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FREÁ

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
FREÁ, [ = freaha], freó; gen. freán; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§400; §402;
A lord, master, the Lord; dŏmĭnus
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  • Freá sceáwode fyrngeweorc

    the lord beheld the ancient work,

    • Beo. Th. 4560
      • ;
    • B. 2285.

  • Freá Ælmihtig

    the Lord Almighty,

    • Cd. 1
      • ;
    • Th. 1, 9
      • ;
    • Gen. 5: 101
      • ;
    • Th. 134, 24
      • ;
    • Gen. 2229.

  • Freá moncynnes

    lord of mankind,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 17, 17
      • ;
    • Met. 17, 9.

  • Swá neáh wæs sigora Freán þusend aurnen

    so nearly a thousand [winters] of the Lord of victories had elapsed,

    • Chr. 973
      • ;
    • Erl. 124, 23
      • ;
    • Edg. 15.

  • Habbaþ we to ðæm mǽran ǽrende Deniga freán

    we have an errand to the famous lord of the Danes,

    • Beo. Th. 547
      • ;
    • B. 271.

  • Ðis is hold weorod freán Scyldinga

    this is a band attached to the lord of the Scyldings,

    • 587, B. 291.

  • Wígheafolan bær freán on fultum

    he bore the helmet to bring aid to his lord,

    • 5316, note
      • ;
    • B. 2662.

  • To hire freán sittan

    to sit by her lord,

    • 1287
      • ;
    • B. 641.

  • Ic Freán þanc secge, écum Dryhtne

    I say thanks to the Lord, the eternal Ruler,

    • 5581
      • ;
    • B. 2794.

  • He ðone wísan wordum hnǽgde freán Ingwina

    he addressed with words the wise lord of the Ingwines,

    • 2642
      • ;
    • B. 1319.

  • Gúþ nimeþ freán eówerne

    war shall take away your lord,

    • 5068
      • ;
    • B. 2537.

  • Ðonne we geferian freán úserne, leófne mannan

    when we bear our lord, the dear man,

    • 6206
      • ;
    • B. 3107.
Etymology
[O. Sax. fráho, fróho, fróio, fró, m: O. H. Ger. fró, m. dŏmĭnus: Goth. frauya, m. lord: Icel. Freyr, m. name of the god Freyr.]
Derived forms
ágend-freá, aldor-, folc-, gúþ-, heáh-, líf-, mán-, sin-
Linked entries
v.  ágend-freán freó friá frigea.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “FREÁ.” 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/12198.

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