 1871
    • ;
    • B. 933: Andr. Kmbl. 211
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    • An. 106: Elen. Kmbl. 421
    • ;
    • El. 211: Ps. Th. 71, 17.
  • Hæbbe his feorh

    let him have his life,

    • L. In. 5
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    • Th. i. 104, 14: L. Ath. v. §
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    • 1, 4
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    • Th. i. 230, 7: L. Edg. ii. 7
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    • Th. i. 268, 24: L. C. S. 26
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    • Th. i. 392, 3: Ors. 2, 5
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    • Bos. 48, 23: Chr. 937
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    • Erl. 114, 2
    • ;
    • Æðelst. 36.
  • Ymb cyninges feorh sierwian

    to plot against the king's life,

    • L. Alf. pol. 4
    • ;
    • Th. i. 62, 15.
  • Ðú ðín feorh hafast

    thou hast thy life,

    • Beo. Th. 3703
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    • B. 1849: Cd. 116
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    • Th. 151, 17
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    • Gen. 2510: Andr. Kmbl. 1908
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    • An. 956: Exon. 47 b
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    • Th. 164, 10
    • ;
    • Gú. 1009.
  • Ðǽr he eardaþ ealne wídan feorh

    where he shall dwell for evermore,

    14 a;
    • Th. 27, 31
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    • Cri. 439.
  • He mín feorg freoðaþ

    he will protect my life,

    • 36 a
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    • Th. 116, 28
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    • Gú. 214: Apstls. Kmbl. 116
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    • Ap. 58.
  • He sylfes feore beágas bohte

    he has bought rings with his own life,

    • Beo. Th. 6019
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    • B. 3013: Exon. 106 b
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    • Th. 406, 9
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    • Rä. 24, 14.
  • Hí bǽdan hiora feorum fóddurgeafe

    pĕtĕrent escas anĭmābus suis,

    • Ps. Th. 77, 20: Cd. 184
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    • Th. 229, 32
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    • Dan. 226: Beo. Th. 147
    • ;
    • B. 73.
  • Freónda feorum

    with the lives of friends,

    • Beo. Th. 2616
    • ;
    • B. 1306.
a living being, person; hŏmo, persōna
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  • Ða yldestan Chus and Cham hátene wǽron, fulfreólíce feorh, frumbearn Chames

    the eldest were called Cush and Canaan, most liberal beings, Ham's firstborn,

    • Cd. 79
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    • Th. 97, 25
    • ;
    • Gen. 1618.
  • Feónda feorh feóllon þicce

    the bodies of the foes fell thickly,

    • 95
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    • Th. 124, 19
    • ;
    • Gen. 2065.
  • Feora fæsl

    offspring of the living,

    • 67
    • ;
    • Th. 80, 17
    • ;
    • Gen. 1330: 67
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    • Th. 81, 9
    • ;
    • Gen. 1342: 161
    • ;
    • Th. 200, 23
    • ;
    • Exod. 361: 161
    • ;
    • Th. 202, 7
    • ;
    • Exod. 384.
  • Ðæt is sárlíc ðæt swá fæger feorh sceolan ágan þýstra ealdor

    it is grievous that the prince of darkness should own such beautiful beings,

    • Bd. 2, 1
    • ;
    • S. 501, 15.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. ferah, ferh, n. life, soul
:
Ger. ferch, n. vīta, sanguis
:
M. H. Ger. vërch, n. life
:
O. H. Ger. fërah, ferh, n. ănĭma, vīta
:
Goth. fairhwus world
:
Icel. fjör, n. life.
]
Derived forms
geógoþ-feorh, geóguþ-, wíde-
Linked entries
v.  feorg ferh ferhþ fiorh fyorh.
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