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firenian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
firenian, firnian, fyrenian, fyrnian; p. ede; pp. ed.
to sin; peccāre
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  • Firenaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord

    thus will the body sin,

    • Exon. 99b
    • ;
    • Th. 373, 3
    • ;
    • Seel. 103.
  • Ða ðe firnedon beóþ beofigende

    they who sinned shall be trembling,

    • Cd. 227
    • ;
    • Th. 303, 29
    • ;
    • Sae. 621.
to revile; călumniāri
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  • Heó firenaþ mec wordum

    she reviles me with words,

    • Exon. 105b
    • ;
    • Th. 402, 24
    • ;
    • Rä. 21, 34.
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. firinóu scĕlĕrāre
:
Goth. fairinon to criminate.
]
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v.  fyrgende firnian fyrenian fyrnian.
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