FNÆST
- noun [ masculine ]
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Úre fnæst ateoraþ
our breath faileth,
- Hexam. 4 ;
- Norm. 8, 18.
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Þurh ðæs fíres fnæst
through the fire's blast,
- Exon. 74a ;
- Th. 277, 29 ;
- Jul. 588.
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Hyt bringþ forþ ðone [MS. ðane] fnæst
it will bring forth the breath,
- Lchdm. iii. 100, 13: 116, 24.
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Fnæstas [MS. fnæstiaþ] swíðe beóþ fortogene
the breathings are very hard drawn,
- L. M. 2, 36 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 242, 7.
Bosworth, Joseph. “FNÆST.” 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/11050.
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