FIREN
- noun [ feminine ]
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Næs ðǽr gefremed firen æt giftum
there was no sin committed at the nuptials,
- Hy. 10, 17 ;
- Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 17.
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Nú eft gewearþ flǽsc firena leás
flesh is again become void of sins,
- Exon. 9b ;
- Th. 8, 25 ;
- Cri. 123: Elen. Kmbl. 2625 ;
- El. 1314: Salm. Kmbl. 897 ;
- Sal. 448.
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Firina gehwylc
each sin,
- Exon. 8b ;
- Th. 4, 21 ;
- Cri. 56.
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Lýsde of firenum
released from sins,
- 25b ;
- Th. 74, 22 ;
- Cri. 1210: Elen. Kmbl. 1814 ;
- El. 909.
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Uton we firene feógan
let us hate crimes,
- Exon. 98a ;
- Th. 366, 16 ;
- Reb. 13: Ps. Th. 58, 3.
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Firena fremman
to perpetrate crimes,
- Cd. 1 ;
- Th. 2, 14 ;
- Gen. 19: Salm. Kmbl. 632 ;
- Sal. 315.
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Mid firenum
with torments,
- Exon. 29a ;
- Th. 88, 16 ;
- Cri. 1441: 41 b ;
- Th. 139, 26 ;
- Gú. 599.
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Wǽron ealle fægen in firnum
they were all glad in their sufferings,
- Cd. 223 ;
- Th. 292, 3 ;
- Sae. 435.
Bosworth, Joseph. “FIREN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/10757.
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