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FRÓFOR

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
FRÓFOR, frófer, frófur; gen. frófre; f: v. <b>II;</b> but frófor and frófer are sometimes m.
Wright's OE grammar
§221; §370;
comfort, solace, consolation, help, benefit, profit, refuge; sōlāmen, sōlātium, consōlātio, auxĭlium, refŭgium
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  • Sió frófor

    the comfort,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 21, 32
    • ;
    • Met. 21, 16.
  • Wæs frófor cumen

    comfort was come.

    • Cd. 72
    • ;
    • Th. 89, 4
    • ;
    • Gen. 1475.
  • Frófor eft gelamp sárigmódum

    comfort afterwards came to the sad in mind,

    • Beo. Th. 5875
    • ;
    • B. 2941.
  • Sárge gé ne sóhton, ne him swǽslíc word frófre gé sprǽcon

    the sorrowful ye sought not, nor a kindly word spoke ye to them,

    • Exon. 30a
    • ;
    • Th. 92, 21
    • ;
    • Cri. 1512.
  • In me frófre gǽst ge-eardode

    in me the Spirit of comfort hath dwelt,

    • 10 b
    • ;
    • Th. 13, 24
    • ;
    • Cri. 207.
  • Folce to frófre

    for comfort to the people,

    • Beo. Th. 27
    • ;
    • B. 14: Menol. Fox 115
    • ;
    • Men. 57.
  • Hý symle frófre ðǽr fundon

    they ever found comfort there,

    • Exon. 45 b
    • ;
    • Th. 155, 15
    • ;
    • Gú. 860: Andr. Kmbl. 190
    • ;
    • An. 95.
  • Him Dryhten forgeaf frófor and fultum

    to them the Lord gave comfort and succour,

    • Beo. Th. 1400
    • ;
    • B. 698.
  • Frófra ðíne

    consōlātiōnes tuæ,

    • Ps. Spl. 93, 19.
  • Ðíne frófre,

    • Ps. Th. 93, 18.
  • Frófra Fæder

    the Father of consolations,

    • Hy. 9, 8
    • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 8.
  • Hie fuhton ðé æfter frófre

    they fought for help to thee,

    • Cd. 98
    • ;
    • Th. 130, 3
    • ;
    • Gen. 2154.
  • Frófor mín

    refŭgium meum,

    • Ps. Spl. 17, 1: 30, 4: 58, 19.
the following examples are m
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  • Frófres ic ðé bidde

    I ask thee for comfort,

    • Hy. 6, 1
    • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 286,
  • He geandbídode ðone frófer

    he awaited the comfort,

    • Homl. Th. 136, 2.
  • Nú behófige gé ðæs ðe swíðor ðæs bóclícan frófres

    now need ye so much the more the comfort of books,

    • ii. 370, 18.
  • Se mann ðe biþ dreórig, he behófaþ sumes frófres

    the man who is sad needs some comfort,

    • ii. 370, 21.
Etymology
[
Laym. froure, dat. frofre, frouere, froure
:
Orm. frofre, acc
:
O. Sax. fróƀra, frófra, f
:
O. H. Ger. fluobara. f.
]
Derived forms
hyge-frófor, frófer-bóc, -gást
Linked entries
v.  fréfer fréfrian frófer frófur fróuer.
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